Search for file attributes

[ebakker]

I use Search (Alt-F7) to search for files with Archive attribute set.
- "Search for: |.svn\" --> don't search in subversion directory's.
- Tab Advanced, Attributes, checkbox Archive.

Press button "Feed to listbox".

Select All files (Ctrl-A)

Menu Files, Change Attributes
- Recurse directory's is TRUE.
- Checkbox Archive empty (FALSE).
Press OK button.

Check if File attribute is really cleared:
right mouseclick, properties. Seems okay.

Now comes the strange part:
I press Alt-F7 again (search) with the same search settings.
And I get the same file list!
This is not good, because the file attributes have changed.
Probably this list is cached into memory?

I use Windows 7 and Totalcommander v8.51a (both 64 bit).

[Dalai]

Now comes the strange part:
I press Alt-F7 again (search) with the same search settings.
And I get the same file list!

Did you actually hit "Search" again or did you just open the Search dialog without pressing "Search"? The former would be a bug while the latter is not (the list is cached and shown again for the user's comfort).

Regards
Dalai

[MVV]

Dalai, TC clears search results when you click 'feed to listbox', so the latter is not possible with given scenario.

[Dalai]

2MVV
You're right. Never mind.

Regards
Dalai

[ebakker]

I pressed Search again indeed.
If I close TC and try again, the new search gives a "fresh" list, but the problem is still reproducable.

[petermad]

I can confirm 2ebakker's observation, if I do the second search while the file panel is showing the fed search result.

If I press BackSpace before I do the second search I get the correct result.

[ghisler(Author)]

I don't quite understand the problem - when you press Alt+F7 again, the "search attributes" are cleared, so TC doesn't search by attributes any more on that second call.

[petermad]

I press Alt-F7 again (search) with the same search settings.

The problem is that after all archive attributes are removed in the fed to listbox list, and a new search is done from that list with the same settings i.e: Tab Advanced, Attributes, checkbox Archive - then the same result comes up even though no files should be found, since there is no files left with the archive bit set anymore.

[MarcinW]

I can reproduce the problem with the following scenario (TC 8.51a 32-bit):

1) Create C:\Test folder and copy some files there - they will get Archive attributes automatically
2) Display C:\Test folder in BOTH panels and activate the right panel
3) Press Alt+F7, leave "Search for:" empty, go to "Advanced" tab and check "Attributes" -> "Archive", press "Start search" button
4) Press "Feed to listbox" button - now you have search results in the right panel
5) Select all results in the right panel and clear their Archive attributes by using "Files" -> "Change Attributes" menu

Now:
- if you repeat step 3) in the left panel, you will get empty result list - this is right, because there are no longer any files with Archive attribute in C:\Test,
- if you repeat step 3) in the right panel, you will get some results.

Regards

[ghisler(Author)]

2petermad
When you press Alt+F7 again, search for attributes is NOT checked.

[petermad]

2ghisler(Author)

I press Alt-F7 again (search) with the same search settings.

Of course that means: if you press Alt+F7 and activate the search for attributes again - try it and you will se that TC finds the same files again, even though their archive attributes has been cleared...

Just do as 2MarcinW has described.