Searching for text not working

T

Thief_

I'm trying to search for a basic test string within a group of files, but it
doesn't find any of the text strings I use eventhough they are there in all
the files. The files do NOT have standard dot txt extentions, instead they
have around 8 numbers as their extentions, each different.

I changed the extention for two of the files and the search works fine now-
how do I make it search all files irrespective of extention?
 
R

Rock

Thief_ said:
I'm trying to search for a basic test string within a group of files, but it
doesn't find any of the text strings I use eventhough they are there in all
the files. The files do NOT have standard dot txt extentions, instead they
have around 8 numbers as their extentions, each different.

I changed the extention for two of the files and the search works fine now-
how do I make it search all files irrespective of extention?
Click to expand...

Xp's text search only looks for text in certain registered file
extensions. See this article for info on this and how to add a
particular extension.
Using the "A word or phrase in the file" search criterion may not work
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309173/EN-US/


Another option is to use the free search tool Agent Ransack:
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/
 
K

Kelly

To resolve this problem for other file types, install a program that
registers a filter for the file type that you want to search. If no program
that provides a filter is available, you can use the plain text filter for a
file type.

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and add a PersistentHandler key under the file type
key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and set its (Default) string value name to the
following value: {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}

For example, to use the text filter provider for .pas files, the following
registry setting should exist:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zzz\PersistentHandler\(Default) =
{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}

After you add this value to the registry, you must log off and then log back
on to make the change take effect.

Using the "A Word or Phrase in the File" Search Criterion May Not Work
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q309173

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
 
T

Thief_

Thanks for your replies. The files I work with are date-time stamped by
adding the extention "yyyyMMddhhmmss00", thus the file extention for any
file could be anything and thus not set in concrete. Kelly, will your
solution still apply?
 
T

Thief_

Agent Ransack seems to read the target files one line at a time, so
searching for two text items within the file is not possible, they have to
be on the same line. Any other apps i could use?
 

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