FindInFilesX Standard Edition

Now you can instantly add a "Find In Files" feature to your application! With FindInFilesX it's as easy dropping an ActiveX component onto your form.

FindInFilesX is an ActiveX component designed to assist developers to quickly add a text search utility to their end products. This can be very useful in document or knowledge management applications. The parsing of files for text is encountered often in all areas of software programming. A key feature of this OCX is that it runs on a separate thread allowing the end users application to continue functioning in a responsive manner.

FindInFilesX encapsulates all the details required for quick integration. For example, all search parameters are persistent across running of the end users application automatically. A built in dialog box to facilitate setting the FindInFilesX properties is also available:

Furthermore, the history list for the text to search for, the extensions and directories to look in are also managed automatically.

"FindInFilesX Demo Program"... AND... the FindInFilesX ActiveX component! The full VB source is included.

Features

• A key feature of this OCX is that it runs on a separate thread allowing the end users application to continue functioning in a responsive manner.
• The code required to integrate this component in an application is very small.
• Microsoft Word and Excel Files are supported.
• All search parameters are persistent across running of the end users application automatically. This means that the search criteria remains intact across runs of the end user’s application. Persistent items include:

1. History list for the text to search for
2. Extensions and directories to look in
3. Column Widths of the results window
4. Search criteria (i.e. Case Sensitive, Subfolders, Whole Word Only)

• Search Data can be saved to a tabbed delimited file which is easily imported into Excel
• This component can be hidden or shown at run time, allowing the developer to create his own custom front end
• A built in dialog box allows users to set this component's most frequently used properties:

FindInFilesX Professional Edition

Now you can instantly add a "Find In Files" feature to your application! With FindInFilesX it's as easy dropping an ActiveX component onto your form.

FindInFilesX is an ActiveX component designed to assist developers to quickly add a text search utility to their end products. This can be very useful in document or knowledge management applications. The parsing of files for text is encountered often in all areas of software programming. A key feature of this OCX is that it runs on a separate thread allowing the end users application to continue functioning in a responsive manner.

FindInFilesX encapsulates all the details required for quick integration. For example, many search parameters are persistent across running of the end users application automatically. Furthermore, the demonstration source code can easily be cut and pasted into your own application:

"FindInFilesX Demo Program"... AND... the FindInFilesX ActiveX component! The full VB source is included.

• A key feature of this OCX is that it runs on a separate thread allowing the end users application to continue functioning in a responsive manner. Thread priority can be set from IDLE to TIME CRITICAL.
• Regular expressions can be used in the search criteria.
• The code required to integrate this component in an application is very small considering the functionality it provides.
• Many search parameters are persistent across running of the end users application automatically. This means that the search criteria remains intact across runs of the end user’s application. Persistent items include:

1. Case Sensitive
2. Search Subfolders
3. Use Whole word only
4. Use Regular Expression
5. Thread Priority

The supplied VB program furthermore adds persistence for:

1. History list for the text to search for
2. Extensions and directories to look in
3. Column Widths of the results window

• The ScanCompleted, ScanStarted, and OnError events provide programmers with real time information.