is it possible to search by filename (not inside file)?

[rpsmith]

Hi,

I want to search for all .vbs files on my local drive.
How would I do this in TextPad?

Thanks,
Regan

[MudGuard]

The question is: WHY do you want to do this in textpad?

Why not use Windows File Search for that?


If you really want to do that in Textpad:
Use Find in files,
use a search expression that can be found in each file (like Regex . for a single character, or ^ for a line start).
For "In Files", use *.vbs,
and at "Report Detail" use File counts only.

Abusing textpad for such a search will take much longer, as you can only do it by searching for something in each file, thus each *.vbs file needs to be opened.
Windows file search does NOT need to open the files, it can decide by the file name alone ...

[kengrubb]

I concur with Mudguard. Why use TP for this?

However, on Mudguard's question of why not use Windows Search, I answer "because it sucks!"

As such, I use FileLocator Pro.