[DQSD-Users] file extension search suggestions

[Monty Scroggins]

I have a few suggestions for the fe (file extensions) search

 

Currently, if a file extension is specified for the search, that doesnt match a single letter or number, 'sym', or 'num', the search calls nullargs to display the help popup '?' instructions.. 

 

I suggest making the search use the first letter of the specified file extension if it doesnt match the sym or num arguments.   There is probably a slicker way of doing this, but I did it as follows: 

 

  function fe(q)
    {
      if( nullArgs("fe",q) )
        return false;
      else
      {
        q = q.toLowerCase();
        if ( /^[a-z]$/i.test(q) || ( q == 'sym' ) || ( q == 'num' ) )
          openSearchWindow("http://www.filext.com/" + q + ".htm");
        else
          q=q.match(/^\w/);
          openSearchWindow("http://www.filext.com/" + q + ".htm");
      }
    }

 

Also I would remove the first word - "The" from the search <name> tags..   This will move the search into the alphabetical "F" category on the menu...

 

 

Monty