Find Files - Strange Results

[Rhywun]

I get strange results when I use "Find Files", and now I am totally confused.... For example, I have a directory containing 66 files all ending in ".PRC". When I enter "*.prc" in the file name box, the search returns 1 file (?!). When I enter just "prc" or leave it blank the search returns all 66 files. Other strange result is, when I try to search for text that I KNOW is inside one or more files, the search again only returns a few files even if EVERY SINGLE file contains the specified text.... All of the other search options on all three pages are blank. Any ideas what could be happening?

[ghisler(Author)]

Maybe you had some files selected when starting the search function? Then the option "Only search in selected files" will be checked.

Another guess: The files may have invisible chars like spaces after the text "prc". Then *.prc will not find them, while prc alone will look for the string anywhere in the name. To verify this, try searching for *.prc* or even *.*prc*

[Rhywun]

Maybe you had some files selected when starting the search function? Then the option "Only search in selected files" will be checked.
Another guess: The files may have invisible chars like spaces after the text "prc". Then *.prc will not find them, while prc alone will look for the string anywhere in the name. To verify this, try searching for *.prc* or even *.*prc*

Hmmm I can't reproduce the first problem now - it seems to be working properly...

And for the second problem (can't find text in files) I discovered that I had to check "Unicode" in order to find text in those files--but how would I know whether the files are in Unicode beforehand?!

[Clo]

2Rhywun

but how would I know whether the files are in Unicode beforehand?!

  Hello !
• A simple trick : mark the file, then view it in Lister (F3). Then, open the "Options" menu of Lister: the type of text file has a tick...

  Kind regards,
Claude
Clo