Can't search content of .url files

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coldun
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Can't search content of .url files

Post by coldun »

Everything can't find content in bookmarks of IE (.url files) although it's just a text file.
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PS: Everything 1.5 latest - same result :(
void
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Re: Can't search content of .url files

Post by void »

Thanks for the bug report.

The url-associated iFilter treats URL files as having no content. (just a bunch of properties)

Please try the following search:

voidtools.url utf8content:voidtools.com

utf8content: will treat the .url file content as UTF-8.
While .URL files are technically not UTF-8, they are usually ASCII only (a subset of UTF-8)

Everything 1.5 has a text-plain-content: search function.
text-plain-content: will auto detect the correct text encoding.

I have also added .url files to the text/plain list for the next Everything 1.5 alpha update.
Extensions is this list are always treated as text/plain.

Everything 1.5 has the URL property which can be searched with the url: search function:
ext:url url:voidtools.com
coldun
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Re: Can't search content of .url files

Post by coldun »

void wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 12:03 pm utf8content: will treat the .url file content as UTF-8.
Thanks for the quick reply, it's worked! :!:
Also suggestion: is it possible to somehow highlight the found results in the preview window?
coldun
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Re: Can't search content of .url files

Post by coldun »

I mean like this? for example:
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Also when cheking how it works in FreeCommander I noticed a new bug - content search in .lng files also not working. :(
void
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Re: Can't search content of .url files

Post by void »

Highlighting content search matches in the preview pane is on my TODO list.
content search in .lng files also not working
.lng files are not normally text/plain files.

Sounds like there is an iFilter associated with .lng files which is not returning the correct content.

Please try the following search:
ext:lng utf8content:"Updater" | ansicontent:"Updater" | wcharcontent:"Updater"

--or, In Everything 1.5, please try the following search:
ext:lng text-plain-content:"Updater"
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