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Search content of files in a project

Search content of files in a project
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:55:32 -060
I don't know if this has been requested before but I find myself often 
wanting to use something I created before in one of my apps but I don't know 
which one it was.

It would be nice to have a search this project or folder for a file for some 
content similar to what MS has in the Visual Basic editor for excel or word 
etc.

I know this feature is available through using the windows explorer, but 
there I have to set the specific folder as a search parameter plus I have to 
leave dBase to use it and often it does not work for me. 

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Re: Search content of files in a project
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:19:58 -070
"Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]" <gswassREMOVE_ME@attglobal.net> wrote in
message 
news:MPG.205ff137d3630c23989858@news.dbase.com...
> In article <N2GXIdKZHHA.1908@news-server>, cmygind@tsccorp.com
says...
>> I don't know if this has been requested before but I find myself often
>> wanting to use something I created before in one of my apps but I don't

>> know
>> which one it was.
>>
>> It would be nice to have a search this project or folder for a file for

>> some
>> content similar to what MS has in the Visual Basic editor for excel or

>> word
>> etc.
>>
>> I know this feature is available through using the windows explorer,
but
>> there I have to set the specific folder as a search parameter plus I
have 
>> to
>> leave dBase to use it and often it does not work for me.
>
>
> Claus,
>
> I was introduced to WinGREP at my last job and I continue to use it. It
> does not fill your wish because it is a separate program, but I like it
> much better than using Windows Explorer. http://www.wingrep.com

Just a word of caution:
A few years ago I was using WinGrep and it worked good for searching BUT, 
when I tried a search and replace all hell broke loose.  It made a mess.  I 
did a little more testing to be sure and what I found was a buggy search and 
replace.



Greg Hill

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Re: Search content of files in a project
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:23:08 -040
In article <N2GXIdKZHHA.1908@news-server>, cmygind@tsccorp.com says...
> I don't know if this has been requested before but I find myself often 
> wanting to use something I created before in one of my apps but I don't
know 
> which one it was.
> 
> It would be nice to have a search this project or folder for a file for
some 
> content similar to what MS has in the Visual Basic editor for excel or word

> etc.
> 
> I know this feature is available through using the windows explorer, but 
> there I have to set the specific folder as a search parameter plus I have
to 
> leave dBase to use it and often it does not work for me. 


Claus,

I was introduced to WinGREP at my last job and I continue to use it. It 
does not fill your wish because it is a separate program, but I like it 
much better than using Windows Explorer. http://www.wingrep.com

-- 
Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Re: Search content of files in a project
Tue, 13 Mar 2007 09:03:59 -040
Hi Claus. This was submitted before as QAID 2159.
I put in a me too for you and re-submitted.
Thanks, Kathy
QA
dBI

"Claus Mygind" <cmygind@tsccorp.com> wrote in message 
news:N2GXIdKZHHA.1908@news-server...
>I don't know if this has been requested before but I find myself often 
>wanting to use something I created before in one of my apps but I don't 
>know which one it was.
>
> It would be nice to have a search this project or folder for a file for 
> some content similar to what MS has in the Visual Basic editor for excel 
> or word etc.
>
> I know this feature is available through using the windows explorer, but 
> there I have to set the specific folder as a search parameter plus I have 
> to leave dBase to use it and often it does not work for me.
> 
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Re: Search content of files in a project
Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:20:56 -070
"Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]" <gswassREMOVE_ME@attglobal.net> wrote in
message 
news:MPG.206159e2e1304a70989865@news.dbase.com...
> In article <vNWBtHUZHHA.1908@news-server>, ghill123@hotmail.com
says...
>> Just a word of caution:
>> A few years ago I was using WinGrep and it worked good for searching
BUT,
>> when I tried a search and replace all hell broke loose.  It made a
mess. 
>> I
>> did a little more testing to be sure and what I found was a buggy
search 
>> and
>> replace.
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg Hill
>
>
> Greg,
>
> Thanks for the warning. I have NEVER done a replace. I have always used
> it for searching only. But, this is very good to know!

No problem, but as I say they might have that resolved by now.

Greg Hill

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