Bug in the 'Find Files'?

[bdk]

Hi

I think I have found a bug in 'Find Files'. I think the | option is broken.
To reproduce:
Create a directory called test, create two subdirectories in test called main and target. Create a file called fileToFind in each of these subdirectories.
Now navigate back to directory test and invoke Find Files.
Try searching for 'fileToFind'. You will find both files.
Then try to search using 'fileToFind | target\' and you will find none!!
The file under main should be found, but is not.

Can anybody else reproduce? Or am I doing something wrong?
I am pretty sure this functionality worked prior to TC 7.5.

regards,
bdk

[yeskky]

I don't think it's a bug.Read help file first please.

New: Include/Exclude certain directories in the search. Wildcards can be used in include/exclude directory names, and the names must have a trailing backslash \ .
Examples:
*.ini | windows\ finds all ini files except those in directories called "Windows" and their subdirs.

[petermad]

You have to put a wildcard in the filename for this to work.

If you search for *fileToFind | target\ it will work.

But I admit that it is not very consistant that searching for fileToFind works while searching for fileToFind | target\ doesn't.

[bdk]

Thanks for your replies.
I have read the help file, and I never interpreted that you HAVE TO use wildcards in the filename to make the | work, just that you CAN use wildcards.
But now I know.

If there is not a very technical reason for the inconsistent behavior 'petermad' points out I really think it should be fixed.

[white]

Confirmed.

It looks like when there are no wildcard characters or dots in the the Search for field, the pipe symbol (|) is not interpreted and file names are compared with the contents of the whole Search for field.

Just adding a dot does work:
fileToFind | target.\

or:
fileToFind. | target\

I agree that it should be fixed or at least explained better in the help.


BTW. It does not matter where the wildcard character is used. The following examples also work:
fileToFind | target*\
fileToFind | *target\
fileToFind | tar*get\

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, the pipe symbol is only interpreted while in wildcard search mode. I will try to support it also in other modes.