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SEARCH.COM is from PC Magazine May 14, 1985 page 243
by Steve Holzner (c) 1985.
Original Name LOCATE.COM.
This program is to allow the user of a hard disk to search for an
ASCII string throughout a disk, across any or all subdirectories.
It even strips the 8th bit so it works right with WordStar files.
The DOS FIND command has a similar mission, but can only search a
specified file. Some commercial programs will search on a
specified directory, but SEARCH will search every path that you
give it in the order given in a file named PATH.DAT, which must
be in the ROOT directory.
Since sub-directories are involved, DOS 2.x or higher is
required. SEARCH has been successfully tested with MS-DOS 2.11
on a Compaq Plus.
Command Syntax: SEARCH text to search for<cr>
A sample PATH.DAT file:
\WS
\SECTION1
\SECTION1\A
\SECTION1\B
\WP
\MM
A:
PATH.DAT IS LIMITED TO 300 BYTES MAXIMUM.
Note that you can even have SEARCH check more than one disk drive
if you want. The root directory of the default drive is searched
automatically. If you wish to search a root directory of another
drive, do NOT use `a:\` in PATH.DAT, or the program will hang. A
Ctrl-Break will put you back in control. To search a root
directory, use the drive letter and colon only.
SEARCH permits you to enter a search string of up to 20
characters, and returns a total of 40 characters to show context.
It IS case sensitive, so it only returns EXACT matches. It does
not pause when the screen fills, so if you think there are
multiple matches, you may want to use the DOS MORE filter, or
turn on the printer echo for a hard copy.
I renamed the program from the original LOCATE.COM because it
conflicts with a Public Domain program that finds filenames
across sub-directories.
Jim Nelden
Normal, Illinois
conflicts with a Public Domain program that finds