How can I search for a ( in the filename only?

I am trying to find all filenames with a ( in a certain folder. Vista is
returning to me all files with a ( in any attribute. How do I do what would
seem to be this simple task?

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Saucer Man wrote:
> I am trying to find all filenames with a ( in a certain folder. Vista is
> returning to me all files with a ( in any attribute. How do I do what would
> seem to be this simple task?
>

Do mean you can point search to the folder and search it?

On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:08:32 -0400, "Saucer Man" <>
wrote:

>I am trying to find all filenames with a ( in a certain folder. Vista is
>returning to me all files with a ( in any attribute. How do I do what would
>seem to be this simple task?

Actually, it's not so simple because Windows Search is now word-based, not
character-based.

However, this syntax works for me:

name:~"*(*"

The name property restricts the search to file names. The tilde character
tells search to treat the asterisk characters as wild cards, even though
they are within quotes. This technique allows character searches in file
names, but often fails with content searches.

Doug M. in NJ

"Retroman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:08:32 -0400, "Saucer Man" <>
> wrote:
>
>>I am trying to find all filenames with a ( in a certain folder. Vista is
>>returning to me all files with a ( in any attribute. How do I do what
>>would
>>seem to be this simple task?
>
> Actually, it's not so simple because Windows Search is now word-based, not
> character-based.
>
> However, this syntax works for me:
>
> name:~"*(*"
>
> The name property restricts the search to file names. The tilde character
> tells search to treat the asterisk characters as wild cards, even though
> they are within quotes. This technique allows character searches in file
> names, but often fails with content searches.
>
> Doug M. in NJ


Doug, this is working. Too bad I just can't put a ( in the search field.
Thanks.

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On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:38:29 -0400, Saucer Man wrote:

> "Retroman" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:08:32 -0400, "Saucer Man" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I am trying to find all filenames with a ( in a certain folder. Vista is
>>>returning to me all files with a ( in any attribute. How do I do what
>>>would
>>>seem to be this simple task?
>>
>> Actually, it's not so simple because Windows Search is now word-based, not
>> character-based.
>>
>> However, this syntax works for me:
>>
>> name:~"*(*"
>>
>> The name property restricts the search to file names. The tilde character
>> tells search to treat the asterisk characters as wild cards, even though
>> they are within quotes. This technique allows character searches in file
>> names, but often fails with content searches.
>>
>> Doug M. in NJ
>
>
> Doug, this is working. Too bad I just can't put a ( in the search field.
> Thanks.

I learned about Ransack Agent in this NG. I don't like it all that much
myself, but I have used it when I can't figure out the arcane syntax of
Vista's search.

I haven't tried AR on your problem, but someone had a problem finding the
colon character in the text of a file, and RA made it pretty easy. BTW, I
did manage to learn to make Vista Search find the same files.

I will now try to keep in mind Retroman's advice about "name:" - very
useful. Also, MS has a help page on search on their site,

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...ery.mspx#EEHAE

Or: http://tinyurl.com/dk2ac5

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"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
news:1u4x5vr8swwzk.cszhdymq5lep$....
> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:38:29 -0400, Saucer Man wrote:
>
>> "Retroman" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:08:32 -0400, "Saucer Man" <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am trying to find all filenames with a ( in a certain folder. Vista
>>>>is
>>>>returning to me all files with a ( in any attribute. How do I do what
>>>>would
>>>>seem to be this simple task?
>>>
>>> Actually, it's not so simple because Windows Search is now word-based,
>>> not
>>> character-based.
>>>
>>> However, this syntax works for me:
>>>
>>> name:~"*(*"
>>>
>>> The name property restricts the search to file names. The tilde
>>> character
>>> tells search to treat the asterisk characters as wild cards, even though
>>> they are within quotes. This technique allows character searches in
>>> file
>>> names, but often fails with content searches.
>>>
>>> Doug M. in NJ
>>
>>
>> Doug, this is working. Too bad I just can't put a ( in the search field.
>> Thanks.
>
> I learned about Ransack Agent in this NG. I don't like it all that much
> myself, but I have used it when I can't figure out the arcane syntax of
> Vista's search.
>
> I haven't tried AR on your problem, but someone had a problem finding the
> colon character in the text of a file, and RA made it pretty easy. BTW, I
> did manage to learn to make Vista Search find the same files.
>
> I will now try to keep in mind Retroman's advice about "name:" - very
> useful. Also, MS has a help page on search on their site,
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...ery.mspx#EEHAE
>
> Or: http://tinyurl.com/dk2ac5
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom


Thanks for that link Gene.

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