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Re: U Search under Win XP doesn't include .pro files! [message #35310 is a reply to message #35309]

Mon, 02 June 2003 14:35

Mark Hadfield
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Registered: May 1995

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"Andrew Cool" <andrew.cool@dsto.defence.gov.au> wrote in message
news:3EDAAECE.3B57443E@dsto.defence.gov.au...
> Hi All,
>
> One of our users has recently changed from OS from Win2k to XP.
>
> Under Win2k/Win98, you could search via the OS for specified text
> strings and apply a file type filter, e.g. *.pro
>
> No More! Win XP restricts the search to .txt files.
>
> ...
>
> Is anyone aware of a workaround for this?

Install a plain-text search handler for IDL .pro files:

http://www.tek-tips.com/gfaqs.cfm/pid/779/fid/2464

Haven't tested this myself as I don't use XP (and am unlikely to upgrade in
the near future).

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Mark Hadfield "Ka puwaha te tai nei, Hoea tatou"
m.hadfield@niwa.co.nz
National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)

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