Text search in Synchronize directories

[GerA]

Hi

I have a search filter defined and saved:

search for: *.txt;*.ini
find text: [Data]

and when I use this filter in synchronize directories the 'search for' is applied but the 'find text' is NOT.

Is this a bug or am I doing it wrong?

[Gral]

...Is this a bug or am I doing it wrong?

How do you load saved search?
From dropdown list as "*.txt;*.ini" or from "1x" button?
The latter is a right way.

[GerA]

Hi Gral, I use the "1x" button.

[Gral]

And you choose one of the saved search then?

[GerA]

Yes, I choose one of the saved search.

In the dropdown it then shows ">*.txt;*.ini containing Data section"

[ghisler(Author)]

Could you try to rename the saved search? The wildcards in the name are probably causing your problems.
In my tests, the content search seems to work also in synchronize dirs.

[GerA]

Hi,

After renaming the searchcriteria it seems to work. Thanks.

[ghisler(Author)]

I have checked the code - it doesn't work when the name contains at least one semicolon ";". The reason is that the function expects wildcards separated by spaces, not semicolons, e.g.
*.txt *.ini
not
*.txt;*.ini
so they get replaced. While this works when you enter wildcards directly, it fails when you use a stored search name, which was added much later. I will disable the function which replaces ";" by " " when using a stored search.

[GerA]

Hi Christian, thanks for the explanation.

Solved! (I was looking for a 'solved' button in the forum but I couldn't find one)

[petermad]

Solved! (I was looking for a 'solved' button in the forum but I couldn't find one)

You can edit your first post in this thread and add [Solved] to the start of the subject.

[ghisler(Author)]

I have fixed this in TC 10.52 release candidate 1 and later, please check it! So now you can use semicolons ";" in the names of saved searches and use them in synchronize direcories.

[ghisler(Author)]

This should be fixed in TC 11 beta (actually already in 10.52), please test it.

[petermad]

2ghisler(Author)
GerA already confirmed it solved in his post from Thursday 29-09-2022, 10:12:47