File Find

About

• Find files based on search keyword

Usage

• Enter or browse for a starting directory to search in
• Enter a keyword to search for
• Select various search option and desired file-type

Screenshots

Features

• Ability to search for keyword within various file-types

  • Text Files (.txt)
  • Word Documents (.docx)
  • Excel Files (.xlsx)
  • CSV Files (.csv)

• Open the found file(s) straight from the application

• Open found files directory straight from the application

• Copy slected file directory

• Various search options included

  • Navigate Subdirectories
  • Match the whole searchword
  • Match the case of the search word

• Ability to open File Find from current directory (see below for instructions)

  Setup Right-Click to Open File Find

1. Locate File Find .exe location
2. Copy full file-path to clipboard -> (D:\C#\File-Find\File Find\bin\Release\File Find.exe)
3. Open Registry Editor by searching for "regedit" in windows start menu
4. Naviagte to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
5. Right-click shell and click New -> Key
   1. Rename folder to File-Find
6. Right-click newly created File-Find folder and clikc New -> Key
   1. Rename folder to command
7. Double clikc the (Default) item within the command folder
8. Paste in the copied File-Find file-path in the Value data section copied in step 2. with quote and also at "%V" (within quotes)
   1. Ex: "D:\C#\File-Find\File Find\bin\Release\File Find.exe" "%V"

• That's it! You know can open the File-Find application by right clicking within a explorer window
• The current directory will automically be inserted into the directory textbox for faster searching

9. (Optional) If you wish to add an icon to the right-click menu option follow these steps:
   1. Right-click the File-Find folder we created in step 5 and click New -> String Value
   2. Rename the new item Icon
   3. Double click the Icon item to edit the options
   4. Paste in the same File Find direcotry copied in step 2 within quotes (this time leave off the "%V" we added in step 8)

• Final Results

Executing

1. Open the solution file and start the application
2. Run the executable within the Release folder for faster execution