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Since: Feb 19, 2009
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:12 am
Post subject: Help for "Find files or folders" inadequate
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This is part question and part comment... I'd like to see the help topic
improved, but an immediate answer would be nice too...
In the help topic "Search for a file or folder", the line:
3. Type part or all of the name of the file or folder, or type a word or
phrase that is in the file.
seems to imply that you can either enter enter part of the filename, OR text
to find inside the files, when in reality you can enter both.
Also missing in the help:
- You can join multiple filespecs using semicolons
- If you're looking for a small filename (like help), you may get a huge
number of mathes that CONTAIN the word help, because the default behavior is
to match any substring in the filename. You can force it to use
whole-name-only matches by encloseing the name/filespec in quotes. How this
combines with multiple filespecs, I do not know...
- You can enter multiple words, and how that works
- How do you enter a phrase, as opposed to multiple single words. Do you
enclose it in quotes? Or is any series of 2 or more words treated as a
contiguous phrase?
The last one is what I'm trying to find out. I know I can figure it out by
running a couple experiments, but I don't have time right now.
Thanks!
-Agent |
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Since: Feb 19, 2009
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:00 pm
Post subject: Re: Help for "Find files or folders" inadequate [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Agent Friday wrote:
>This is part question and part comment... I'd like to see the help topic
>improved,
Ain't gonna happen, now or ever.
>but an immediate answer would be nice too...
>
>In the help topic "Search for a file or folder", the line:
> 3. Type part or all of the name of the file or folder, or type a word or
>phrase that is in the file.
>seems to imply that you can either enter enter part of the filename, OR text
>to find inside the files, when in reality you can enter both.
>
>Also missing in the help:
> - You can join multiple filespecs using semicolons
> - If you're looking for a small filename (like help), you may get a huge
>number of mathes that CONTAIN the word help, because the default behavior is
>to match any substring in the filename. You can force it to use
>whole-name-only matches by encloseing the name/filespec in quotes. How this
>combines with multiple filespecs, I do not know...
> - You can enter multiple words, and how that works
> - How do you enter a phrase, as opposed to multiple single words. Do you
>enclose it in quotes? Or is any series of 2 or more words treated as a
>contiguous phrase?
>
>The last one is what I'm trying to find out. I know I can figure it out by
>running a couple experiments, but I don't have time right now.
WHUPS... I was gonna help you but I just checked my watch and I'm
short on time too. Seeya... |
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Since: Oct 17, 2008
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:50 pm
Post subject: Re: Help for "Find files or folders" inadequate [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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No kidding. Are you really sure you want to use XP's 7-year old built-in
search utility to find words and phrases when there are so many better
(and free) choices?
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est
Agent Friday wrote:
> This is part question and part comment... I'd like to see the help topic
> improved, but an immediate answer would be nice too...
>
> In the help topic "Search for a file or folder", the line:
> 3. Type part or all of the name of the file or folder, or type a word or
> phrase that is in the file.
> seems to imply that you can either enter enter part of the filename, OR text
> to find inside the files, when in reality you can enter both.
>
> Also missing in the help:
> - You can join multiple filespecs using semicolons
> - If you're looking for a small filename (like help), you may get a huge
> number of mathes that CONTAIN the word help, because the default behavior is
> to match any substring in the filename. You can force it to use
> whole-name-only matches by encloseing the name/filespec in quotes. How this
> combines with multiple filespecs, I do not know...
> - You can enter multiple words, and how that works
> - How do you enter a phrase, as opposed to multiple single words. Do you
> enclose it in quotes? Or is any series of 2 or more words treated as a
> contiguous phrase?
>
> The last one is what I'm trying to find out. I know I can figure it out by
> running a couple experiments, but I don't have time right now.
>
> Thanks!
> -Agent
> >> Stay informed about: Help for ""Find files or folders"" inadequate |
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Since: Apr 28, 2008
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:51 am
Post subject: Re: Help for "Find files or folders" inadequate [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"Agent Friday" wrote in message
> This is part question and part comment... I'd like to see the help topic
> improved, but an immediate answer would be nice too...
>
> In the help topic "Search for a file or folder", the line:
> 3. Type part or all of the name of the file or folder, or type a word
or
> phrase that is in the file.
> seems to imply that you can either enter enter part of the filename, OR
text
> to find inside the files, when in reality you can enter both.
>
> Also missing in the help:
> - You can join multiple filespecs using semicolons
> - If you're looking for a small filename (like help), you may get a huge
> number of mathes that CONTAIN the word help, because the default behavior
is
> to match any substring in the filename. You can force it to use
> whole-name-only matches by encloseing the name/filespec in quotes. How
this
> combines with multiple filespecs, I do not know...
> - You can enter multiple words, and how that works
> - How do you enter a phrase, as opposed to multiple single words. Do you
> enclose it in quotes? Or is any series of 2 or more words treated as a
> contiguous phrase?
>
> The last one is what I'm trying to find out. I know I can figure it out
by
> running a couple experiments, but I don't have time right now.
>
> Thanks!
> -Agent
>
They aint gonna change it. But for all your searching needs, two words:
Agent
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