"Jon" wrote:
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> "Pete L" <Pete [email]L@discussions.microsoft.com[/email]> wrote in message
> news:AFB26F88-A35D-46EB-B4E9-DABDA3F25C98@microsoft.com...[color=green]
> > When searching for a text string (like 'cussler") in a folder of Works
> > files,
> > there are no findings even when I know there are several instances of that
> > string there. The search function does not work on the works files but
> > does
> > work on other files. Has anyone else seen this?[/color]
>
>
> Check the settings for .wps files etc via
>
> Control Panel > Indexing Options > Advanced > File Types
>
> If it's set for 'File properties only' then that would explain it.
>
> You might need to install a special IFilter for MSWorks if the text Ifilter
> doesn't do the trick.
>
> --
> Jon
>
>
> I tried changing the file type as suggested without any results. Thanks for suggestion.[/color]