Searching Python Files with Windows

[fitchn]

I had originally posted this in another thread, but I thought others might find it useful:

By default, windows does not search the contents of files that it does not recognize. To change this setting so that it checks all files, do the following (note that searching will take significantly longer):

1. Click Start, and then click Search (or point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders).
2. Click Change preferences, and then click With Indexing Service (for faster local searches).
3. Click Change Indexing Service Settings (Advanced). Note that you do not have to turn on the Index service.
4. On the toolbar, click Show/Hide Console Tree.
5. In the left pane, right-click Indexing Service on Local Machine, and then click Properties.
6. On the Generation tab, click to select the Index files with unknown extensions check box, and then click OK.
7. Close the Indexing Service console.

(From http://cow.neondragon.net/index.php/72-Searching-Php-Files-With-Windows-Search)

Hope that helps!

Mods: Not sure if this belongs in the 'tutorials' section or not... if so, feel free to move it. Thanks.

 

[WildWeazel]

Cool, thanks. That will save a lot of time.