BBEdit doesn't find text in Word headers and footers

2010-01-22 Thread Karen B
I work with a client that insists that a certain group of forms must be done in Microsoft Word. They update headers frequently. I was looking for something that will search through all the forms to find ones containing outdated headers. I have tried File Buddy and Speed Search. The problem with

Re: BBEdit doesn't find text in Word headers and footers

2010-01-22 Thread peter boardman
On 22 Jan 2010, at 15:34, Karen B wrote: It won't even find header or footer text in PDF files made from the Word files. Is there something I'm missing to get it to do this? In Multi-file search options, there's a Text/All types option. I can find text inside PDF files using the All Types

Re: BBEdit doesn't find text in Word headers and footers

2010-01-22 Thread Doug McNutt
At 07:34 -0800 1/22/10, Karen B wrote, and I snipped: The problem with these programs is that they find file contents that have been deleted. I guess the deleted text is still present somehow, but not visible. WORD is famous for that. There is a special way to save a final version that removes

Re: BBEdit doesn't find text in Word headers and footers

2010-01-22 Thread Allen Watson
You might try Leap from www.ironicsoftware.com. I gave it a shot, and it located text in the footers of a .doc file. I think you'll like this app! Costs $59, but it's worth it. Great for finding nearly anything. On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:34 AM, Karen B catfish...@earthlink.net wrote: I work