XP Search Files and Folder - Text in VB file not finding

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jim

Weird problem, I'm using Search to find files of code I
wrote, looking for a text phrase contained in it. It will
not look in any of the VB files, but if I change the
extention to txt, it works fine (AND YES IT IS SET TO LOOK
AT ALL FILE TYPES)

Any suggestions other than reverting back to windows 98...
 
Wes

Thanks, I tried download.com to find something simple
as a solutions, but nothing worth it..

Thanks
Jim
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[[Agent Ransack is a free tool for finding files and information on your
hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent
Ransack displays the text found so you can quickly browse the results
without having to separately open each file!]]
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download.aspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In jim <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Weird problem, I'm using Search to find files of code I
wrote, looking for a text phrase contained in it. It will
not look in any of the VB files, but if I change the
extention to txt, it works fine (AND YES IT IS SET TO LOOK
AT ALL FILE TYPES)

Any suggestions other than reverting back to windows
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Jim,

:-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

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Jim said:
Wes

Thanks, I tried download.com to find something simple
as a solutions, but nothing worth it..

Thanks
Jim
-----Original Message-----
[[Agent Ransack is a free tool for finding files and information on
your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of
files Agent Ransack displays the text found so you can quickly
browse the results without having to separately open each file!]]
http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download.aspx

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In jim <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Weird problem, I'm using Search to find files of code I
wrote, looking for a text phrase contained in it. It will
not look in any of the VB files, but if I change the
extention to txt, it works fine (AND YES IT IS SET TO LOOK
AT ALL FILE TYPES)

Any suggestions other than reverting back to windows 98...
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jim said:
Weird problem, I'm using Search to find files of code I
wrote, looking for a text phrase contained in it. It will
not look in any of the VB files, but if I change the
extention to txt, it works fine
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It only searches for text in a very limited number of types - they must
either have registry entries saying they are pure Text (.TXT and not
much else) or have known 'filters' to handle embedded format controls,
so that Search can avoid being confused by thinking those are characters
in 16 bit Unicode (eg .doc, .htm). You can add an additional type as
pure text provided you know that it *is* that, and that it does not
already have a 'PersistentHandler' in the registry. Unfortunately VBS
does have one of its own, so the patch would probably have adverse side
effects. Get third party search software, such as the free and widely
recommended Agent Ransack - www.agentransack.com
 
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