How to make the file search to find files by "text or property"?

Hello!
How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
Best regards,
Dima
+79035093892

You need to Set file types and Search Location also.

Dima wrote:

> Hello!
> How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
> or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
> or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
> Best regards,
> Dima
> +79035093892

Thanks Bob I for replying.
That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
Best regards,
Dima
"Bob I" wrote:

> You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
>
> Dima wrote:
>
> > Hello!
> > How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
> > or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
> > or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
> > Best regards,
> > Dima
> > +79035093892
>
>

Is the Location actually accessible? As in NOT a hidden or system folder?

Dima wrote:

> Thanks Bob I for replying.
> That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
> Best regards,
> Dima
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
>>
>>Dima wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello!
>>>How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
>>>or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
>>>or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
>>>Best regards,
>>>Dima
>>>+79035093892
>>
>>

Thanks Bob I for your questions!
Yes, the Location is actually accessible, in NOT a hidden or system folder.
I can browse to those files and open them.
"Bob I" wrote:

> Is the Location actually accessible? As in NOT a hidden or system folder?
>
> Dima wrote:
>
> > Thanks Bob I for replying.
> > That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
> > Best regards,
> > Dima
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
> >>
> >>Dima wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hello!
> >>>How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
> >>>or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
> >>>or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
> >>>Best regards,
> >>>Dima
> >>>+79035093892
> >>
> >>
>
>

I am puzzled as to why it is not finding the file then. Have you tried
several different searches? Is the search criteria being added to the
"includes"? Was it working before?

Dima wrote:

> Thanks Bob I for your questions!
> Yes, the Location is actually accessible, in NOT a hidden or system folder.
> I can browse to those files and open them.
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>Is the Location actually accessible? As in NOT a hidden or system folder?
>>
>>Dima wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks Bob I for replying.
>>>That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
>>>Best regards,
>>>Dima
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
>>>>
>>>>Dima wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hello!
>>>>>How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
>>>>>or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
>>>>>or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
>>>>>Best regards,
>>>>>Dima
>>>>>+79035093892
>>>>
>>>>
>>

Thanks Bob I for your helping questions!
Yes, the search criteria is being added to the "includes".
It was working before partially. It did not find all files.
I have tried Windows 2000 file search. It did not find the excel file by a
number in its cell too.
Best regards,
Dima
"Bob I" wrote:

> I am puzzled as to why it is not finding the file then. Have you tried
> several different searches? Is the search criteria being added to the
> "includes"? Was it working before?
>
> Dima wrote:
>
> > Thanks Bob I for your questions!
> > Yes, the Location is actually accessible, in NOT a hidden or system folder.
> > I can browse to those files and open them.
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Is the Location actually accessible? As in NOT a hidden or system folder?
> >>
> >>Dima wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks Bob I for replying.
> >>>That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
> >>>Best regards,
> >>>Dima
> >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
> >>>>
> >>>>Dima wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hello!
> >>>>>How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
> >>>>>or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
> >>>>>or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
> >>>>>Best regards,
> >>>>>Dima
> >>>>>+79035093892
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
>
>

Perhaps the text that you are searching for and the "number in Excel"
are not the same thing? They only appear similar to the user?

Dima wrote:

> Thanks Bob I for your helping questions!
> Yes, the search criteria is being added to the "includes".
> It was working before partially. It did not find all files.
> I have tried Windows 2000 file search. It did not find the excel file by a
> number in its cell too.
> Best regards,
> Dima
> "Bob I" wrote:
>
>
>>I am puzzled as to why it is not finding the file then. Have you tried
>>several different searches? Is the search criteria being added to the
>>"includes"? Was it working before?
>>
>>Dima wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Thanks Bob I for your questions!
>>>Yes, the Location is actually accessible, in NOT a hidden or system folder.
>>>I can browse to those files and open them.
>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Is the Location actually accessible? As in NOT a hidden or system folder?
>>>>
>>>>Dima wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Thanks Bob I for replying.
>>>>>That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
>>>>>Best regards,
>>>>>Dima
>>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Dima wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hello!
>>>>>>>How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
>>>>>>>or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
>>>>>>>or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
>>>>>>>Best regards,
>>>>>>>Dima
>>>>>>>+79035093892
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>

