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Date:         Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:52:43 +1000
Reply-To:     Simon Freidin <simonpf@unimelb.edu.au>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Simon Freidin <simonpf@unimelb.edu.au>
Subject:      Re: using winxp "search" for words in .SPS files
In-Reply-To:  <44CA644F.90800@DrKendall.org>
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There is a handler problem for files which don't have an extension of
txt. A workaround is to alter the the registry entry for '.sps' and
other plain text files

http://www.petri.co.il/windows_xp_search_bug.htm

http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=323

http://www.jsifaq.com/subj/tip4600/rh4627.htm

cheers
Simon

On 29/07/2006, at 5:23 AM, Art Kendall wrote:

> Using <start>  <search> <all files and folders> I enter
> "*.sps" in the files edit box and use the look in edit box to
> browse to a folder to search in.
> this works to find all .sps files in a folder.
>
> However, when I go back and enter a string like "aggregate" in the
> word or phrase
> edit box, it does does not find the files that contain that string.
>
>
> Art
>
> Will Bailey [Statman] wrote:
>
>> If you are using Start>Search then sure it will - The Wild Card.
>> Enter *.sps
>> and also will search inside zipped files
>>
>> Make sure all Advanced feature are set as you want
>>
>> W
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
>> Behalf Of Art
>> Kendall
>> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 2:50 PM
>> To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>> Subject: Re: using winxp "search" for words in .SPS files
>>
>> Thank you. it worked.
>> WINXP will find words or phrases in many other kinds of files but
>> not .sps
>> files!
>>
>> Art
>>
>> jaredp wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Prepare to be excited!
>>>
>>> Unix and Linux systems have a command called GREP which allows to
>>> search for a string of text within files.
>>>
>>> You are in luck because you can download a piece of software for the
>>> Windows operating system which will do the same thing.  Get it here
>>> http://astrogrep.sourceforge.net/
>>>
>>> This software is free as in price and free as in freedom (it is
>>> provided for anyone to use under an open source license).
>>>
>>> Jared
>>>
>>> On 7/28/06, Zdaniuk, Bozena <BZdaniuk@ucsur.pitt.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I was never successful in searching for any text string in spss
>>>> syntax files and will be very excited to see a solution to it!
>>>> Bozena
>>>>
>>>> Bozena Zdaniuk, Ph.D.
>>>>
>>>> University of Pittsburgh
>>>>
>>>> UCSUR, 6th Fl.
>>>>
>>>> 121 University Place
>>>>
>>>> Pittsburgh, PA 15260
>>>>
>>>> Ph.: 412-624-5736
>>>>
>>>> Fax: 412-624-4810
>>>>
>>>> email: bozena@pitt.edu
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On
>>>> Behalf
>>>> Of Art Kendall
>>>> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 12:53 PM
>>>> To: SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
>>>> Subject: using winxp "search" for words in .SPS files
>>>>
>>>> I tried using the <start>  <search> <all files and folders> I
>>>> entered
>>>> *.sps in the edit box and browse to a folder.
>>>> this works to find all .sps files in a folder.
>>>> However, when I enter a string like "aggregate" in the word or
>>>> phrase
>>>> edit box, it does does not find the files with that command.
>>>> does anyone else experience this?  Has anyone come up with a
>>>> workaround?
>>>>
>>>> I am running Win XP with a patches up to date.
>>>>
>>>> Art
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>