Searching "subject" field of doc?

[Ken]

XP Pro, SP2

Some of my documents have entries under the "Subject" portion of Document
Properties. In Windows Explorer, the Subject field is visible.

Is there a way, using XP's search function, to search across directories for
all documents containing a specific word in the Subject field? (Of course,
if I know what directory I need, I can just sort by subject. But what if I
need to search more than one directory?)

Thanks.
Ken

 

[Keith Miller]

You can use the built-in indexing service. The following is a quick overview. Read the help files for more info.

Administrative Tools - Computer Management

Comp Mgmt(Local) -> Services & Apps -> Indexing Service - System - Properties

Scroll down the list until you see "DocSubject" in the Friendly Name column. Right-click this entry & select Properties. Check the box to cache this info & click OK.

Right-click the "Indexing Service" entry in the left-hand pane. Stop the Indexing Service. Restart the Indexing Service.

Get some sleep while Windows rebuilds it indices

Then use:

Comp Mgmt(Local) -> Services & Apps -> Indexing Service - System - Query the Catalog

click 'Advanced query' and use format such as:

@DocSubject keyword

this will give you a list of all docs whose subject contains "keyword"

@DocSubject = keyword

will only give those docs where the complete subject text is "keyword"

Good Luck,
Keith