Win Explorer - Search file errors

[DP]

In Windows explorer when I search for file with *.sql in filename and "view"
in "A word or phrase in the file" it is finding only *.sql files which
contain "view" as a part of the filename????

I swear I am not crazy. it is looking into the filename when it should be
looking in the text of the file.

 

[DP]

If I rename a file with the word view in it to .txt then it is found.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

it is looking into the filename when it should be

looking in the text of the file.

First, sql is not a file type that Search will search the text.

Second, txt is a file type that Search will search the text.

Read this.

Windows® XP - Search Problems
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_bad_search.htm

Then get this.

xp_persisthandler.vbs - Enable XP's "Search" to find text in files.
© Doug Knox - rev 2/5/2002
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_fix_search.htm

More information here.

Using the "A word or phrase in the file" search criterion may not work
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309173

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Rock]

In Windows explorer when I search for file with *.sql in filename and "view"
in "A word or phrase in the file" it is finding only *.sql files which
contain "view" as a part of the filename????

I swear I am not crazy. it is looking into the filename when it should be
looking in the text of the file.

XP's search will look for text in files with only certain extensions and
.sql is not one of them. Wes gave you a link to a KB article on how
to add the .sql extension to the files that will be searched. Another
option is to use the free search tool, Agent Ransack, which does not
have this limitation.

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/

 

[DP]

I never would have googled this !!!

XP's search will look for text in files with only certain extensions and
.sql is not one of them. Wes gave you a link to a KB article on how to
add the .sql extension to the files that will be searched. Another option
is to use the free search tool, Agent Ransack, which does not have this
limitation.

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/

 

[Rock]

I never would have googled this !!!

You're welcome.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

What Rock said.

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