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Need windows explorer search string that creates a file search list then excludes certain files from the list.

All,

What explorer search string will search the list below and find all files with extensions *.vvv

but with files containing "sts" removed?

List:

123121.vvv

agrtbtbt.zxz

564556.vvv

hbbtbtsb.xvv

wefgdvr.vvv

vfdststre.vvv

arhtytnsts.vvv

The finished list is:

123121.vvv

564556.vvv

wefgdvr.vvv

Dennis66 Thursday, August 16, 2007 2:27 PM

Wildcards are not sophisticated enough to do this. Search for *.ww, then filter out any matches you get from String.IndexOf().

nobugz Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:36 PM

Wildcards are not sophisticated enough to do this. Search for *.ww, then filter out any matches you get from String.IndexOf().

nobugz Thursday, August 16, 2007 4:36 PM

You can use google to search for other answers

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