On my laptop running Win XP home edition, SP2, I was able to search for *.mb files fine. I am wondering if this has anything to do with update patches (the last one: Win XP hotfix (SP2) Q819696). No clue!
BTW, I am tired of that puppy also. Actually I am sick of the paper clips in MS Office even more. Srini _____________________________________________ Ponniah Srinivasan CertainTech, Inc. Sterling, Virginia, USA Web: http://www.certaintech.com Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Thoen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MapInfo-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: February 23, 2004 6:54 PM Subject: MI-L How to Search MapBasic Files Using XP's Bloody Stupid Search Assistant > I finally found out why my XP Search Assistant wouldn't search > for text within MapBasic (*.mb) files. It took FAR too much time > to discover it too, and the answer is a doozy! > > They don't tell you this, but the S.A. will only search certain > types of files. If you tell it to search *.mb files for text, it > just comes back with "Sorry, nothing found." leaving out the > all-import fact, "...because I can't search within *.mb files." > > To correct this, you have to patch your registry and tell XP that > *.mb files are text files. Using a text editor, copy the > following 5 lines (including the last blank line): > REGEDIT4 > > [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.MB\PersistentHandler] > @="{5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}" > > and save it in a file called Patch.reg. Then double click on this > reg file, and the next time you reboot, you should be able to > search for text within *.mb files. Anyway, this worked for me. > > IMHO, this lousy XP O/S spends far too many resources animating > the idiot puppy (one wonders where it goes when it has to > squat...) and far too little on making error messages that tell > what's actually gone wrong and how to fix it!! Arrg! > > - Bill Thoen > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 10575 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 10576
