DocFetcher - java-based desktop searcher
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From: Nam Quang Tran on 18 Jan 2010 05:06 On Jan 18, 4:44 am, mike <spam...(a)go.com> wrote: > I spent the afternoon figuring out how to recursively list the contents > of zip files inside zip files with VB6. Was pretty easy, 'cause I just > copied what someone else already figured out, but I've still got all manner > of issues with file permissions and error recovery. Throw VB6 away and start learning Python. Just my 2 cents. > Well, I've already split it into 50 DVD's ;-) > > I got very annoyed during the testing because I had to navigate to the > test directory every time. Maybe the create archive process could remember > the last place you created...the .ini file is already there. > I didn't try drag/drop. Maybe that solves the problem. Good idea. As I said, you're one hell of a beta-tester. Btw, have you ever thought about moving your DVD archive to an external USB storage device? These days you can buy some real good ones with 1 TB storage capacity or more. Since DocFetcher (amongst others) is portable, you could put it on the USB drive as well, which would solve the mounting/unmounting issue altogether.
From: Nam Quang Tran on 18 Jan 2010 05:06 On Jan 18, 4:44 am, mike <spam...(a)go.com> wrote: > I spent the afternoon figuring out how to recursively list the contents > of zip files inside zip files with VB6. Was pretty easy, 'cause I just > copied what someone else already figured out, but I've still got all manner > of issues with file permissions and error recovery. Throw VB6 away and start learning Python. Just my 2 cents. > Well, I've already split it into 50 DVD's ;-) > > I got very annoyed during the testing because I had to navigate to the > test directory every time. Maybe the create archive process could remember > the last place you created...the .ini file is already there. > I didn't try drag/drop. Maybe that solves the problem. Good idea. As I said, you're one hell of a beta-tester. Btw, have you ever thought about moving your DVD archive to an external USB storage device? These days you can buy some real good ones with 1 TB storage capacity or more. Since DocFetcher (amongst others) is portable, you could put it on the USB drive as well, which would solve the mounting/unmounting issue altogether.
From: Nam Quang Tran on 18 Jan 2010 05:06 On Jan 18, 4:44 am, mike <spam...(a)go.com> wrote: > I spent the afternoon figuring out how to recursively list the contents > of zip files inside zip files with VB6. Was pretty easy, 'cause I just > copied what someone else already figured out, but I've still got all manner > of issues with file permissions and error recovery. Throw VB6 away and start learning Python. Just my 2 cents. > Well, I've already split it into 50 DVD's ;-) > > I got very annoyed during the testing because I had to navigate to the > test directory every time. Maybe the create archive process could remember > the last place you created...the .ini file is already there. > I didn't try drag/drop. Maybe that solves the problem. Good idea. As I said, you're one hell of a beta-tester. Btw, have you ever thought about moving your DVD archive to an external USB storage device? These days you can buy some real good ones with 1 TB storage capacity or more. Since DocFetcher (amongst others) is portable, you could put it on the USB drive as well, which would solve the mounting/unmounting issue altogether.
From: Why Tea on 18 Jan 2010 05:17 On Jan 18, 2:44 pm, mike <spam...(a)go.com> wrote: > Nam Quang Tran wrote: > > New beta available: > >http://sourceforge.net/projects/docfetcher/files/docfetcher/1.0.2%20b... > > > The crash should be gone now. > > My brain is mush, but I'll give it a try later. > > > > > > >> Finished with errors after 612 files in the progress window. > >> The directory being indexed contains 9340 files. > >> Using dos dir command to get number of files by extension, there are at > >> least > >> 800 files that should be indexed. > > > I really have no idea why only 612 files out of more than 800 files > > are indexed. > > >> I'm not sure what I'm looking at in the dropdown box for "extensions" > >> It's dependent on what's being indexed, as if it scans the files and lists > >> all that it finds. Needs a "check all" box. > > > In the dropdown box for file extensions, there's actually a "Check > > All" entry in the context menu. You have to right-click on the list. > > Although I don't think it will help, because you can't index ZIP and > > EXE files with a text parser. You'd just get some binary junk out of > > them. > > >> For executable .exe files, I'd just like the filename. I'd like to see > >> all the filenames inside archives and the contents of selected file > >> types inside > >> archives. NOt sure how > >> to define a user interface that makes it all work. > > > If you just want to search in filenames, there are other programs out > > there specifically written for that purpose. Some people say > > 'Everything' is the best filename searcher. > > Thanks, I'll take a look at it. I've found many that work fine online, > but can't search the index for offline files. > > I spent the afternoon figuring out how to recursively list the contents > of zip files inside zip files with VB6. Was pretty easy, 'cause I just > copied what someone else already figured out, but I've still got all manner > of issues with file permissions and error recovery. > > Zip Component > License: Freeware > Type: ActiveX dll > Vendor: Belus Technology > > This component provides industry-standard Zip archive functionality. It > is designed to be easy to use. You can pack/unpack a file or folder with > a single line of code. > > Documentation, API reference and examples are available athttp://xstandard.com > > > > > > >> I misunderstood your earlier > >> posting that a wildcard at the beginning of a substring would be allowed. > >> Doesn't seem to be the case. > > > Wildcards at the beginning are supported now. (This worked in the > > earlier betas as well.) > > >> ### skipped: unable to read file. > >> This is the file: ubuntupocketguide-v1-1.pdf > > >>http://www.4shared.com/get/83091857/eb5bb617/ubuntupocketguide-v1-1.h.... > > > Doesn't work for me either. This seems to be one of the cases where > > the PDF library simply blows up, so there's nothing I can do about it. > > > Btw, DocFetcher will be less likely to crash if you split your archive > > into multiple folders and create separate indexes for each of them. > > Well, I've already split it into 50 DVD's ;-) > > I got very annoyed during the testing because I had to navigate to the > test directory every time. Maybe the create archive process could remember > the last place you created...the .ini file is already there. > I didn't try drag/drop. Maybe that solves the problem. > > > Oh, and mike, you're one hell of a beta-tester ;-) > > Thanks, it's a curse... > I used to be the poster-boy for Murphy's Law, but so much went wrong > when I was around that they fired me. Funny how employers > don't like to hear what's wrong. ;-( There is another application called Wilma posted by Surprise a few days ago, which is portable and non-Java. Perhaps it's worth it for you to try your files on.
From: Nam Quang Tran on 18 Jan 2010 07:22
@ Why Tea: Aren' you the one who submitted a bug report on our bug tracker about how DocFetcher failed to index some files? In case you haven't read my latest response on the bug tracker yet, this problem might have been fixed in the 1.0.2 beta release (download link is above). |