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Text-based file search | Omni-Lookup has a different policy

Rolf Keller — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 05:59:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Rolf Keller
Post title: Omni-Lookup has a different policy

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

So... wouldn't text-based file search be quite slow, then?[/quote]

Omni-Lookup is not meant/suited for searching the entire hard disk. It is meant for searching a predefined bunch of data sources. Any such data source can be one certain file (e. g. a client's offline glossary) or something else (e. g. Google). If you set up a bunch of, say, twenty .txt or Excel files, there is no speed problem. As you can set up an indefinite number of different bunches, you are totally flexible.

Indexes have advantages and disadvantages. Disadvantages: They have to be created upfront, they have to be updated, and they sometimes suppress some hits if the indexer doesn't know all the details of the particular file format. Omni-Lookup, on the other hand, uses the original file-specific applications, e. g. it can use MS Word Viewer for .doc or Notepad for .txt.

[quote]Does this mean that the Windows Search service must be enabled in to use the Index data source type? [/quote]

Of course. But many users never use this feature because they don't know about its powerfullness. :-( Windows Search has to be configured, i. e. one should set its search region properly. E. g. one should set the region to X:\AllMyTranslations or to Y:\\AllMyGlossaries or the like.

Text-based file search | So... regarding Omni Lookup

Samuel Murray — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 20:16:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: So... regarding Omni Lookup

[quote]Rolf Keller wrote:
Omni-Lookup does not store any index. [/quote]

So... wouldn't text-based file search be quite slow, then?

[quote]When you create a data source of type "Index", the Windows internal index will be used. [/quote]

Does this mean that the Windows Search service must be enabled in to use the Index data source type?

Text-based file search | A simple task, at least in theory

Rolf Keller — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 17:51:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Rolf Keller
Post title: A simple task, at least in theory

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

I can't figure out how to do a text search with Omni Lookup. I have no idea where to find the "Starting parameters" settings. [/quote]

In the user guide on page 6 there is a step-by-step list for this. Follow the steps in order to create a new data source of type "Appl". The very last step opens the "Properties" window for that new data source. Within that window you'll find the "Starting parameters" box. Then read the entire chapter (5.2) you quoted from. Less than 3 pages ... the data type "Appl" is the most complicated, though. Configuring the other 5 types is much less difficult.

Regarding Indexing: Omni-Lookup does not store any index. When you create a data source of type "Index", the Windows internal index will be used.

Omni-Lookup's main feature is the possibility to search several sources of different types at the same time and (in most cases) upon only one click. On the very first day this requires some configuration work.

Text-based file search | How to index/search files with Omni Lookup

Samuel Murray — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:04:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: How to index/search files with Omni Lookup

[quote]Rolf Keller wrote:
[url removed] [/quote]

I can't figure out how to do a text search with Omni Lookup. I have no idea where to find the "Starting parameters" settings.

Text-based file search | Your options

Samuel Murray — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:41:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: Your options

[quote]John Fossey wrote:
Copernic has a free file search engine... which I believe is better than the native Windows one. [/quote]

Copernic is no longer free. It's now a 30-day trial. A license is USD 50.00.

X1 Search is a 14-day trial. A license is USD 50.00.

Google Desktop Search was discontinued at the height of its popularity for no sane reason whatsoever. [url= [url removed] ]Altavista[/url] had a desktop search way back in 1997, but you need a 32-bit processor to run it.

[quote]garrett higgins wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good search app? [/quote]

[url= [url removed] ]DocFetcher[/url] is freeware/GPL. You have to create an index before you can do a search. Right-click the Search Scope pane to create a new index. With DocFetcher, you can create multiple indexes and select which ones you want to search each time. Creating an index for the first time does take some time, though, and it may have a too small default memory allocation.

The abandonware [url= [url removed] ]Wilbur[/url] from RedTree indexes faster than DocFetcher, but is limited to text files and has a much lower index size limit.

