Why would you want to use a third-party search for J script files, if there is a great tool in Session Manager, called Find in Files?
--- Devon McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone else had a problem with the Windows (XP) search tool? I've found > that when I search, e.g. the J directory for a word I expect to find in a > script (.ijs) file, I get no hits even when I have a file with that word in > it. The newer tool that comes with Office 2007 is even worse - there is no > apparent option to search file contents - but the older tool is still > available. However, this is a moot point if the older tool doesn't work. > > For example, I create the file "testSearch.ijs" containing the single line: > > NB. Test if Windows search can find "discombobulate". > > then I right click on a directory above the one where this file is saved, > enter "discombobulate" in the entry field for the "A word or phrase in the > file:" option, and click on the "Search" button. This finds no files. > > I find myself using ancient DOS tools - "sweep" and "grep" - for an > effective search. Is there anything about the "ijs" suffix that might > quietly exclude these files from consideration by Windows? > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
