Reactivating Search Results

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Dtsig
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Reactivating Search Results

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I have searched and not found this question so ..

After a Search/Results is there any way to save off the results and then reactivate them? Specifc search is on a group of some 1500 files and really don't want to go through the search a second, third etc.

But want to be able to DClick and have it open the correct file.

Any ideas

thanks
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Post by talleyrand »

My initial thought was "What about not closing the search results window?" But I decided you probably meant something like saving your search results so you can close TP and reopen at a later time with your search intact, yes? AFAIK, that functionality does not exist. You're welcome to create a 5 choice poll in the Enhancement suggestion to try and get it in as a new feature.
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Post by Bob Hansen »

If Search results were bookmarked, then save all files in a WorkSpace.

The WorkSpace will save bookmarks, so you can find them the next time you open the WorkSpace.
Hope this was helpful.............good luck,
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You can save the Search Results as a Workspace (.tws) file from the File menu. The next time you open this file, you can double click on a line and open the relevant file in TextPad.
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Post by Dtsig »

Thanks .. worked great

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Post by Dtsig »

Is this working in 4.7.3?

I have done a FindInFiles and have the search results window open.

I then File/Workspace/Save and enter a name

I then close TP, reopen, file/workspace/open and the heading comes up as
'Search Results - TextPad' but there is no search results window.

what am i missing

tia
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Post by Dtsig »

does this work for anyone else under the current release?
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Post by ben_josephs »

Yes. I have dozens of workspaces (Blimey! 63, it seems, at the moment), and I usually have several open at the same time. Quite often I close a workspace while the search results window is open in it, and it's always still there when I open the workspace again.
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