Thanks Bob I for your thought!
There is no a "number in Excel", but only "text or property" in the Property
list in the Advanced file search.
Why does not the "text or property" search for a number in the Excel? How to
find an Excel file with the number in its cell then?
Best regards,
Dima
"Bob I" wrote:

> Perhaps the text that you are searching for and the "number in Excel"
> are not the same thing? They only appear similar to the user?
>
> Dima wrote:
>
> > Thanks Bob I for your helping questions!
> > Yes, the search criteria is being added to the "includes".
> > It was working before partially. It did not find all files.
> > I have tried Windows 2000 file search. It did not find the excel file by a
> > number in its cell too.
> > Best regards,
> > Dima
> > "Bob I" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I am puzzled as to why it is not finding the file then. Have you tried
> >>several different searches? Is the search criteria being added to the
> >>"includes"? Was it working before?
> >>
> >>Dima wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks Bob I for your questions!
> >>>Yes, the Location is actually accessible, in NOT a hidden or system folder.
> >>>I can browse to those files and open them.
> >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Is the Location actually accessible? As in NOT a hidden or system folder?
> >>>>
> >>>>Dima wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Thanks Bob I for replying.
> >>>>>That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
> >>>>>Best regards,
> >>>>>Dima
> >>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Dima wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Hello!
> >>>>>>>How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
> >>>>>>>or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
> >>>>>>>or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
> >>>>>>>Best regards,
> >>>>>>>Dima
> >>>>>>>+79035093892
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>
>
>

The numbers you see when you view a spreadsheet in Excel are not the same
as the data stored in the .xls file. No general search tool will be able
to find such numbers unless is is capable of parsing the .xls file format
and interpreting the contents. That's why you can search for numbers from
withing Excel but not from an external function.


In microsoft.public.office.misc Dima <Dima@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thanks Bob I for your thought!
> There is no a "number in Excel", but only "text or property" in the Property
> list in the Advanced file search.
> Why does not the "text or property" search for a number in the Excel? How to
> find an Excel file with the number in its cell then?
> Best regards,
> Dima
> "Bob I" wrote:

> > Perhaps the text that you are searching for and the "number in Excel"
> > are not the same thing? They only appear similar to the user?
> >
> > Dima wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Bob I for your helping questions!
> > > Yes, the search criteria is being added to the "includes".
> > > It was working before partially. It did not find all files.
> > > I have tried Windows 2000 file search. It did not find the excel file by a
> > > number in its cell too.
> > > Best regards,
> > > Dima
> > > "Bob I" wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>I am puzzled as to why it is not finding the file then. Have you tried
> > >>several different searches? Is the search criteria being added to the
> > >>"includes"? Was it working before?
> > >>
> > >>Dima wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Thanks Bob I for your questions!
> > >>>Yes, the Location is actually accessible, in NOT a hidden or system folder.
> > >>>I can browse to those files and open them.
> > >>>"Bob I" wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>Is the Location actually accessible? As in NOT a hidden or system folder?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Dima wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>Thanks Bob I for replying.
> > >>>>>That goes without saying. I set file types and Search Location also.
> > >>>>>Best regards,
> > >>>>>Dima
> > >>>>>"Bob I" wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>You need to Set file types and Search Location also.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>Dima wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Hello!
> > >>>>>>>How to make the Office 2003 Advanced file search to find files by the "text
> > >>>>>>>or property"? The Office 2003 sp2 Advanced file search does not find a Word
> > >>>>>>>or Excel file by a word or a number in an excel cell.
> > >>>>>>>Best regards,
> > >>>>>>>Dima
> > >>>>>>>+79035093892
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>
> >
> >

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Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio