exact:"filename" search function not returning any results

[anmac1789]

When I look for a folder or filename with

exact:

no results are showing up

[therube]

It is "working", but there is certainly something buggy with it.
OK, let's just say, it is buggered .

exact:C: - OK
exact:C:\ - OK
exact:C:\out - OK
exact:C:\out\15a\15a - OK

now, backspace from there

exact:C:\out\15a\ - nothing
exact:C:\out\15a - OK (returns, 15a)
exact:C:\out\15a\ - OK (now OK, where a moment ago it was not)

now, backspace from there

exact:C:\out\ - nothing
exact:C:\out - OK
exact:C:\out\ - OK (now OK, where a moment ago it was not)


(suppose there is caching going on, at times...)

[anmac1789]

It is "working", but there is certainly something buggy with it.
OK, let's just say, it is buggered .

exact:C: - OK
exact:C:\ - OK
exact:C:\out - OK
exact:C:\out\15a\15a - OK

now, backspace from there

exact:C:\out\15a\ - nothing
exact:C:\out\15a - OK (returns, 15a)
exact:C:\out\15a\ - OK (now OK, where a moment ago it was not)

now, backspace from there

exact:C:\out\ - nothing
exact:C:\out - OK
exact:C:\out\ - OK (now OK, where a moment ago it was not)


(suppose there is caching going on, at times...)

this is so bizarre...what is going on here..it used to work perfectly in older versions of everything

[void]

Thank you for the issue report anmac1789 and for confirming therube,

It's caused by ignoring punctuation/ws and reusing the existing results.

I will have a fix soon.

For now, setting Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Ignore_punctuation_type to filename and search will fix the issue.



You must specify the full path with exact: when match path is enabled.
For example: exact:c:\windows\notepad.exe
exact:path:notepad.exe will never match anything.

Use exact:name:notepad.exe to match the name only with match path enabled.

[anmac1789]

Thank you for the issue report anmac1789 and for confirming therube,

It's caused by ignoring punctuation/ws and reusing the existing results.

I will have a fix soon.

For now, setting Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Ignore_punctuation_type to filename and search will fix the issue.



You must specify the full path with exact: when match path is enabled.
For example: exact:c:\windows\notepad.exe
exact:path:notepad.exe will never match anything.

Use exact:name:notepad.exe to match the name only with match path enabled.

when I was searching for

exact:name:"IMG_????"

, enabling match path or disabling it, didn't really change any results.

[void]

name: will match the extension.

Please try the following search:

exact:stem:"IMG_????"

stem: will match the name without the extension.