I have an HP Pavilion with XP home edition;
when I am in
C:\Documents and Settings\me\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
I see all my temp files, including xxxx.jpg, xxxx.swf etc, so I hit F3
and I am in my search box now.
I have a checkmark on;
search system folders,
search hidden files and
search subfolders
the problem is, I put *.jpg in the "all or part of filename", and no
files show up in the search, how can this be?
Thanks much!
R. Hamm

Ramey wrote:
> I have an HP Pavilion with XP home edition;
> when I am in
> C:\Documents and Settings\me\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
> I see all my temp files, including xxxx.jpg, xxxx.swf etc, so I hit
> F3
> and I am in my search box now.
> I have a checkmark on;
> search system folders,
> search hidden files and
> search subfolders
> the problem is, I put *.jpg in the "all or part of filename", and no
> files show up in the search, how can this be?

Because you don't have a jpg file by the name of "*". Just put in .jpg
and they will all show.

Tom J

> Because you don't have a jpg file by the name of "*". Just put in .jpg
> and they will all show.
>
> Tom J

Well, .jpg works, but now also *.jpg works!
I have a column to display size, the header is there but it does not
show the file sizes, this this is quirky!
Thanks,
Ramey

Tom J wrote:
> Ramey wrote:
> > I have an HP Pavilion with XP home edition;
> > when I am in
> > C:\Documents and Settings\me\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
> > I see all my temp files, including xxxx.jpg, xxxx.swf etc, so I hit
> > F3 and I am in my search box now.
> > I have a checkmark on;
> > search system folders,
> > search hidden files and
> > search subfolders
> > the problem is, I put *.jpg in the "all or part of filename", and no
> > files show up in the search,

*** What happens with other searches such as "*.txt" ?


> how can this be?

> Because you don't have a jpg file by the name of "*". Just put in .jpg
> and they will all show.

> Tom J

*** That should not be it. The asterisk and question mark are legitimate
wildcard characters.

Richard Bonner
http://www.chebucto.ca/~ak621/DOS/