Here is a list of changes to WinSeek since version 4.5, the latest downloadable version (it's now at 6.8): - converted project from VB 2008 to VB 2010 - cleaned up some bugs and error messages, added some convenience changes - added a "Prune" command button to remove 'access denied' lines from list of found items - MAJOR: added ability to search for metadata: - tests if image file (JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF) meets date-taken and/or title request - tests if audio file (MP3) matches on Genre, Artist, Album, and/or Composer I added the UltraID3 library to project to extract metadata from audio files, and a Credits button that shows thanks to the UltraID3 creator; but until I'm confident about licensing issues I may not bundle the DLL with the distribution of WinSeek.
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I have uploaded a Zip file with the latest version of WinSeek in both executable and source form. The executables are at the top level of the Zip folder, and the Visual Basic 2010 source for the project is in a subfolder titled VBSource. The changes from the previously available version 4.5 are stated in the March 25 posting above.
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"I want to search between dates: not just before or after."
That is available presently by using both fields: if a file date is on-or-after January 1 of some year and on-or-before January 31, WinSeek will return files between those dates. The date fields available are date-last-modified, and for image files (JPEG, TIFF) date-photo-taken.
"I want to search by file size range."
I haven't seen enough need for that to add it, though the size of each file found can be displayed by selecting and right-clicking on it in the list box. The feature should be simple to add by a developer to this open-source project.
"I want to specify file type by extension."
That is available in the "name/type like" box, for example *.txt specifies text files. I thought about allowing multiple specifications like "*.txt, *.doc" but I haven't seen much need for it.
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Here is a list of changes to WinSeek since version 4.5, the latest downloadable version (it's now at 6.8): - converted project from VB 2008 to VB 2010 - cleaned up some bugs and error messages, added some convenience changes - added a "Prune" command button to remove 'access denied' lines from list of found items - MAJOR: added ability to search for metadata: - tests if image file (JPG, JPEG, TIF, TIFF) meets date-taken and/or title request - tests if audio file (MP3) matches on Genre, Artist, Album, and/or Composer I added the UltraID3 library to project to extract metadata from audio files, and a Credits button that shows thanks to the UltraID3 creator; but until I'm confident about licensing issues I may not bundle the DLL with the distribution of WinSeek.
I have uploaded a Zip file with the latest version of WinSeek in both executable and source form. The executables are at the top level of the Zip folder, and the Visual Basic 2010 source for the project is in a subfolder titled VBSource. The changes from the previously available version 4.5 are stated in the March 25 posting above.
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"I want to search between dates: not just before or after."
That is available presently by using both fields: if a file date is on-or-after January 1 of some year and on-or-before January 31, WinSeek will return files between those dates. The date fields available are date-last-modified, and for image files (JPEG, TIFF) date-photo-taken.
"I want to search by file size range."
I haven't seen enough need for that to add it, though the size of each file found can be displayed by selecting and right-clicking on it in the list box. The feature should be simple to add by a developer to this open-source project.
"I want to specify file type by extension."
That is available in the "name/type like" box, for example *.txt specifies text files. I thought about allowing multiple specifications like "*.txt, *.doc" but I haven't seen much need for it.