I understand that, but if his specific requirement is to go through .as files, then something like TextPad should be able to do exactly what he needs. You can search for and replace all instances of a specific string within folders, subfolders, specifically selected files, etc. You can even add the .as filetype within TextPad and associate it directly to TextPad or have it open up the default program. I mean, did you guys even look up TextPad's capabilities before shooting down my suggestion? ActionScript files are nothing more than text files. There's no special encoding type to show that they are 'ActionScript' files, aside from the fact that the compiler is hard-coded to look for the specific .as extension.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Count Schemula Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 2:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility He wants to use search to go through files on the computer and look inside the files for matches. Google desktop will go through .doc and .xls and .ppt and search inside them, but it won't search the contents of .as files. On 5/28/07, David Ngo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can use a text editing program such as TextPad to search and/or replace > within text files specific strings and case-sensitivity. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hairy Dog > Digital > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flashcoders] [OT] desktop file searching utility > > Hi all, > > Does anyone have a desktop file searching utility they can recommend that > really does search within files of any type for specific strings? > > The built in Windows search utility, as well as the Google Desktop Search, > do not seem to search within file types such as external ActionScript files. > They only seem to poke around in the known text document types (DOC, PDF, > EPS, XLS, etc.) > > Recommendations? > > Thanks, > Rob > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > -- count_schemula _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
