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Windows 7: Search text file contents for special character
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24 Jul 2012
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Search text file contents for special character
Hey,
I'm trying to search the contents of some text files. The string I am searching for is SAP*. As you can probably guess when I type * I get everything that starts with the word SAP.
I tried using ~"SAP*", ~SAP"(*)" etc. but it continues to show me everything that starts with SAP. I can't use ~"*" because there are other entries that contain an *.
Any ideas?
Cheers,
Loader | My System Specs |
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24 Jul 2012
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
Hi,
The results depend on which text editor you are using. This is what I get when I use FREE NotePad++ 
Regards,
Golden | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 25
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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24 Jul 2012
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#3 | |
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Hi,
Thanks, but this is not what I am after.
I am trying to search multiple .txt files using the Windows search feature. On XP you could just type SAP[*], but this doesn't work anymore.
EDIT: The text I want to search for is "SAP*", I don't want to return SAP1,SAP2 etc.. Only SAP*. | | My System Specs | | |
24 Jul 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
Quote: Originally Posted by Loader  using the Windows search feature Oh.....I missed that part.
You mean like this right?  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 25
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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24 Jul 2012
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#5 | |
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Hi,
No - I want to search the contents of multiple text files for text that includes *.
The following results are not correct:
SAP1
SAPabc
SAP23
The following result is correct:
SAP*
Something like: Search - Content:~"SAP(*)" | | My System Specs | | |
24 Jul 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
How about this?  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 25
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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24 Jul 2012
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#7 | |
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Hi,
But this will only search one text file, correct?
I have over 100 to search the contents of, this is why I am using the Windows Search feature. | | My System Specs | | |
24 Jul 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
No, it can open multiple text files.....for the number you want to search, I recommend UltraEdit (but its not free).
As far as I know, no Windows search function has the ability to scan within text files for specific strings, as in this case. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 25
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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24 Jul 2012
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#9 | |
Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1 NC, USA |
You might try using File Locator Lite (free).
You can search for SAP* in the file contents, and the * is not used as a wildcard character. FileLocator Lite - Free File Searching Utility | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number home built
OS Win 7 Pro x64 SP1, Win 7 Ult x86 SP1
CPU AMD Athlon II x4 620
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
Memory 6GB GSkill DDR2 800
Graphics Card AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
Sound Card on board Realtek ALC889A
Monitor(s) Displays RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050...
Keyboard Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
Mouse Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
PSU Corsair 500 W
Case Rosewill mid tower
Cooling CM 90mm Tower
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
Internet Speed Uverse - 12Mbps D / 1.5Mbps U
Antivirus Avast free OR MSE. (+ MBAM Pro).
Browser 1-Firefox, 2-IE. (Chrome and Opera for testing)
Other Info 2 PCs: Primary: dual-boot, Test: triple-boot.
Mainly HTPC/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.
Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.
Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
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24 Jul 2012
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#10 | |
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Excellent, this did the trick. Thank you very much David. | | My System Specs | | Search text file contents for special character problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:38 PM. |  |
