>>>Makes sense, sort of... AFAIK, the first versions of VFP did not have a filer, which, in conjunction with the Windows search working, could explain why you were not aware of VFP Filer. But I'm still not sure why you did not use the FPD26 Filer to search - maybe because you remembered it only after NIck pointed to the VFP Filer?
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>>Because:
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>>- It's so long since I've used Filer (DOS) that I'd forgotten it had this file comparison feature
>>- Although I've been maintaining an FPD26 system I only build the exe from 2.6 - all the other work I do in the convenience of VFP and Windows. I even test/run the system in VFP's debugger for obvious reasons.
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>Ok, that what I was trying to say... I forgot one thing: I didn't know you can do file comparisson with Filer - how do you do that?
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Sorry, I'm forgetting what it was all about. Belay that last remark. I meant the ability to search inside files for uccurences of a string (which was what this thread's all about). DUH!