what to type to search all files?

[goofan]

Hi is there any easy way to search all files?


like

strExtension = "*.TXT"

'but instead i wanna search for all files like txt and exe and doc and so on...
'I thought of *.* as u do in cmd controle. 
'But i didnt get it to work anyone knows how to Search For All Files. 
'I allready got everything else so right now i can If said search for .txt or if said .Doc but not if i wanna search for every file can find...

[akhileshbc]

Your question is not clear to me...

What code are you using...????
Is it VB6...???

[goofan]

my question is i got a search engine.... and in it i set extension to be "either .txt or other by using radiobuttons. What i want is to have a radiobutton so i can search for all extensions...

In CMD its called *.* then u search all extension (if i remember correctly)


i hope u understand

[akhileshbc]

Will this help you...???
http://www.devx.com/vb2themax/Tip/19058

[akhileshbc]

The above code allows wildcard searches...

[goofan]

code for the dir opening and such is:

strmessage = vbCr & "" & dirdialog.path

If right(fildialog.path, 1) = "7" then

strmessage = fildialog.path & fildialog.filename

Else

strmessage = fildialog.path & "/" & fildialog.filename

End If



Folderpath = strmessage





If option1.Value = true then
  strExtension = "*.Txt"
'more of these'
end if ..... thats what i can sow u =) i want the 
If option1.Value = true then
  strExtension = "*.Txt"
to be like 
If option1.Value = true then
  strExtension = "*.*"
'searching all files'
but i dont know what i need to code to see all the files.

[goofan]

hmm i cant really get that into my coding...

[akhileshbc]

code for the dir opening and such is:

strmessage = vbCr & "" & dirdialog.path

If right(fildialog.path, 1) = "7" then

strmessage = fildialog.path & fildialog.filename

Else

strmessage = fildialog.path & "/" & fildialog.filename

End If



Folderpath = strmessage





If option1.Value = true then
  strExtension = "*.Txt"
'more of these'
end if ..... thats what i can sow u =) i want the 
If option1.Value = true then
  strExtension = "*.Txt"
to be like 
If option1.Value = true then
  strExtension = "*.*"
'searching all files'
but i dont know what i need to code to see all the files.

[goofan]

that is where i select what kind of extension i need (at the end of the code ure quoting)

[goofan]

tell me what u need explained or if u dont understand something

[akhileshbc]

Did you find any error while using *.* ?

[goofan]

well as i use *.*
it only opens .txt files! :?) and i dont know why no error nothing it just opens "only" .txt for some reason

[goofan]

ohh never mind i dont know why it aint showing the others but i know why it shows the txt...



.:.Ok my problem.:.
as i type in sand into my search box and tells it to search *.* it will look into every file it opens however it dont seem to open .doc for some reason and i know it sais sand in the .doc aswell as i typed it in just before.

[akhileshbc]

Ok... So you are saying that you can't find the word you are searching, on MS Word files... ???

Do one thing... Open your MS Word document using Notepad (right click the file, then in Open With menu, choose Notepad )

Did you see the word.... ???
MS Word files are different from text files....

[Tom Moran]

There are many filetypes that use proprietary formats. This includes MS Word, WordPerfect, PDF Format and others. Even if you are able to open these documents in a binary mode and read the contents into a string doesn't mean you will find the Ascii text in that binary string. Frequently it will look like mumbo-jumbo.

The above post is correct. Open a .doc or .pdf file in Notepad and then search for the word. Chances are you will not find it.

To accurately search a proprietary format you'll need to convert it to text or use com object to open a file and search.

[goofan]

ok so i cant open it normally but how do i convert it? i need to be able to search throught all files!.
isnt there some kind of aplication or code that makes it possible to search all files with "any" extension.



-Thanks in advance
-Thomas

[akhileshbc]

Will this help you..???
Click Here

[goofan]

well i cant download anything as the work computer, the local server dont allow it. And then i dont really know (as i couldn´t download it) if the program where the application itself. What i ment when i said "is there any aplication or code..." was lika a API within Vb 6.0. Like an
addon sort of function.

Are u possible to show me a part of a code that solves this problem? (just so i can modifie it myself)

-Thanks in advance
-Thomas

[si_the_geek]

ok so i cant open it normally but how do i convert it? i need to be able to search throught all files!.
isnt there some kind of aplication or code that makes it possible to search all files with "any" extension.

There is code... but it can be very complex, and you need different code for almost every file type you want to work with.

For example, to read an Excel file (.xls or .xlsx etc) the easiest way by far is to use Automation, as shown in my Excel tutorial (link in my signature). Unfortunately this needs Excel to be installed - and it will only work for a small amount of file types.

To read other MS Office based files, see the relevant articles in our Office Development FAQs (at the top of the Office Development forum)