But where I am looking for is a similar program which searches for *filenames* also in compressed files, like
.zip files
and specially
.jar
files.

Does anybody have hints or tips about any existing programs (or maybe it can maybe implemented for TSE) which can be used for searching of filenames (e.g. you want to find all filenames containing 'myfilename' in all files (including .zip files) in the c:\windows directory).

(An existing program which did the job was 'where.com' (from Keith Ledbetter), but not really available anymore as far as I know currently).

I tried http://www.wingrep.com but that did not really work at all when I tried it that version.

Any suggestions are welcomed.

Thanks,

with friendly greetings,
Knud van Eeden

* Where  ("Where" on Potpourri PickList or "Where Is" under Util Menu)
  This macro searches one or more drives for files that match an indicated
  filename specification.  A PickList of all matching filenames is displayed,
  allowing you to select file(s) to edit or to delete (or on which to perform
  other available operations).
  When you execute the macro, it prompts you for the filename for which to
  search, with "Search for file:".  Following is the accepted format of the
  filename specification:
    - A complete name or an ambiguous name (with wildcard characters) can be
      specified, and can optionally include drive and/or path information.
    - Multiple filename specifications can be entered.
    - One or more drives can be specified.  If particular drive(s) are
      specified, the macro will limit the search to the indicated drive(s);
      if no drive is specified, all drives (for which the macro is configured
      to search) will be searched.  The drive(s) can be specified only as the
      beginning character(s) of the file specification entry; the indicated
      drive(s) will apply to all filename specifications that are entered.
    - If a particular directory is included in a filename specification, the
      macro will limit the search for that filename to the indicated
      directory and all of its subdirectories; if no directory is specified,
      the macro will search all directories and subdirectories of each drive
      that is searched.
  Once you enter a filename specification, the macro then searches the
  applicable drives and directories.  All matching filenames are displayed in
  a PickList.  You can select a particular file to edit or delete by
  positioning the cursor bar on that filename in the PickList, and pressing
  <Enter>.  Or you can tag multiple files (by pressing the <Spacebar> with the
  cursor bar positioned on a file) on which to operate.  The PickList is
  automatically removed once the indicated operation is performed.  Otherwise,
  to remove the PickList (and terminate the command), press <Escape>.  Or, to
  terminate the macro and release any memory used to store the PickList (if
  one exists), press <Alt X>.
  While a search is in progress, you can immediately stop the search by
  pressing <Escape>.  A PickList will be presented of those filenames that
  were located before the search was terminated.
  While the "Search for file:" prompt is displayed, a number of options are
  available:
    - To display an initial HelpScreen for the macro, press <F1>.
    - To configure several options of the macro, press <Alt C>.  You can then
      select the drives that are to be searched (when no drives are included
      in the specification entry); you can choose to add the Where macro to
      your AutoLoad List; or you can choose to remove the Where macro from
      your AutoLoad List.
    - To re-display the PickList from a previous search, press <Alt L>.
  While a PickList is displayed, other options are available:
    - To display additional HelpScreen information about other file
      operations available from the PickList, press <F1>.
    - To sort the list of entries in the PickList, press <Ctrl S>.  A pop-up
      menu allows you to select the sorting sequence.
    - To tag the file on which the cursor bar is positioned, press the
      <Spacebar>.
    - To display the entire directory containing the file on which the cursor
      bar is positioned, press <Alt L>.

On Nov 20, 9:43 pm, knud van eeden <knud_van_ee...@yahoo.com> wrote:

I will add TotalCommander also.
That search option was not known and never used. Great tip. Thanks.

1) within a text editor (TSE in this case)
   - including all files loaded in the buffers

2) search in disk files
   - file name search
   - grep and grep like tools
   - something like Google Desktop

3) IDE type of searching
   - tools that understand the meaning of the text,
     e.g. computer languages
   - usually requires indexing before use
   - ctags, cscope for C/C++
   - Source Navigator for multi-languages
   - IDE such as VC, Eclipse, etc.

4) Search in packed files

5) Search text remotely (across ftp/sftp/http)

In many cases, the invocation of the programs are
in both directions, i.e.

 TSE  <-----> Search Tool

1. key: if very frequent use

2. menu: personal (search)

3. menu: job only (search)

4. macro: all (search): which shows all options serially to you, via YesNo() you select what you want more a reminder which options are available

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  - Source Navigator for multi-languages
  - IDE such as VC, Eclipse, etc.

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1. Peter Birch's macro (currently until TSE v2.x only)

                                      A file find the will search the current drive
 filefin2.zip       7473   08-18-94   including zip files. All source. Works with
                                      directories nested up to 7 deep. Uploaded by:
                                      Peter Birch

2. Total Commander

3. CoolFind

4. Sun Jarscan

5. Yaworski Jarscan

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TotalCommander (bought) is in my top list of most used tools (=TSE, Paperport, 4NT, Total Commander).

With them I do almost everything (e.g. fully automatically upload and maintenance of  websites).

TSE is the main motor / starting point / control center for that all (using a hierarchy of about 10 TSE MENUBARS -> 1000 TSE MENUs -> up to 10000 TSE macros -> possibly interacting with one or more of the 1000000 files on harddisks further otherwise local network otherwise Internet). Mouse driven (mostly) otherwise shortcut keys.

I think it shouldn't be hard to roll your own TSE
macros with the help of cURL or wget. Finding file
names is easier but grepping will be time consuming
as you will have to get the files over and perform the
search locally. One other option is to use the remote
grep if the remote OS is Unix/Linux, and findstr if
Windows. Of course the account authority will impose
some limitations of what can be done.

I'd like to mention that the eVwFinds macro Carlo
wrote not long ago is a great enhancement to TSE's
text search capabilities.

"I want to know in which .jar file my .class file is stored"

So what you do is start searching in this .jar and possibly also .zip files for '.class' filenames (e.g. 'myfilename.class').

-Grep will thus do, because filenames are by design stored verbatim in the zip or jar file.
Programs which further search in compressed files are Total Commander.
But they will not find .class files in nested .jar

But what actually is necessary to find them all is to search for filenames in *nested* .jar or .zip files.
That is a .zip in a .jar, or a .jar in a .zip, or a .zip in a .zip or a .jar in a .jar.
Or even multiple times (like a jar in a jar in a jar).
I usually have to deal with .jar in a .zip file.

FYI the only external programs which I have found doing this search for filenames in nested .jar or .zip files (that I have found until now) are:

1. -Zipscan

2. -Sun jarscan (using the -r switch)

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Note: 

Maybe if Peter (Birch) finds it relevant, he might implement this search in (recursive) nested .zip and .jar files also in his TSE 'ff.s' macro.

That would be very nice to have.

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In general for searching filenames on your harddisk I would like to point your attention to

 Everything'.

This is an extremely fast filename search program which shows the locations of any filename on your harddisk in *seconds*. Thus almost instantaneously. But it can not search in .zip and .jar files, and only works on NTFS volumes, but it is still one of the most versatile programs regarding file search. It is a free program.

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Thanks

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See also:
http://www.knudvaneeden.com/tinyurl.php?urlKey=url000368
 
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