Copied "license.txt" to "license.asp" Opened file and added the string "teststring". Saved.
Searched drive for "teststing". When file name not found, clicked on "search contents". Returned results = "license.asp" This is on Win7. I'm sure this works on Win2K3/Xp too. -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:47 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Window 7 64-bit and Indexing PDF files > > Try searching for strings in a folder containing .ASP files... Even > better; > copy a file from .txt to .asp and search. See what you find... > > *********************** > Charlie Kaiser > [email protected] > Kingman, AZ > *********************** > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 7:04 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: Window 7 64-bit and Indexing PDF files > > > > I just searched thru random text strings in some text files > > and it found them just fine. Are you saying it doesn't? > > > > -sc > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:57 AM > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > Subject: RE: Window 7 64-bit and Indexing PDF files > > > > > > Of course. It was just a rant hijack. :-) I spend a bunch of time > > > trying to search ASP code on different systems for > > troubleshooting and > > > it's a PITA... > > > I don't think it's too much to ask that a native search product > > > searches through all text in all files when asked to do so. The > > > ability was there for years. Its removal is what bugged me... > > > > > > *********************** > > > Charlie Kaiser > > > [email protected] > > > Kingman, AZ > > > *********************** > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:44 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > > > Subject: RE: Window 7 64-bit and Indexing PDF files > > > > > > > > You do realize that: > > > > > > > > 1) The OP's point was that search needed a new > > _3rd_party_ filter to > > > > search a proprietary non-text file format, right? > > > > You can't expect to know about every current and future > > file format, > > > > however MS has provided a framework to plug search > > filters in to the > > > > engine to accommodate this. > > > > > > > > 2) Windows default search looks at file system meta data, > > however it > > > > allows you to examine file contents. > > > > > > > > -sc > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource > > hog! ~ ~ > > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource > > hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
