On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 08:50 -0400, Andrew Fisk wrote: > If Google Toolbar works for Windows users, and Mac users can use > Spotlight, I think that we are leaving the *nix users out in the cold > with the find, sed unzip option, but being wonderful thing that open > source is, google comes up with all kind of interesting looking tools > for indexing & searching documents -- all for free! > > As an alternative, and I know this may seem a little old fashioned, > but I have a folder for my customer info -- and a folder inside that > for each customer and then folders for each project -- it makes > finding things fairly easy and it's the one folder I KNOW is going to > be backed up. >
Searching for the rest of us can be done within OOo for the most part: http://sourceforge.net/projects/docsearcher/ http://www.darwinwars.com/lunatic/bugs/oo_macros.html http://www.danielnaber.de/loook/ Docsearcher maybe standalone. For more use google. I got Results 1 - 10 of about 111,000 for search tools for odt files?. (0.39 seconds) > > > Andy > Spitfire Computer Services > 441 Beaver Street > Suite 202 > Sewickley, PA 15143 > Phone (412) 749-0162 > Fax: (412) 749-0203 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.spitcomp.com > > On May 14, 2006, at 7:10 AM, Henrik Sundberg wrote: > > > 2006/5/14, Dmitri Koulikov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> On Sunday 14 May 2006 14:11, Henrik Sundberg wrote: > >> > >> HS> 2006/5/14, Richard Detwiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> HS> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> HS> > > On Sunday 14 May 2006 11:53, Henrik Sundberg wrote: > >> HS> > > > >> HS> > > HS> 2006/5/13, Bert Cuzeau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> HS> > > HS> > I have a major issue with OpenOffice in my daily use : > >> HS> > > HS> > I didn't find any way to search for documents (sxw > >> or odt) for > >> HS> > > HS> > a specific piece of text (string). > >> HS> > > HS> > >> HS> > > HS> You could try Google desktop: http://desktop.google.com/ > >> HS> > > HS> > >> HS> > > HS> and the plugin: > >> HS> > > http://desktop.google.com/plugins/i/ > >> indextheopenoffice.html HS> > >> HS> > > HS> /$ > >> HS> > > This is suitable only for Windoze unfortunately. > >> HS> > > > >> HS> > > >> HS> > Also, if I interpret the OP correctly, he was looking for a > >> way of > >> HS> > searching WITHIN OOo, when you go to the File > Open dialog. > >> HS> > >> HS> Well, he did write: > >> HS> "While this usually works with MS Word's .doc files directly > >> from the > >> HS> Windows Explorer, or (better) from within Word itself" > >> HS> > >> HS> For me this means: > >> HS> 1. He is using Windows. > >> HS> 2. Searching with Windows Explorer is good enough. > >> HS> => Google Desktop may help him. > >> And what about others? > > > > In Unixlike operating systems you could combine "find" "sed" "unzip" > > with some pipes in a command line. > > > > What is your problemspace? Perhaps someone else can be of more help in > > your case. Just be specific enough. > > /$ > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- PLEASE KEEP MESSAGES ON THE LIST. OpenOffice.org Documentation Co-Lead http://documentation.openoffice.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
