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Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed

Are you using the Search under File|Open?

I've always had better luck with the Windows search (windows start
button|search).

ECouwenberg wrote:
gt;
gt; Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
gt; There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
gt; containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
gt; stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed

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Dave Peterson

Thanks Dave,

I am using the Windows search as well !
Seems this search system is not 100% reliable, I checked with my collegues,
they tested and they have the same problem.

Brgds Ed

quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:

gt; Are you using the Search under File|Open?
gt;
gt; I've always had better luck with the Windows search (windows start
gt; button|search).
gt;
gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
gt; gt; There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
gt; gt; containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
gt; gt; stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed
gt;
gt; --
gt;
gt; Dave Peterson
gt;

I've had better luck looking for strings (not numbers).

Maybe it's time to try Google Desktop (or MSN desktop or ...).
ECouwenberg wrote:
gt;
gt; Thanks Dave,
gt;
gt; I am using the Windows search as well !
gt; Seems this search system is not 100% reliable, I checked with my collegues,
gt; they tested and they have the same problem.
gt;
gt; Brgds Ed
gt;
gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt; Are you using the Search under File|Open?
gt; gt;
gt; gt; I've always had better luck with the Windows search (windows start
gt; gt; button|search).
gt; gt;
gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
gt; gt; gt; There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
gt; gt; gt; containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
gt; gt; gt; stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed
gt; gt;
gt; gt; --
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt;

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Dave Peterson

I am using quot;control Fquot; which is similar to Windows search. I am only looking
for text strings in documents which I stored on our local LAN.

quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:

gt; I've had better luck looking for strings (not numbers).
gt;
gt; Maybe it's time to try Google Desktop (or MSN desktop or ...).
gt;
gt;
gt;
gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Thanks Dave,
gt; gt;
gt; gt; I am using the Windows search as well !
gt; gt; Seems this search system is not 100% reliable, I checked with my collegues,
gt; gt; they tested and they have the same problem.
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Brgds Ed
gt; gt;
gt; gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; Are you using the Search under File|Open?
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; I've always had better luck with the Windows search (windows start
gt; gt; gt; button|search).
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
gt; gt; gt; gt; There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
gt; gt; gt; gt; containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
gt; gt; gt; gt; stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; --
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt; gt;
gt;
gt; --
gt;
gt; Dave Peterson
gt;

Flying Windows-F?

I don't recall if you can point those indexers to UNC drives or even mapped
drives. You may want to look into them.

ECouwenberg wrote:
gt;
gt; I am using quot;control Fquot; which is similar to Windows search. I am only looking
gt; for text strings in documents which I stored on our local LAN.
gt;
gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt; I've had better luck looking for strings (not numbers).
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Maybe it's time to try Google Desktop (or MSN desktop or ...).
gt; gt;
gt; gt;
gt; gt;
gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; Thanks Dave,
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; I am using the Windows search as well !
gt; gt; gt; Seems this search system is not 100% reliable, I checked with my collegues,
gt; gt; gt; they tested and they have the same problem.
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; Brgds Ed
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; Are you using the Search under File|Open?
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; I've always had better luck with the Windows search (windows start
gt; gt; gt; gt; button|search).
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; --
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt;
gt; gt; --
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt;

--

Dave Peterson

thanks again but I am not sure what you mean. All the folders/documents have
been moved already but the problem stayed. It makes no difference if the
directories with folders and documents are on my harddisk or on the local
LAN. The problem occurs only with some excel files (not all !), there is no
problem for instance if it concerns Word documents.

quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:

gt; Flying Windows-F?
gt;
gt; I don't recall if you can point those indexers to UNC drives or even mapped
gt; drives. You may want to look into them.
gt;
gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; I am using quot;control Fquot; which is similar to Windows search. I am only looking
gt; gt; for text strings in documents which I stored on our local LAN.
gt; gt;
gt; gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; I've had better luck looking for strings (not numbers).
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; Maybe it's time to try Google Desktop (or MSN desktop or ...).
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; Thanks Dave,
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; I am using the Windows search as well !
gt; gt; gt; gt; Seems this search system is not 100% reliable, I checked with my collegues,
gt; gt; gt; gt; they tested and they have the same problem.
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; Brgds Ed
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Are you using the Search under File|Open?
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; I've always had better luck with the Windows search (windows start
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; button|search).
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; --
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; --
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt; gt;
gt;
gt; --
gt;
gt; Dave Peterson
gt;

If Windows|Search doesn't work the way you want it, you'll have to find
something else. My suggestion is to look at Google Desktop or MSN Desktop. But
I'm not sure if they do remote drives.

I know that I'm not smart enough to rewrite Windows|search to make it work all
the time.
ECouwenberg wrote:
gt;
gt; thanks again but I am not sure what you mean. All the folders/documents have
gt; been moved already but the problem stayed. It makes no difference if the
gt; directories with folders and documents are on my harddisk or on the local
gt; LAN. The problem occurs only with some excel files (not all !), there is no
gt; problem for instance if it concerns Word documents.
gt;
gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt; Flying Windows-F?
gt; gt;
gt; gt; I don't recall if you can point those indexers to UNC drives or even mapped
gt; gt; drives. You may want to look into them.
gt; gt;
gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; I am using quot;control Fquot; which is similar to Windows search. I am only looking
gt; gt; gt; for text strings in documents which I stored on our local LAN.
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; I've had better luck looking for strings (not numbers).
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; Maybe it's time to try Google Desktop (or MSN desktop or ...).
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Thanks Dave,
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; I am using the Windows search as well !
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Seems this search system is not 100% reliable, I checked with my collegues,
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; they tested and they have the same problem.
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Brgds Ed
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; quot;Dave Petersonquot; wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Are you using the Search under File|Open?
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; I've always had better luck with the Windows search (windows start
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; button|search).
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; ECouwenberg wrote:
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Searching for a string in the quot;containing textquot; box I got quot;Search is compete.
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; There are no results to displayquot; while I know I stored excel files which are
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; containing the text I am looking for. This problem doesnot apply for all
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; stored excel files ! Who can help me with this problem ? Kind regards, Ed
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; --
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt; gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; --
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt; gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt; gt; gt;
gt; gt;
gt; gt; --
gt; gt;
gt; gt; Dave Peterson
gt; gt;

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Dave Peterson