Unable to search file properties

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joker
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Unable to search file properties

Post by joker »

Hello dear developers
For example, some file types themselves have comment attributes, and searching for file attributes for such files will work normally.

Some files, such as markdown files, do not have the comment attributes, so I added comment attributes to markdown files by using filemeta software. https://github.com/Dijji/FileMeta/releases.Everything can display the comment attributes value, but cannot use comment attributes to search.
NotNull
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Re: Unable to search file properties

Post by NotNull »

If you already see this metadata -- in this example Comment -- in Everything:
  • Right-click the result-list header in the Comment column
  • Select Search for Comment from the contextmenu.
The search bar will show the search function to use.
(something like comment:text)



If you don't see this this metadata -- in this example Comment -- in Everything:
  • Right-click the result-list header
  • Select Add Columns
  • In the left pane, select Windows Property System
  • In the Search field, type comment
  • Select the appropriate property (/-ies)
  • Press the OK button
  • Right-click the result-list header in the Comment column
  • Select Search for Comment from the contextmenu.
The search bar will show the search function to use.
(something like: property-system:comment: )




BTW: Thanks for mentioning FileMeta. Looks quite useful.
joker
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Re: Unable to search file properties

Post by joker »

Thank you very much, your answer solved my problem very well.
Thanks again, this problem has been bothering me for two days. :D
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