| Re: sec : U Search under Win XP doesn't include .pro files! [message #35307] |
Mon, 02 June 2003 15:26 |
R.Bauer
Messages: 1424
Registered: November 1998
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Andrew Cool wrote:
> Hi All,
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> One of our users has recently changed from OS from Win2k to XP.
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> Under Win2k/Win98, you could search via the OS for specified text
> strings and apply a file type filter, e.g. *.pro
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> No More! Win XP restricts the search to .txt files.
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> Yes, SP1 added a whole swag more file types, but not .pro's.
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> See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;309447
> for Bill's logic.
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> Is anyone aware of a workaround for this?
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> Andrew
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Thanks for this info, it's an argument more for KDE and Linux.
(I prefer grep -i text *.txt)
But this doesn't help,
What's with calling perl scripts to get it a bit more independent?
Here is a small perl example which may help
http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/UnixReview/col09.html
regards
Reimar
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> Andrew D. Cool
> Electromagnetics & Propagation Group
> Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division
> Defence Science & Technology Organisation
> PO Box 1500, Edinburgh
> South Australia 5111
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> Email : andrew.cool@//no-spam.//dsto.defence.gov.au
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