This is the documentation for the Search Files 1.3 application.
The differences since version 1.0 include an increase in speed, a few bug fixes, the option to have a beep or dialog box when the search finishes, the option to only see the first hit in each file, and the ability to drag-and-drop folders and disks onto the Search Files application. If you have used an older version of Search Files on your Mac, you'll probably have to rebuild your desktop file before drag-and-drop will work.
Search Files looks for strings in files on your hard disk. The dialog box it displays when you start it allows you to specify the string to search for, the folder to search in, whether to ignore case, and whether to search only in TEXT files. Use the Search In... button to select the folder you want to search. Search Files will look in all files in the folder you designate, as well as files in sub-folders. You can start the search by clicking on the Search button, or by pressing return. You can stop a search by clicking on the Stop button, or holding down the apple key and pressing period. Each time it finds your string in a file, Search Files displays the file name and the surrounding text in the results field ( the large scrolling rectangle). If you click on one of the lines in that field and select the Get Info item under the File menu, Search Files will display the folders you need to open to find the file.
You can save the results of a search to a TEXT file with the Save Results menu item. You can open up more search windows with the New menu item.
If you are running System 7 and you double-click on one of the lines in the results field, Search Files will start up the indicated file's application and cause it to open the file. You may wish to copy Search Files into the Apple Menu Items folder in your system folder.
Search Files is shareware. If you find it useful, please send $12 to:
