Searching for files in Filesystems


It is possible to do searches to find files in the mounted directories, based on modification date, file name, text in the file, or any combination of these three. You can also use regular expressions.

To initiate a search for files in Filesystems:

The Search Results window will then appear and give a tree view of the results of the search. You can use this window much as you use the Explorer. Contextual menus are available for each of the items listed, and you can use the Properties window to display the properties of the selected item. For every search that you initiate, a new tab will appear in the Search Results window with the results for that search.

If you press the Customize Criteria... button, the Customize Criteria dialog box will reappear with the criteria used in the last search. You can modify these criteria to refine your search.

Organization of the Customize Criteria dialog box

The Customize Criteria dialog box box is divided into two panels:

The Predefined panel has a combo box that lists the options Apply and Do not apply, the empty search criteria for that type, and any sets of search criteria you have saved.

When Do not apply is selected, the criteria entered in the second panel are not applied in the search. When Apply is selected, the criteria in the second panel will be used in the search. When you select one of the predefined search criteria, that criterion will be appear in the second panel.

Doing simples searches
To do a simple search of file systems:
Searching specific nodes in Filesystems

If you want to search only in a specific part of the hierarchy in Filesystems, you can do so by selecting a node and selecting Edit | Find... from the main menu or using the CTRL+f keyboard shortcut. The Customize Criteria dialog box will appear. After you enter the search criteria, the search will be conducted recursively on all subnodes of the one selected.

Saving search criteria

Once you have entered a set of search criteria in the Customize Criteria dialog box, you can click Save as... and then enter a name for the criterion in the dialog box to save it for use in later searches. Search criteria are saved by search category.

Using saved search criteria

To search with a criterion that you have already defined, select the criterion in the combo box in the panel labeled Predefined and then press Search. You can also recall saved criteria and modify them. By pressing Restore, the newly-entered criteria are changed back to their saved values.

Searching with combinations of search criteria

You can search for files using a combination of the three types of search criteria. To do so, enter a search criterion under one of the three tabs and then switch to another tab and enter criteria.

Note: The predefined search criteria are stored by category. For example, predefined criteria created under the Date tab can not hold any Object Name criteria.

Predefining and modifying search criteria in the Project Settings window

Search criteria can be created and modified under the Search Types node in the Project Settings window.

To predefine search criteria:

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