[quote]Rolf Keller wrote:
[url removed] [/quote]

Omni-lookup is a 45-day trial. The license is time-limited and works out to about EUR 17 per year (or pay EUR 75 for a perpetual license).

==

Two other programs that search files with indexing are:
* [url= [url removed] ]File Locator Pro[/url], 30-day trial, USD 50.00.
* [url= [url removed] ]dtSearch Desktop with Spider[/url], 14-day trial, USD 200.00

[Edited at 2016-10-27 20:24 GMT]

Text-based file search | Avoid false positive errors

Rolf Keller — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:51:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Rolf Keller
Post title: Avoid false positive errors

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

My antivirus program says "threat has been detected" and then refuses to allow me to even download the setup file.[/quote]

Never refrain from a cross-check if you get a warning.

Just ask 60+ antivirus programs: [url removed]
No one gives any warning ...

Text-based file search | Many softwares were free. In the past.

Rolf Keller — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 08:35:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Rolf Keller
Post title: Many softwares were free. In the past.

[quote]John Fossey wrote:

Copernic has a free file search engine at [url removed] [/quote]

Today it is NOT free any more.

Text-based file search | Copernic

John Fossey — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 01:39:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: John Fossey
Post title: Copernic

Copernic has a free file search engine at [url removed] which I believe is better than the native Windows one.

Text-based file search | Irresponsible alarms

Rolf Keller — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 15:15:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Rolf Keller
Post title: Irresponsible alarms

[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:

My antivirus program says "threat has been detected" and then refuses to allow me to even download the setup file.[/quote]

(Which antivirus software do you use? Omni-Lookup is clean, definitely. The website [url removed] has even a certificate of origin, which your browser should display via a lock symbol or the like.)

Anyway, a simple FACT is: If your software doesn't download the file, it can't be able to see any suspicious content – if any – in the file. Probably, your software judges the url only. Some softwares treat any url as "unsafe" if it is unknown to them. Maybe one should call such softwares a "scrap that dulls uninformed users in order to collect money for snake oil". :-(

I cite Microsoft:
"SmartScreen also checks the files that you download against a list of files that are well known and downloaded by many people who use Internet Explorer. If the file that you're downloading isn't on that list, SmartScreen will warn you."
from [url removed]

You should complain to your software's vendor. He should not use the word "threat" when "unknown" is the appropriate term. And he should provide a "Click to ignore" button. :-(

[Bearbeitet am 2016-10-26 15:28 GMT]

Text-based file search | False positive from anti-virus

Samuel Murray — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:03:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Samuel Murray
Post title: False positive from anti-virus

[quote]Rolf Keller wrote:
[url removed] [/quote]

My antivirus program says "threat has been detected" and then refuses to allow me to even download the setup file.

But I figured out what's wrong:
[url removed]

Avast has a new "feature" that if the browser tries to download an .exe file from a site that isn't commonly visited by Avast users, it will block the download. I suppose it's a good feature, but the message (simply "DRep") could have been more helpful. To download the .exe file with Avast running, simply disable the shield for 10 minutes via the system tray icon.

[Edited at 2016-10-27 10:38 GMT]

Text-based file search | Windows hides many of its features

Rolf Keller — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 09:48:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: Rolf Keller
Post title: Windows hides many of its features

[quote]garrett higgins wrote:

i.e. if you write 'garrett higgins', it will NOT find any files in which those words appear in a different order or, indeed, separately.[/quote]

Write 'garrett AND higgins' instead.

[quote]can anyone recommend a good search app?[/quote]

[url removed]
(What you are looking for is described in chapter 5.6 of Omni-Lookup's user guide.)

Text-based file search

garrett higgins — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 07:47:00 +0000

Forum: Windows operating systems
Topic: Text-based file search
Poster: garrett higgins

Hi. In Windows 10, the file search available on the toolbar only searches for text strings in the order you write it in the box i.e. if you write 'garrett higgins', it will NOT find any files in which those words appear in a different order or, indeed, separately. Can i change the settings to fix this? or can anyone recommend a good search app? thanks garrett higgins