Restricting a folder view

When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any way
to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC for
example)?

Jim Mehl

"Jim Mehl" <> wrote in message
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> When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any way
> to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC
> for
> example)?
>
> Jim Mehl


You can type *.doc in the top-right search box

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Jon

"Jim Mehl" <> wrote:

>When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any way
>to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC for
>example)?

No, that capability disappeared a long time ago.

You can get the same effect by using Search and looking for files with
the extension you want. You can also open a command console ("DOS
box"), navigate to the directory you're interested in and use the
"dir" command.

Also, remember that you can sort the folder by file type. That will
group files of a particular type together, so once you find the bunch
of *.doc files, you've got almost the same thing you're asking for.

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Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

"Jon" <> wrote in message
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> "Jim Mehl" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any way
>> to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC
>> for
>> example)?
>>
>> Jim Mehl
>
>
> You can type *.doc in the top-right search box
>
> --
> Jon
>
>
>

Nope. Doesn't work.

Jim

"Tim Slattery" <> wrote in message
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> "Jim Mehl" <> wrote:
>
>>When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any way
>>to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC
>>for
>>example)?
>
> No, that capability disappeared a long time ago.
>
> You can get the same effect by using Search and looking for files with
> the extension you want. You can also open a command console ("DOS
> box"), navigate to the directory you're interested in and use the
> "dir" command.
>
> Also, remember that you can sort the folder by file type. That will
> group files of a particular type together, so once you find the bunch
> of *.doc files, you've got almost the same thing you're asking for.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(Shell/User)
>
> http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

Yes, but from a DOS box you can't click on a file name and have the
default application come up.

I think sorting by file type is close enough to what I need. Thanks.

Jim

On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:33:18 -0700, Jim Mehl wrote:

> "Jon" <> wrote in message
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>> "Jim Mehl" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any way
>>> to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC
>>> for
>>> example)?
>>>
>>> Jim Mehl
>>
>>
>> You can type *.doc in the top-right search box
>>
>> --
>> Jon
>>
>>
>>
>
> Nope. Doesn't work.
>
> Jim

It works for me.

I'm following this discussion in part because I find the search function
less than transparent, and I do try out various ideas as part of the
unraveling process...

Of course, to do the above, I did have to turn off "Include subfolders" and
retype the *.doc if I wanted to get just one level of results.

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"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:33:18 -0700, Jim Mehl wrote:
>
>> "Jon" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> "Jim Mehl" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any
>>>> way
>>>> to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC
>>>> for
>>>> example)?
>>>>
>>>> Jim Mehl
>>>
>>>
>>> You can type *.doc in the top-right search box
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Nope. Doesn't work.
>>
>> Jim
>
> It works for me.
>
> I'm following this discussion in part because I find the search function
> less than transparent, and I do try out various ideas as part of the
> unraveling process...
>
> Of course, to do the above, I did have to turn off "Include subfolders"
> and
> retype the *.doc if I wanted to get just one level of results.
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

I tried it again and it did work. Not sure what happened the first time I
tried it.

I certainly agree with you about the Vista search function being "less than
transparent". I wish I could restore the XP search function.

Jim

On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:28:17 -0700, Jim Mehl wrote:

> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
> news:17pxgirg1vjlx$.ulhuvydmzw4z$... .
>> On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:33:18 -0700, Jim Mehl wrote:
>>
>>> "Jon" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> "Jim Mehl" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> When I am looking at the files in a folder view window, is there any
>>>>> way
>>>>> to restrict the files displayed to be only of a certain extension (.DOC
>>>>> for
>>>>> example)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Mehl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can type *.doc in the top-right search box
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Jon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Nope. Doesn't work.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>
>> It works for me.
>>
>> I'm following this discussion in part because I find the search function
>> less than transparent, and I do try out various ideas as part of the
>> unraveling process...
>>
>> Of course, to do the above, I did have to turn off "Include subfolders"
>> and
>> retype the *.doc if I wanted to get just one level of results.
>>
>> --
>> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
>
> I tried it again and it did work. Not sure what happened the first time I
> tried it.

Well, the same thing happened to me. I installed Ransack Agent just so I
could search with wildcards...

Then I tried *.doc in Explorer again a few weeks later and it worked.

Go figure.

I also heard about the Vista Explorer extended syntax somewhere along the
line, as in searching for ext:doc. See:

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

AKA http://tinyurl.com/dk2ac5

> I certainly agree with you about the Vista search function being "less than
> transparent". I wish I could restore the XP search function.
>
> Jim


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