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Daiya,
We can't use WordPerfect any more to search our (thousands of) WordPerfect files because, with our new network software, WordPerfect keeps crashing (for reasons no one can figure out). That's why we had to switch to Word. The reason I thought Word might be able to search WordPerfect files was because WordPerfect 5.1 for DOS searched ALL kinds of files -- text, Word, WordStar, Multi-Mate, you name it. I know this because I just tried it on the 5.1 program I still keep on my computer. Following the on-screen prompts, you hit F5, enter the directory name, then press 9, then enter the word or phrase you wanted searched, then press 6 to preview each hit. (The fact that you expressed surprise shows how much our expectations have been lowered. We just don't expect programs to do what was a matter of course in 1988.) This feature was great in the old pre-network days when I kept all my files in the same directory. Unfortunately 5.1 does not search within subfolders, so we can't use it for searching the network drive. As for whether WordPerfect 10 (the version we were using) could search for other file types, I don't know (because it keeps crashing). As noted, Google Desktop doesn't search WordPerfect files. So you see the quandary we're in. Any help would be appreciated. |
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