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> On 21-4-2010 22:39, Warp wrote:
>>   I really got once stuck because I just *couldn't* find what I was
>> searching for. I knew the string was in some files and I wanted to know
>> which of them, but the damn thing simply refused to tell me, no matter
>> what I tried. (IIRC I was searching for C++ files which include a 
>> specific
>> header or something like that. I ended up having to figure that out by
>> other means.)
>
> Seems like you have the same problem as me.

Google for messages about search not finding [programming language name] 
files in [windows version]. The general trick is to tell windows to index 
these files and not just the default ones but how to do this is 
version-specific (and well-hidden, particularly in XP). It's indeed annoying 
(I have to search for this at least once a year) but it's not exactly 
difficult to find for folks who program for a living ;)

G.

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