[dba-Tech] Windows Explorer Find replacement

On 8 Dec 2005 at 10:45, Gustav Brock wrote:

> Hi all
> 
> I'm calm and patient and really a nice guy, but Windows XP Explorer "find"
> function can drive me to the edge of insanity while this stupid puppy looks
> at me having great pleasure of watching me falling apart. Most times I find
> myself seeking relief by opening a DOS box and type "dir something /s". Much
> faster too.
> 
> I can't be the only one. Can anyone recommend a GUI replacement for Explorer
> Find that can be handled by normal people?
> 

Agent Ransack - http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack

<quote>
Agent Ransack is a tool for finding files and information on your hard 
drive fast and efficiently.

Agent Ransack provides compelling advantages over similar search tools:
- Regular expressions that allow complex rule based searches.
- Immediate contents results view.
- Various wizards to walk the user through the searching process.

Agent Ransack can be used as a replacement or a companion to the standard 
Windows Find. Agent Ransack provides both a basic interface, similar to 
Windows Find, and a more advanced interface (the default) for the 'Expert 
user'. Both interfaces provide Wizards to walk the user through the 
searching process.

Users familiar with the UNIX GREP command will appreciate the ability to 
search the contents of files using regular expressions and be able to view 
found contents without having to open the files.
</quote>

-- 
Stuart