Processing URL files

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Dmitry D.
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Processing URL files

Post by Dmitry D. »

Please, add support for the content indexing and preview panel for *.url files.
They are just a text files in the ini format.
NotNull
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Re: Processing URL files

Post by NotNull »

Those are Windows settings; not specific to Everything.

But ... you can add preview and content searching yourself for these .url files.
It requires some registry tweaking. Will post instructions tonight or tomorrow when I have access to my notes (have done this myself for a couple of file extensions)
ovg
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Re: Processing URL files

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Dmitry D.
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Re: Processing URL files

Post by Dmitry D. »

Thank you very much... but with url files it didn't help.
And first of all, I am interested in searching url by content.
Third party applications for example store additional information:

[InternetShortcut]
URL=http://www.steves-digicams.com/digsoftware.html
[MyIE2]
VisitTimes=13


My Windows search settings are right — .url filter checked as «search by title and content».
Folder favorites is included in the Search.

May be add direct support for url files by Everything?
void
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Re: Processing URL files

Post by void »

.URLs are just ansi text files. Please try the ansicontent: search function, for example:
*.url ansicontent:steves-digicams.com

Note: File content is not indexed, searching will be slow.
Dmitry D.
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Re: Processing URL files

Post by Dmitry D. »

Thank you, now works!
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