Search question

[Dan]

My wife is taking an XP class, and while I can usually help her out, I'm
stumped on this one. In fact, I don't think you can do it, but, here are
two questions in an assignment:

1...Search the Windows folder (C:\WINDOWS) for all TXT files beginning with
the letter M and ALL files that have a .DOC extension.

2...Search the entire hard drive \) for all TXT files beginning with the
letter R or A that contain the word "Microsoft".

I tried searches using boolean logic, but that doesn't work, and I've gone
to the help screen to see if there's any way of doing combination searches
like this, and I can't find anything.

Any ideas?

 

[Larry(LJL269)]

Free search app Agent Ransack can do lots of logic
operations.

HTH-Larry

On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 20:43:31 -0800, "Dan"

|My wife is taking an XP class, and while I can usually help her out, I'm
|stumped on this one. In fact, I don't think you can do it, but, here are
|two questions in an assignment:
|
|1...Search the Windows folder (C:\WINDOWS) for all TXT files beginning with
|the letter M and ALL files that have a .DOC extension.
|
|2...Search the entire hard drive \) for all TXT files beginning with the
|letter R or A that contain the word "Microsoft".
|
|I tried searches using boolean logic, but that doesn't work, and I've gone
|to the help screen to see if there's any way of doing combination searches
|like this, and I can't find anything.
|
|Any ideas?

Any advise is my attempt to contribute more than I have received but I can only assure you that it works on my PC. GOOD LUCK.

 

[Stubbo_of_Oz]

My wife is taking an XP class, and while I can usually help her out, I'm
stumped on this one. In fact, I don't think you can do it, but, here are
two questions in an assignment:

1...Search the Windows folder (C:\WINDOWS) for all TXT files beginning with
the letter M and ALL files that have a .DOC extension.

Search string m*.txt *.doc

2...Search the entire hard drive \) for all TXT files beginning with the
letter R or A that contain the word "Microsoft".

Search string r*microsoft*.txt a*microsoft*.txt


This seems to work on my setup

 

[Unk]

My wife is taking an XP class, and while I can usually help her out, I'm
stumped on this one. In fact, I don't think you can do it, but, here are
two questions in an assignment:

1...Search the Windows folder (C:\WINDOWS) for all TXT files beginning with
the letter M and ALL files that have a .DOC extension.

My Computer-> C Drive-> Search-> m*.txt *.doc

2...Search the entire hard drive \) for all TXT files beginning with the
letter R or A that contain the word "Microsoft".

My Computer-> C Drive-> Windows -> Search-> a*microsoft*.txt r*microsoft*.txt

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

In the 'All Files & Folders' Search pane, you can use wildcards & specify multiple search criteria
by separating them with a space.

1)
'All or part of the file name:' -- "m*.txt *.doc" (without quotes)
'Look in:' -> 'Browse' -> navigate to 'C:\Windows'

2)
a*microsoft*.txt r*microsoft*.txt

 

[Guest]

This is probably wrong, but it works for me.

In #1, you need to browse to the Windows folder, Type of file = All Files &
Folders. Make sure there is a check mark in "Search System Folders", "Search
Hidden Files & Folders" and "Search Sub-folders". Then in the search file
area, you would put "M*.txt, *.doc" without the quotes.

In #2 ,Type of file = All Files & Folders. Make sure there is a check mark
in "Search System Folders", "Search Hidden Files & Folders" and "Search
Sub-folders". You'll be searching the entire computer for "R*.txt, A*.txt"
without the quotes, and in the area asking for a word or phrase in the file
you would put Microsoft.

Although this works for me, it may not be the answer your wife's teacher is
wanting, but since you haven't a clue at the time of your entry, maybe it
will be close enough unless someone can come up with another way.