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Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:39:37 -0000

"Open Containing Folder" doesn't work when logged as a limited user local account even if it asks for Admin password when launching.

Discussion for Help page

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 15:46:36 -0000

Would like to see more explanation of how to use REGEX feature. So far I have ham-fisted the following, but would like to learn more:

starts Regular Expression search
\ escape charactor, means take next charactor special
example \x20=(space)
\x mean the hex ascii value
or \ means <escape><backslash> for directory boundary</backslash></escape>

anything starting with "python" ending with "exe" or "zip"

.\python[^\](exe|zip)\?
.\ = anything preceding a slash
python = "python"
[^\] = anything NOT a slash
(exe|zip) = "exe" OR "zip"
\? = 0 or 1 slash

.\winx\
any directory named "WinX"
. = anything
\ = slash escapes slash sets boundary as directory before
WinX = exactly "winx"
\ = sets boundary as directory after

.+apk
any file ending with apk
.(anything) +(1 or more) apk(string)

.+apk.+
anything with apk in path

.*apk\
any directory ending in apk

(.apk\|.gsm\)
any directory ending in apk or gsm

(.apk\|.gsm\)(.*ZIP)
any zip file in a directory ending in apk or gsm

(.apk\|.gsm\)(.*(zip|img|bin))
any zip, img or bin file in a directory ending in apk or gsm

Discussion for Help page

Tue, 05 Nov 2019 23:17:22 -0000

Would be nice to have some hotkeys to get to the different fields.

Help modified by -

Wed, 23 May 2018 20:08:01 -0000

--- v23
+++ v24
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 My hope is that the program is intuitive enough not to need documentation for basic usage. 
 See the *Help* menu in the program for more advanced features.

-### Complex queries (multi-word AND, etc.)
+### Complex queries (AND, OR, etc.)

 If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.  
 Most likely, the regular expresions syntax already lets you do what you want.

Help modified by -

Wed, 23 May 2018 20:07:37 -0000

--- v22
+++ v23
@@ -2,10 +2,23 @@

 My hope is that the program is intuitive enough not to need documentation for basic usage. 
 See the *Help* menu in the program for more advanced features.  
-If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.
-For example, this [is](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) a **multi-word search** for *`John`* and *`Smith`*:
+
+### Complex queries (multi-word AND, etc.)
+
+If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.  
+Most likely, the regular expresions syntax already lets you do what you want.
+
+[For example](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41), here is a **multi-word search** for *`John`* AND *`Smith`*:

    >(?=.*John[^\\]*\\?$)(?=.*Smith[^\\]*\\?$).*
+
+To add another word `Frank`, insert `(?=.*Frank[^\\]*\\?$)` before the final `.*`.
+
+Similarly, here is a multi-word search for *`John`* OR *`Smith`*:
+
+   >.*(John|Smith).*
+
+To add another word `Frank`, insert `|Frank` after the `Smith`..

 ## Known issue(s)

Help modified by -

Wed, 23 May 2018 20:00:50 -0000

--- v21
+++ v22
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 My hope is that the program is intuitive enough not to need documentation for basic usage. 
 See the *Help* menu in the program for more advanced features.  
 If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.
-For example, [this is](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) a **multi-word search** for *`John`* and *`Smith`*:
+For example, this [is](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) a **multi-word search** for *`John`* and *`Smith`*:

    >(?=.*John[^\\]*\\?$)(?=.*Smith[^\\]*\\?$).*

Help modified by -

Wed, 23 May 2018 20:00:37 -0000

--- v20
+++ v21
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 My hope is that the program is intuitive enough not to need documentation for basic usage. 
 See the *Help* menu in the program for more advanced features.  
 If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.
-For example, a **multi-word search** for *`John`* and *`Smith`* [can be done](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) via `(?=...)` as follows:
+For example, [this is](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) a **multi-word search** for *`John`* and *`Smith`*:

    >(?=.*John[^\\]*\\?$)(?=.*Smith[^\\]*\\?$).*

Help modified by -

Wed, 23 May 2018 19:59:39 -0000

--- v19
+++ v20
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 My hope is that the program is intuitive enough not to need documentation for basic usage. 
 See the *Help* menu in the program for more advanced features.  
 If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.
-For example, a **multi-word search** for *`John`* **AND** *`Smith`* [can be done](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) via `(?=...)` as follows:
+For example, a **multi-word search** for *`John`* and *`Smith`* [can be done](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) via `(?=...)` as follows:

    >(?=.*John[^\\]*\\?$)(?=.*Smith[^\\]*\\?$).*

Help modified by -

Wed, 23 May 2018 19:59:07 -0000

--- v18
+++ v19
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 My hope is that the program is intuitive enough not to need documentation for basic usage. 
 See the *Help* menu in the program for more advanced features.  
 If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.
-For example, a **multi-word search** for *`John`* **AND** *`Smith`* can be done via `(?=...)` as follows:
+For example, a **multi-word search** for *`John`* **AND** *`Smith`* [can be done](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41) via `(?=...)` as follows:

    >(?=.*John[^\\]*\\?$)(?=.*Smith[^\\]*\\?$).*

Help modified by -

Wed, 23 May 2018 19:58:41 -0000

--- v17
+++ v18
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 My hope is that the program is intuitive enough not to need documentation for basic usage. 
 See the *Help* menu in the program for more advanced features.  
 If you have complex searches that you're not sure how to do, feel free to ask in the Discussions.
-For example: **multi-word searches** can be performed via regexes as [described here](/p/swiftsearch/discussion/General/thread/4a85ce0f/#5f43/3c41).
+For example, a **multi-word search** for *`John`* **AND** *`Smith`* can be done via `(?=...)` as follows:
+
+   >(?=.*John[^\\]*\\?$)(?=.*Smith[^\\]*\\?$).*

 ## Known issue(s)