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Search for txt in Files - 7/2/2008 6:36:11 AM   
  djredmar


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Status: offline 		hi!

I needed to find some text in some folder; so wrote the script.

quite fast written, so no debug info / neat code etc.

maybe in the future i will update the script to scan for subfolders / extenstions etc.


Here's the code!

      

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RE: Search for txt in Files - 7/3/2008 12:33:24 AM   
  ebgreen


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Status: offline 		Thanks for sharing the code, but wouldn't it be easier to just use Find? Or my most recent favorite, powershell and Select-String?

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RE: Search for txt in Files - 7/3/2008 3:27:54 AM   
  djredmar


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Status: offline 		find option didn't gave me results....

I don't know why; i search for *.py with txt, but no results.

in my favorite editor is the same option, not working... my script? spontaniously works? :D

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RE: Search for txt in Files - 7/3/2008 5:11:46 AM   
  ebgreen


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RE: Search for txt in Files - 7/4/2008 7:16:04 AM   
  DiGiTAL.SkReAM


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ORIGINAL: djredmar

find option didn't gave me results....

I don't know why; i search for *.py with txt, but no results.

in my favorite editor is the same option, not working... my script? spontaniously works? :D


I agree the windows gui Find/Search for Files util is a waste of pixels.
I personally prefer using findstr.exe at the dos prompt.

findstr /m /i /s /c:"the string to search for" *.py

The above command would return the filenames of any .py files that contain the string to search for, including any in subdirectories as well, and the search would be non-case-sensitive.
As a side note, Findstr can also perform searches on regular expressions.

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RE: Search for txt in Files - 7/9/2008 10:31:43 PM   
  TomRiddle


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Status: offline 		Making an HTA front-end for Findstr that can be added to explorer right click contex menu might be a cool and useful script.

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RE: Search for txt in Files - 7/12/2008 5:34:22 PM   
  DiGiTAL.SkReAM


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Status: offline 		When will that be done?  It sounds cool...

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RE: Search for txt in Files - 7/13/2008 11:02:30 AM   
  TomRiddle


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I am not a gunna guy. So I won't say I gunna do it, there are some bits that I have not tried doing before, but I will say I am gunna have a try.

EDIT: Here you go http://www.visualbasicscript.com/fb.aspx?m=62419

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RE: Search for txt in Files - 8/17/2008 7:26:17 PM   
  djredmar


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Status: offline 		If i have some time today i will try to make an little front-end for findstr

edit: to less experience.... skipping

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