How to search content inside specific file format

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demokedes
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How to search content inside specific file format

Post by demokedes »

Dear all,
I understand searching through the content is extremely slow, but is there an option to search through the content of specific file type. For example I would like to search inside the content only inside the *.*sql files. Is that possible?
Thank you,
Regards
NotNull
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Re: How to search content inside specific file format

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ext:sql  content:"your text"
will only search in .sql files. Adding a path and/or date-range might limit the number of .sql files even further.

Example:

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c:\development   dm:2022..2023   ext:sql  content:"your text"
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tuska
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Re: How to search content inside specific file format

Post by tuska »

Search query

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ext:sql ansicontent:"my text"
- OR -
ext:sql utf8content:"my text"
Reference: Info by NotNull - Filter or Bookmark ...

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Search: content:mytext: | ansicontent:mytext: | utf8content:mytext: | utf16content:mytext: | utf16becontent:mytext:

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Macro:  mycontent<mytext>
Search query (using a Filter or Bookmark):

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ext:sql mycontent:"my text"
demokedes
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Re: How to search content inside specific file format

Post by demokedes »

Thank you very much. This is exactly what I needed. Regards
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