Search and Whatever News

The founder of this project Russell Thackston has retired. We wish him the best during retirement. This project is currently managed by madnessjames. If you have further questions, please contact him. Thanks you very much.

Search and Whatever has released its first Database Edition. The Database Edition allows users to connect to a database via JDBC and search, filter, and access the data. See http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53202 for downloads.

Search and Whatever is a search, filter, and "action" utility targeted at power users and developers. It features both graphical and command-line interfaces. The current version searches for/filters files, then does whatever you specify (copy, delete, move, etc.). It also support searching database information based on table.field names and/or types, executing of dynamic SQL, and filtering/display of table data. Future versions will support searching internet sites and Java code. ... read more

Search and Whatever has released its first expansion pack of plug-ins named "FileX". FileX supports search criteria such as largest/smallest in folder, in folder named, and has file extension. See https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=53202 for downloads.

Search and Whatever is a search, filter, and "action" utility targeted at power users and developers. It features both graphical and command-line interfaces. The current version searches for/filters files then does whatever you specify (copy, delete, move…). Future versions will support searching databases, internet sites, and Java code.... read more

"A few years ago, I was using one of the many search-and-replace utilities available to change some files. I wanted to back-up the files I was modifying, as well as keep a list of the files I changed. I wasn't able to find exactly the program to do it, and... voila... an idea was born."
-- Russell Thackston, Lead Developer for Search and Whatever

Search and Whatever ("Saw") is a utility for performing search, filter, and "action" tasks. Like a typical search-and-replace utility, Saw allows you to look for files and replace values in those files. But, Saw goes one step further... Saw can replace text, move or copy files, delete files, compress files into an archive, or make a list of the changed files... or all of the above.... read more