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      09-07-2010
I want to use Windows Explorer to search files that contain a word like PID.
The file type could be .hl7, .txt, .doc or .pdf. How can I do this?
Right now it does not show the result for .hl7 file. .hl7 is a text file
really.

Thanks

Peter

 
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      09-08-2010
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:43:33 +1000, Peter wrote:

> I want to use Windows Explorer to search files that contain a word like PID.
> The file type could be .hl7, .txt, .doc or .pdf. How can I do this?
> Right now it does not show the result for .hl7 file. .hl7 is a text file
> really.
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter


Stolen form a post by Dave N9 in the very nest thread:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx

If it wraps badly for you, use this TinyURL version of the above link:
http://tinyurl.com/2sku8l

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      09-08-2010
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 17:24:01 -0700, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:43:33 +1000, Peter wrote:
>
>> I want to use Windows Explorer to search files that contain a word like PID.
>> The file type could be .hl7, .txt, .doc or .pdf. How can I do this?
>> Right now it does not show the result for .hl7 file. .hl7 is a text file
>> really.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Peter

>
> Stolen form a post by Dave N9 in the very nest thread:


The very *next* thread :-)

> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx
>
> If it wraps badly for you, use this TinyURL version of the above link:
> http://tinyurl.com/2sku8l


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Peter
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      09-08-2010
Thank u for your help.

this not working. Windows does not search *.hl7.
I think somewhere has setting that ask windows search certain type files
contents.

regards

Peter

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 15:43:33 +1000, Peter wrote:
>
>> I want to use Windows Explorer to search files that contain a word like
>> PID.
>> The file type could be .hl7, .txt, .doc or .pdf. How can I do this?
>> Right now it does not show the result for .hl7 file. .hl7 is a text file
>> really.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Peter

>
> Stolen form a post by Dave N9 in the very nest thread:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx
>
> If it wraps badly for you, use this TinyURL version of the above link:
> http://tinyurl.com/2sku8l
>
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> Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)


 
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      09-08-2010
On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:56:58 +1000, Peter wrote:

> this not working. Windows does not search *.hl7.


Did you *tell* Windows to search for xl7?

It perhaps won't search for it by default.

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      09-08-2010
On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:56:58 +1000, Peter wrote:

> this not working. Windows does not search *.hl7.


Did you *tell* Windows to search for xl7?

I imagine it won't search for it by default.

I reposted this because I accidentally sent it to the wrong server. And
I meant hl7, not xl7, above :-)

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      09-08-2010
On Tue, 7 Sep 2010 18:04:23 -0700, Gene E. Bloch wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Sep 2010 10:56:58 +1000, Peter wrote:
>
>> this not working. Windows does not search *.hl7.

>
> Did you *tell* Windows to search for xl7?
>
> I imagine it won't search for it by default.
>
> I reposted this because I accidentally sent it to the wrong server. And
> I meant hl7, not xl7, above :-)


OTOH, apparently I don't understand how stuff gets out there. Seems like
even if I post to Albasani it gets to MS's server as well. As in this
post...I think :-)

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