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brenellic2000 · 26th Aug 2019, 3:43 pm

Thanks,

While G6Tanuki's and Arjoll's improved save-to-file trick now makes it a manageable tool through EDLIN, I'm finding that it is very selective in reporting those files that contain the target word(s), correctly spelt, ignoring several files which I know for certain do! I'm mystified... but at any rate this fundamental unreliability makes the whole exercise rather pointless and I'm frankly better of using my instinct and the basic Type and Edit commands! Progress, eh?!

Anyway thanks very much for all your help - much appreciated as ever. Back to square one...

Barry

26th Aug 2019, 3:43 pm	#17
brenellic2000 Octode Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rye, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 1,647	Re: Word in file search utility, DOS Thanks, While G6Tanuki's and Arjoll's improved save-to-file trick now makes it a manageable tool through EDLIN, I'm finding that it is very selective in reporting those files that contain the target word(s), correctly spelt, ignoring several files which I know for certain do! I'm mystified... but at any rate this fundamental unreliability makes the whole exercise rather pointless and I'm frankly better of using my instinct and the basic Type and Edit commands! Progress, eh?! Anyway thanks very much for all your help - much appreciated as ever. Back to square one... Barry