[news.eclipse.tools] Re: Search not working for files with extensions no

[Daniel Megert <daniel.megert@xxxxxxx>]

Miriam,

this a known defect in the handling of "*" as extension on the Text Search
page. It will be fixed in the 2.0 stream.

Dani
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Miriam Ford wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'm not sure if this is a bug with eclipse or if this functionality is
> working as designed.
>
> Here's the scenario:
>
> The user creates a simple file with an extension that is not registered
> (ie: example.abc), edits the file, adds a word (ie: hello), and saves
> the file.  Then, tries using the Edit->Search... menu option, and enters
> hello for the Search Expression entry field and an * (all file
> extensions) for the Extensions entry field, and clicks the Search
> button.  The word hello is only searched and found in the files that
> have registered filetypes/extensions and not in the example.abc file
> unless the user specifically provides the extension abc (instead of *)
> in the Extensions entry field.
>
> Shouldn't search work for all files in your project, regardless if the
> file extension is registered or not?
>
> Thanks for your help.
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> Miriam Ford
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