Skip to main content
N
NewMXer
Participant
March 13, 2008
Question

Searching through CFM files

  • March 13, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • 1482 views
I tried using the Windows Explorer Search function to search through my CFM documents for a particular tag, like cfinclude, thinking it would return all the cfm docs in the folder that contained that text. But it didn't work. Am I missing something? Any suggestions on how I can search for specific text in my templates, without opening each one in Dreamweaver and using the Find function?
    This topic has been closed for replies.

    2 replies

    D
    Dan_Bracuk
    Inspiring
    March 13, 2008
    Unless your dreamweaver is different than mine, all you have to do is open one file to get Find to search any directory you want. You have to look at every option in the dialogue box.

    Regarding the windows search, I duplicated your efforts and got unexpected results. Searching for the string cfquery on our development server yielded files with txt, pdf, xls, and xml file extensions, but not cfm or cfc. Maybe there is something you can adjust in Windows, I don't know.
    N
    NewMXerAuthor
    Participant
    March 13, 2008
    Oh geez...I didn't realize you could use Find in Dreamweaver on Folders. Thanks for pointing that out. I knew there had to be a way to do it. Sometimes the answer is right in front of your face and you just don't see it.
    Thanks again.
    J
    JR__Bob__Dobbs-qSBHQ2
    Inspiring
    March 13, 2008
    In order for the search feature of Windows to treat *.cfm or *.cfc files as text you will need to modify your registry.
    http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_bad_search.htm
    N
    Newsgroup_User
    Inspiring
    March 13, 2008
    DW has site-wide search, you know... no need to even open any pages up...

    Azadi Saryev
    Sabai-dee.com
    http://www.sabai-dee.com/
    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices