Subject Re: Search in Files From Gaetano D. <gaetanodd@hotmail.com> Date Sun, 2 May 2021 06:12:13 +1000 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 2/05/2021 3:53, Mervyn Bick wrote: > On 2021/05/01 18:32, Peter Hegelbach wrote: >> Hi all >> >> Tested in: >> dBASE 2019 13.20  b2618 (11/26/2019-DE191126) >> >> When using "Find In Files" with *.* there is never found anything. See >> screenshot. >> >> Am i doing it the wrong way? >> bug? > > This looks very much like a bug. > > I get the same result when I select *.* in the File types. > > If I select the *.prg *.wfm .... option I get every .wfm file in the > list.  The Dialogue form does show "Program not responding" because > there are so many files in the folder but if left to do its thing > dBASE eventually completes the task and lists the files in teh Result > Panel. > > Mervyn. > same here, and if you hit the Help button, you get the Help for Find Text, not for Find in Files, two bugs for the price of one, must be specials days is coming up ;) If you enter a single asterisk, it works as expected. Gaetano.