Need a certain freeware search utility

[wylbur37]

I'm looking for a freeware search utility that has the following
capabilities ...


1. Locate all files ...
(a) whose filename begins with "abc"
OR (b) whose filename begins with "xyz" and extension is "exe"
OR (c) whose filename is "specific.dat"

Ideally, I should be able to put the filename criteria in a text
file and simply specify the name of the file. (That way, I can
repeat searches on different drives at different times without
having to retype all the criteria). The file representing the above
criteria might contain something like this ...

abc*
xyz*.exe
specific.dat


2. Locate all files that contain the string "first" and the string
"second" in the same file, but NOT necessarily the same line.
(In fact, the file should not be assumed to be a text file and
therefore the entire file should be treated as one continuous
stream of characters anyway).


So, is there a freeware search utility that does both of the above?

If there isn't one that does both, I'm willing to use two different
programs as long as one program can do one and the other program can
do the other.

 

[Ian Riches]

I'm looking for a freeware search utility that has the following
capabilities ...


1. Locate all files ...
(a) whose filename begins with "abc"
OR (b) whose filename begins with "xyz" and extension is "exe"
OR (c) whose filename is "specific.dat"

You haven't specified which OS you want this for, so I am assuming you
are running Windows? In that case, Windows itself (or at least my copy
of XP Pro) will do the above.

Open an Explorer window, choose "Search", and then enter the terms
separated by a semicolon.

Ideally, I should be able to put the filename criteria in a text
file and simply specify the name of the file.

That it cannot do.

2. Locate all files that contain the string "first" and the string
"second" in the same file, but NOT necessarily the same line.
(In fact, the file should not be assumed to be a text file and
therefore the entire file should be treated as one continuous
stream of characters anyway).

But that it can.

So, is there a freeware search utility that does both of the above?

WinXP is not freeware (OT alert!), but if you have it already, you may
find that it is all that you need.

 

[thoss]

I'm looking for a freeware search utility that has the following
capabilities ...


1. Locate all files ...
(a) whose filename begins with "abc"
OR (b) whose filename begins with "xyz" and extension is "exe"
OR (c) whose filename is "specific.dat"

Ideally, I should be able to put the filename criteria in a text
file and simply specify the name of the file. (That way, I can
repeat searches on different drives at different times without
having to retype all the criteria). The file representing the above
criteria might contain something like this ...

abc*
xyz*.exe
specific.dat


2. Locate all files that contain the string "first" and the string
"second" in the same file, but NOT necessarily the same line.
(In fact, the file should not be assumed to be a text file and
therefore the entire file should be treated as one continuous
stream of characters anyway).


So, is there a freeware search utility that does both of the above?

If there isn't one that does both, I'm willing to use two different
programs as long as one program can do one and the other program can
do the other.

ZTree will do all this - and much more. (2) will need successive
searches for the two strings.

Unfortunately it isn't freeware, it's shareware. I find it
indispensable.

 

[Joe935]

wylbur37 wrote:
:> I'm looking for a freeware search utility that has the following
:> capabilities ...
:>
:>
:> 1. Locate all files ...
:> (a) whose filename begins with "abc"
:> OR (b) whose filename begins with "xyz" and extension is "exe"
:> OR (c) whose filename is "specific.dat"
:>
:> Ideally, I should be able to put the filename criteria in a text
:> file and simply specify the name of the file. (That way, I can
:> repeat searches on different drives at different times without
:> having to retype all the criteria). The file representing the
:> above criteria might contain something like this ...
:>
:> abc*
:> xyz*.exe
:> specific.dat
:>
:>
:> 2. Locate all files that contain the string "first" and the string
:> "second" in the same file, but NOT necessarily the same line.
:> (In fact, the file should not be assumed to be a text file and
:> therefore the entire file should be treated as one continuous
:> stream of characters anyway).
:>
:>
:> So, is there a freeware search utility that does both of the above?
:>
:> If there isn't one that does both, I'm willing to use two different
:> programs as long as one program can do one and the other program can
:> do the other.

