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Find files containing text, pdf- is it possible? [CLOSED]
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:26 am
by semper
Search for items using mask: *.pdf
Containing text: any text
I can use Finder, but Is this possible in Nimble?
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks.
Re: Find files containing text, pdf- is it possible?
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:37 am
by JayB
Yes, it's possible.
Re: Find files containing text, pdf- is it possible?
Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:01 am
by semper
Great
But how? I've tried many times but can't get it to work.
Re: Find files containing text, pdf- is it possible?
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:38 am
by JayB
That's how I do it.
Re: Find files containing text, pdf- is it possible?
Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2023 10:12 am
by semper
Yes, this i how I do it too, but Nimble can not find the files that Finder do!
Re: Find files containing text, pdf- is it possible?
Posted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:44 pm
by mike
NC does a direct text search inside files with minimal transformations, which means that this sequence of characters, in a selected encoding (UTF-8 by default), with is a selected case sensitivity, is not present in the files.
Finder likely uses Spotlight under the hood, which is a completely different story, as it does text extraction specifically from different file formats depending on the format.
Re: Find files containing text, pdf- is it possible?
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:52 am
by semper
Ok, thanks for the clarification
Per Kristian