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to: Ellen K
from: Rich
date: 2007-01-25 08:17:14
subject: Re: Search for file by name

From: "Rich" 

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   Yep.

Rich

  "Ellen K" 
wrote in message =
news:45b86202$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  In the regular UI?

  "Rich"  wrote in message news:45b50381$1{at}w3.nls.net...
     Yep.  The default is to check for substrings.  Use =
"name:=3Dfilename.ext"=20
  if you want an exact match.

  Rich

  "Ellen K."  wrote in message=20
  news:hb49r2lv1fbgmmtpguqc80aebifpp551t0{at}4ax.com...
  I have experienced entering the exact file name and being presented =
with
  a list that includes all filenames containing any part of what I
  entered.

  On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:29:59 -0800, "Rich"  wrote in message
  :

  >   With Windows Vista or Windows Desktop Search or something else?  =
The=20
  > Windows search components have no problem searching by name.
  >
  >Rich
  >
  >  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message=20
  > news:45b432c8$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  >  > You have a problem with indexing, not with search.
  >
  >  Actually it's search, it doesn't find what I want, indexed or not.  =
99%=20
  > of
  >  the time I'm not looking for a text string, I'm looking for a file =
name,
  >  Search has a problem with that.
  >
  >  --=20
  >  Bob Comer=20


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Yep.
 
Rich
 

  "Ellen K" <72322.ennoesspee=">mailto:72322.ennoesspeeayem.1016{at}compuserve.com">72322.ennoesspee=
ayem.1016{at}compuserve.com>=20
  wrote in message news:45b86202$1{at}w3.nls.net...In=20
  the regular UI?"Rich" <{at}>
wrote in message news:45b50381$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
  =20
  Yep.  The default is to check for substrings.  Use=20
  "name:=3Dfilename.ext" if you want an exact =
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t;=20
  wrote in message news:hb49r2lv1fb=
gmmtpguqc80aebifpp551t0{at}4ax.com...I=20
  have experienced entering the exact file name and being presented =
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  list that includes all filenames containing any part of what=20
  Ientered.On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:29:59
-0800, "Rich" =
<{at}>=20
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BR>>  =20
  With Windows Vista or Windows Desktop Search or something else?  =
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  > Windows search components have no problem searching by=20
 
name.>>Rich>> 
"Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  message > news:45b432c8$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
> =20
  > You have a problem with indexing, not with =
search.>> =20
  Actually it's search, it doesn't find what I want, indexed or =
not.  99%=20
  > of>  the time I'm not
looking for a text string, =
I'm=20
  looking for a file name,>  Search has a problem with=20
  that.>>  --
>  Bob Comer=20


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