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Multi Commander => Support and Feedback => Topic started by: Gerry on October 03, 2022, 16:40:28

Title: Finding words or text strings within "M3U" files inside a directory
Post by: Gerry on October 03, 2022, 16:40:28

Hi, I have found the text tool Find & Replace but I only want the Find part...... how can I make this happen?

I have a Windows PC subdirectory with about 800 M3U playlists in it.

I want to scan all the files and Find any with a particular word or text string inside. I am then quite happy to perform any ongoing actions.

I expect the answer to be under 10, but I am not prepared to spend endless hours opening 800 playlists individually with Worpad for example to get the answers!!

Can MC perform this function?

Cheers

Title: Re: Finding words or text strings within "M3U" files inside a directory
Post by: Matthias515566 on October 03, 2022, 19:25:54

If the files are not encrypted works this with the Extension "Find Files" Use just the Field "Match File Content (can be slow)".

Title: Re: Finding words or text strings within "M3U" files inside a directory
Post by: Mathias (Author) on October 04, 2022, 07:40:37

M3U files are normal text files so do a file search and enter the text for what you are looking for in the "File content" part

Title: Re: Finding words or text strings within "M3U" files inside a directory
Post by: Gerry on October 04, 2022, 11:50:55

Hi Gentlemen,

Thanks very much for your answers. I tried the find files and added the word I was looking for and it came back in about a second....brilliant!

Cheers