File Mask: Enter a single file name or one or more include &/or exclude File Masks to specify the files &/or subdirectories to search. File and directory masks can be combined to create complex file mask expressions to include files in some subdirectories while excluding those in others. The wildcards characters * and ? may be used in a manner similar to the DOS dir command, e.g., *.*;*.txt;*.doc;*.??1. More than one mask can be specified by using a semicolon separator (see above). Exclude masks use the ~ character to denote a mask NOT to search (e.g., *.*;~*.swp;~*.exe;~*.dll). To specify a ~ character as part of the file mask, use \~ to denote the literal (e.g., *.*;\~*.tmp). If you have "Search ZIP Files" turned on, the mask is applied to files inside of ZIP files as well as ordinary files in the path specified in the path field. Your last few search file masks are saved for you and you can find them in the combo box list (). See File Masks for more information.

In the example here, the mask *.htm* will include all files that have a filename suffix ("filetype") involving .htm. For example, this mask would find the files file.htm, home.html, test.html, or weirdnamedfile.htmltxt.

Notes:

• You can also drag n drop a file from Explorer into the File Mask field.

• When a script is active, this field may change to reflect the script in place, e.g., "Use Script file: xxx", where xxx is the name of the script file.