Locate32 may meet some of your needs:
http://www.uku.fi/~jmhuttun/english/softwares.shtml


Joe Calderone Don't Force it, Use a bigger Hammer.

 

[Mel]

I'm looking for a freeware search utility that has the following
capabilities ...

1. Locate all files ...
(a) whose filename begins with "abc"
OR (b) whose filename begins with "xyz" and extension is "exe"
OR (c) whose filename is "specific.dat"

Ideally, I should be able to put the filename criteria in a text
file and simply specify the name of the file. (That way, I can
repeat searches on different drives at different times without
having to retype all the criteria). The file representing the above
criteria might contain something like this ...

abc*
xyz*.exe
specific.dat

2. Locate all files that contain the string "first" and the string
"second" in the same file, but NOT necessarily the same line.
(In fact, the file should not be assumed to be a text file and
therefore the entire file should be treated as one continuous
stream of characters anyway).

So, is there a freeware search utility that does both of the above?

If there isn't one that does both, I'm willing to use two different
programs as long as one program can do one and the other program can
do the other.

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Agent Ransack displays the text found so you can quickly browse the
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[Donald Lessau]

I'm looking for a freeware search utility that has the following
capabilities ...


1. Locate all files ...
(a) whose filename begins with "abc"
OR (b) whose filename begins with "xyz" and extension is "exe"
OR (c) whose filename is "specific.dat"

In TrackerV3 (http://www.trackerv3.com/) you'd enter "abc* or xyz*.exe or
specific.dat" as search term. You can then save this as a search template or
define it as a "find tab" (to have a one-click access to the search).

Your other wish: nope. No Boolean logic for contained strings in the current
version.

Don

 

[jmatt]

ZTree will do all this - and much more. (2) will need successive

searches for the two strings.
Unfortunately it isn't freeware, it's shareware. I find it
indispensable.
Thoss

Thoss & others may like to know about this .

EXTREME
http://go.to/filextreme
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/link/news.html
The original XTREE GOLD for DOS was IMHO the best file manager ever
written. EXTREME is a
native Windows file manager that attempts to emulate the speed and
elegance of XTREE with new
features such as long file names and protected memory support.

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[thoss]

Thoss & others may like to know about this .

EXTREME
http://go.to/filextreme
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/link/news.html
The original XTREE GOLD for DOS was IMHO the best file manager ever
written.

Agreed. I still use it.

EXTREME is a
native Windows file manager that attempts to emulate the speed and
elegance of XTREE with new
features such as long file names and protected memory support.

Thanks. I'll check it out. How does it compare with ZTree, though?

 

[David]

Agreed. I still use it.

Thanks. I'll check it out. How does it compare with ZTree, though?

I found XTREE to be clumsy in comparison with Stereo Shell. I'm only
sorry that Stereo Shell doesn't work with Long Filenames. I still use
it as my primary viewer for text files and quick movement of files in
a DOS environment.

 

[thoss]

I found XTREE to be clumsy in comparison with Stereo Shell. I'm only
sorry that Stereo Shell doesn't work with Long Filenames. I still use
it as my primary viewer for text files and quick movement of files in
a DOS environment.

Thanks for the suggestion; I haven't come across this before.

 

[David]

Thanks for the suggestion; I haven't come across this before.

It's OT because it is shareware, at least it used to be. I haven't
looked at it for several years.

 

[Ralph]

Have you tried Windows Grep? It is shareware.

 

[MsOsWin]

be nice if some kind of shell could fit on the win9x startup floppy diskette

 

[thoss]

be nice if some kind of shell could fit on the win9x startup floppy diskette

There are early versions of XTree small enough, such as XTPro (169 Kb,
or 147 Kb without the config file) or the freeware XTree 2 at only 43
Kb.