find multiple files in multiple folders using muliple text strings

[McGoo]

I need to search a huge archive of text files, stored in multiple folders each containing hundreds of text files.
I have a list of text strings to search a sub set of the archive folders for and each text string search will return one individual file
I already know ways to restrict the folders to be searched by date and selected folder etc and I also believe I need to check the RegEx(2) box but for the life of me, I just can't remember how to separate each string in the "Find Text" data entry field.

Thanks in advance

Jim

[nsp]

... I just can't remember how to separate each string in the "Find Text" data entry field.

Thanks in advance

Jim

Hi Jim,
The easiest to search for one string over multiple, is to use Regular Expression (tick option RegEx (2) and enter expression like:

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str1|str2|str3|str4.......|strxxx

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[McGoo]

Thanks nsp, that's it