Re: [JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More
Hi Virgil, If you search in windows explorer in windows 7, then you can use wildcard characters. You can use the search box, to search the current location: 1. press ctrl+e to move to the search box. 2. type in your search terms, for example draft*.* 3. tab to the items view which displays the results. Often, the files you will be looking for will be in one of your libraries: this includes the folders my documents, my music etc. If you open windows explorer from the button on the taskbar, then windows explorer opens with the libraries folder as the current location. Alternatively, press windows key + e to open windows explorer with computer as the current location, press alt+d to move to the address bar, type libraries, and press enter. If you know more exactly where your files are, then set that as the current location. For more details about searching in windows explorer on windows 7, see the searching section of this guide: http://goo.gl/QbX8F David. original message: In an earlier note, I asked, Does anyone know how to perform a wildcard search for files using Jaws 14 and Windows 7? I should have elaborated. I want to perform a wildcard search to find related files, draft*.*, for example. In Windows 7, how does one perform such a search. A friend suggested choosing computer on the desk top and then choosing Library, which I can't find without using the Jaws cursor/mouse pointer. What do I do after choosing library, assuming that's the route to take. Does anyone have a solution? Thank you. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More
Hello Virgil, Here is a dos command that will find your draft*.* files and put the results of the search into a file named search.txt command follows: dir /s draft*.* c:\search.txt To run the command follow these steps: 1. goto start menu 2. open accesseries 3. click on Command Prompt 4 once in the command prompt: 5. type: cd\ At this point the bottom line of the active screen should say some thing simular to: c:\ You are now in a dos prompt or at the command prompt. You must read the screen by useing the invisible cursur. type the command given above: dir /s draft*.* c:\search.txt ## the command dir will search for the given file - draft in our case. ## adding the *.* to the draft file name tells the command to include all files that have any thing after the initial draft: ie: draft-123.txt - draft_shoe.doc ## the sign will direct all of the results of the dir command into a file: in our case: c:\search.txt ## c:\ is the root directory of drive c: ## to read your file go back to Windows and open Notepad once in NotePad press - control o then type - c:\search.txt at the file open command. - Original Message - From: Virgil Cook vc...@vt.edu To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:22 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More In an earlier note, I asked, Does anyone know how to perform a wildcard search for files using Jaws 14 and Windows 7? I should have elaborated. I want to perform a wildcard search to find related files, draft*.*, for example. In Windows 7, how does one perform such a search. A friend suggested choosing computer on the desk top and then choosing Library, which I can't find without using the Jaws cursor/mouse pointer. What do I do after choosing library, assuming that's the route to take. Does anyone have a solution? Thank you. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ [:/:] T.J. McElroy Email: tj.mcel...@comcast.net phone: 317.867.0277 We can not control the wind, but we can adjust our sails. [:\:] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More
There has got to be a way to do this without going to the DOS prompt. When you use Windows+e to open windows Explorer, there is an search box in there. I've got to admit I have not been all that successful in using this, but I figured that I just did not know what I was doing. Someone on this list must know how to use it. Annette -Original Message- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of TJ McElroy gMail Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 7:58 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More Hello Virgil, Here is a dos command that will find your draft*.* files and put the results of the search into a file named search.txt command follows: dir /s draft*.* c:\search.txt To run the command follow these steps: 1. goto start menu 2. open accesseries 3. click on Command Prompt 4 once in the command prompt: 5. type: cd\ At this point the bottom line of the active screen should say some thing simular to: c:\ You are now in a dos prompt or at the command prompt. You must read the screen by useing the invisible cursur. type the command given above: dir /s draft*.* c:\search.txt ## the command dir will search for the given file - draft in our case. ## adding the *.* to the draft file name tells the command to include all files that have any thing after the initial draft: ie: draft-123.txt - draft_shoe.doc ## the sign will direct all of the results of the dir command into a file: in our case: c:\search.txt ## c:\ is the root directory of drive c: ## to read your file go back to Windows and open Notepad once in NotePad press - control o then type - c:\search.txt at the file open command. - Original Message - From: Virgil Cook vc...@vt.edu To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 10:22 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More In an earlier note, I asked, Does anyone know how to perform a wildcard search for files using Jaws 14 and Windows 7? I should have elaborated. I want to perform a wildcard search to find related files, draft*.*, for example. In Windows 7, how does one perform such a search. A friend suggested choosing computer on the desk top and then choosing Library, which I can't find without using the Jaws cursor/mouse pointer. What do I do after choosing library, assuming that's the route to take. Does anyone have a solution? Thank you. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ [:/:] T.J. McElroy Email: tj.mcel...@comcast.net phone: 317.867.0277 We can not control the wind, but we can adjust our sails. [:\:] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[JAWS-Users] Wildcard Searches Once More
In an earlier note, I asked, Does anyone know how to perform a wildcard search for files using Jaws 14 and Windows 7? I should have elaborated. I want to perform a wildcard search to find related files, draft*.*, for example. In Windows 7, how does one perform such a search. A friend suggested choosing computer on the desk top and then choosing Library, which I can't find without using the Jaws cursor/mouse pointer. What do I do after choosing library, assuming that's the route to take. Does anyone have a solution? Thank you. For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
