I'm using Vista and am unable to figure out how to find a set of files that
have certain file extensions. In XP, I would search a folder and type:

*.exe;*.txt;*.whatever

to find all files with those extensions in a folder. How do I do this in
Vista?

Thanks for the help!

You are looking for files that are either .exe, or .txt etc? Use the OR
keyword {in capitals} to search for files matching any one term in the
search box:

*.exe OR *.txt OR *.whatever


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I'm using Vista and am unable to figure out how to find a set of files
that
have certain file extensions. In XP, I would search a folder and type:

*.exe;*.txt;*.whatever

to find all files with those extensions in a folder. How do I do this in
Vista?

Thanks for the help!

Thanks!

When you search for *.xls, you also get *.xlsx files. This is not the
end of the world, because you can sort by the Type column and easily
view a list of all *.xls files. However, if you have hundreds of
thousands of both, it would be helpful just to see the *.xls files.

Is this possible?


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in the Search box, use:

="*.xls"

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



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When you search for *.xls, you also get *.xlsx files. This is not the
end of the world, because you can sort by the Type column and easily
view a list of all *.xls files. However, if you have hundreds of
thousands of both, it would be helpful just to see the *.xls files.

Is this possible?


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Keith Miller \(MVP\);729038 Wrote:
in the Search box, use:

="*.xls"

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"KeithHoward" wrote in
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When you search for *.xls, you also get *.xlsx files. This is not the
end of the world, because you can sort by the Type column and easily
view a list of all *.xls files. However, if you have hundreds of
thousands of both, it would be helpful just to see the *.xls files.

Is this possible?


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Sweet. Thank you Keith.

- Keith

P.S. Is there a documentation link on these neat little tricks like =
and OR? All the best.


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KeithHoward wrote:



P.S. Is there a documentation link on these neat little tricks like =
and OR? All the best.



Take your choice:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

The magic word is "Boolean".

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

Malke;729598 Wrote:
KeithHoward wrote:



P.S. Is there a documentation link on these neat little tricks like =
and OR? All the best.



Take your choice:
'boolean search - Google Search' (http://tinyurl.com/yvyfjk)

The magic word is "Boolean".

Malke
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MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
'index' (http://www.elephantboycomputers.com)
Don't Panic!
Thanks. On some of those links, it was not immediately clear that those
boolean operators work in Windows Explorer searching, but I'll
experiment. Also, is = really a boolean operator? Anyway, I'll start
with AND, OR, and NOT. Regards, Keith


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Here are some:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb266512.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/des.../advanced.mspx

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

Lots of repetition among the three articles. But not much about '=' and
more importantly, '~'

If you were searching for filenames with parentheses in the name, the
following don't give accurate results:

name:"*(*)*"
name:="*(*)*"

you need to use:

name:~"*(*)*"



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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"KeithHoward" wrote in
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Keith Miller \(MVP\);729038 Wrote:
in the Search box, use:

="*.xls"

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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]



"KeithHoward" wrote in
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When you search for *.xls, you also get *.xlsx files. This is not the
end of the world, because you can sort by the Type column and easily
view a list of all *.xls files. However, if you have hundreds of
thousands of both, it would be helpful just to see the *.xls files.

Is this possible?


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KeithHoward
Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Sweet. Thank you Keith.

- Keith

P.S. Is there a documentation link on these neat little tricks like =
and OR? All the best.


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KeithHoward
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Keith,

Yet again you've come through. Thank you, especially for the morsel on
use of ~.

Kind regards,

London Keith


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