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Problems with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax
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I am fiddling around with all the parameters that Windows Vista Search offers (Windows Vista SP2/German, Windows Search 4.0). I use this page here as a reference: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx However, here is my first problem: Whenever I use the search term kind:, I never get any results no matter whether I use kind:docs, kindics or anything else even though the indexed locations definitely contain documents and pictures and fulfill the other search criteria I use. As soon as I remove kind: from my search terms, I do get results. Another similar search term that does not work on my computer is type:? What could be the problem? My second "problem" is this: How can I use the search term ext: with more than one extension? Using ext:doc works fine as well as ext:xls, but ext:doc xls does not work, neither does "ext:doc or xls" or extdoc or xls). What would be the correct syntax to search for files having either the extension doc or xls? Peter |
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Problems with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax
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Hi, I am fiddling around with all the parameters that Windows Vista Search offers (Windows Vista SP2/German, Windows Search 4.0). I use this page here as a reference: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx However, here is my first problem: Whenever I use the search term kind:, I never get any results no matter whether I use kind:docs, kindics or anything else even though the indexed locations definitely contain documents and pictures and fulfill the other search criteria I use. As soon as I remove kind: from my search terms, I do get results. Another similar search term that does not work on my computer is type:? What could be the problem? My second "problem" is this: How can I use the search term ext: with more than one extension? Using ext:doc works fine as well as ext:xls, but ext:doc xls does not work, neither does "ext:doc or xls" or extdoc or xls). What would be the correct syntax to search for files having either the extension doc or xls? I already found the solution to the second problem. I had to write OR in all capital letters, i.e. extdoc OR xls). My first problem may be related to the fact that my Windows version is German but most of the English search terms work, so I am not sure. Peter |
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Problems with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:55:26 +0200, Peter Frank
wrote: I wrote: Hi, I am fiddling around with all the parameters that Windows Vista Search offers (Windows Vista SP2/German, Windows Search 4.0). I use this page here as a reference: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx However, here is my first problem: Whenever I use the search term kind:, I never get any results no matter whether I use kind:docs, kindics or anything else even though the indexed locations definitely contain documents and pictures and fulfill the other search criteria I use. As soon as I remove kind: from my search terms, I do get results. Another similar search term that does not work on my computer is type:? What could be the problem? My second "problem" is this: How can I use the search term ext: with more than one extension? Using ext:doc works fine as well as ext:xls, but ext:doc xls does not work, neither does "ext:doc or xls" or extdoc or xls). What would be the correct syntax to search for files having either the extension doc or xls? I already found the solution to the second problem. I had to write OR in all capital letters, i.e. extdoc OR xls). My first problem may be related to the fact that my Windows version is German but most of the English search terms work, so I am not sure. Hello Peter, Yes, the operators AND and OR must be upper case. On your first question, I can tell you that the "kind" and "type" properties work as just expected on my US English Vista SP1 machine. I would try the German equivalents instead of English. Perhaps MS has a similar help page for German users of Windows Search. Doug M. in NJ |
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Problems with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax
You may find a solution at this URL:
http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/win...echniques.aspx ----------------------------------------------------------- "Peter Frank" wrote in message ... I wrote: Hi, I am fiddling around with all the parameters that Windows Vista Search offers (Windows Vista SP2/German, Windows Search 4.0). I use this page here as a reference: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx However, here is my first problem: Whenever I use the search term kind:, I never get any results no matter whether I use kind:docs, kindics or anything else even though the indexed locations definitely contain documents and pictures and fulfill the other search criteria I use. As soon as I remove kind: from my search terms, I do get results. Another similar search term that does not work on my computer is type:? What could be the problem? My second "problem" is this: How can I use the search term ext: with more than one extension? Using ext:doc works fine as well as ext:xls, but ext:doc xls does not work, neither does "ext:doc or xls" or extdoc or xls). What would be the correct syntax to search for files having either the extension doc or xls? I already found the solution to the second problem. I had to write OR in all capital letters, i.e. extdoc OR xls). My first problem may be related to the fact that my Windows version is German but most of the English search terms work, so I am not sure. Peter |
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Problems with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax
Retroman wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:55:26 +0200, Peter Frank wrote: I wrote: Hi, I am fiddling around with all the parameters that Windows Vista Search offers (Windows Vista SP2/German, Windows Search 4.0). I use this page here as a reference: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro.../advquery.mspx However, here is my first problem: Whenever I use the search term kind:, I never get any results no matter whether I use kind:docs, kindics or anything else even though the indexed locations definitely contain documents and pictures and fulfill the other search criteria I use. As soon as I remove kind: from my search terms, I do get results. Another similar search term that does not work on my computer is type:? What could be the problem? My second "problem" is this: How can I use the search term ext: with more than one extension? Using ext:doc works fine as well as ext:xls, but ext:doc xls does not work, neither does "ext:doc or xls" or extdoc or xls). What would be the correct syntax to search for files having either the extension doc or xls? I already found the solution to the second problem. I had to write OR in all capital letters, i.e. extdoc OR xls). My first problem may be related to the fact that my Windows version is German but most of the English search terms work, so I am not sure. Hello Peter, Yes, the operators AND and OR must be upper case. On your first question, I can tell you that the "kind" and "type" properties work as just expected on my US English Vista SP1 machine. I would try the German equivalents instead of English. Perhaps MS has a similar help page for German users of Windows Search. Thanks for your reply. So, I now know that the problem is language-related. Unfortunately, there is no similar help page for German user of Windows search. The German help pages about Windows Search that I could find using Google and the search function on Microsoft's website were all much more basic than the one in my posting above. As you suggested, I will try the German equivalents although this is some guess work because there are sometimes several possible translations. Peter |
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Problems with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax
"On Request" wrote:
You may find a solution at this URL: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/win...echniques.aspx No solution for problem No.2 but still helpful regarding the Boolean operators (apart from which this page is almost identical to the link I posted). Thanks. Peter |
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Problems with Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax
"Peter Frank" wrote in message
... snip As you suggested, I will try the German equivalents although this is some guess work because there are sometimes several possible translations. Peter If you use Group By (eg, Type) in an Explorer window and look at the labels used for the groups you may be able to work out the language-specific terms you need to use for your searching. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) |