Searching specific content in Text file or AU3

[Nine]

I don't know if you are like me, but I am always searching for that specific code I wrote over the years, but cannot find it.  It was way too exhausting to look at 1k+ scripts.  And Windows Explorer is not the best tool to do such exploration.   So I made this little script that save me tons of time.  Hope you will find it useful too.

You can adjust default search folders and type of files you want to search for, but you can also change it at runtime. To use multiple filters separate them with ";"

Let me know if you have any suggestion to enhance the tool.

Version 2023-12-27

* Code revision : 3.3.16.1 now required

Version 2023-05-10

* Sets children flag on first drawn list

Version 2021-04-06

* Context menu modified to allow clipping file name and line content

Version 2020-11-21

* Allows only 1 running instance of the script

* Added right-click support on Tray to exit script

Version 2020-06-29

* Added Copy File Name to context menu (helps to copy include files names)

Version 2020-04-22

* Added icons to main buttons

* Added informative box to describe progress and results of a search

* Increased robustness of the GUI

* Open Button enabled only under the right conditions

* Added Tooltip on filter field to describe how to enter multiple criteria

* Forced a minimum Window size

Version 2020-04-18

* Added support of Context Menu in Tree View

* Added support of Tray

* Minimizes on Tray

Version 2020-04-12

* Added DPI awareness

* Added Enter Key functionality to start a search

Version 2020-04-09

* Changed base size of the GUI to make it wider

* Made the window resizable

* Added Reset button

* Shown busy cursor more appropriately

* Corrected bug of first line displayed

Thanks all for your input.

SearchContent.au3

Edited December 27, 2023 by Nine

[jchd]

Not meaning your program is bad, just a hint: I use(d) both AgentRansack and FileLocator from https://www.mythicsoft.com/ with high satisfaction.

[jcpetu]

Nine,

thumbs up from me. Clear, neat, concise and useful peace of code. Thanks a lot.

Regards.

[Nine]

Glad you like it 

[Musashi]

2 hours ago, Nine said:

Let me know if you have any suggestion to enhance the tool.

Thanks for writing this nice little tool. As @jchd pointed out, there are already a lot of external textfinders, but for quick searches yours is very useful. Furthermore, it is also a good example script  for others .

Suggestions :

• The width of the GUI and controls is fixed. The TreeView control ($idTreeFile) and the Combo control ($idFolder) could be a bit wider. On the other hand, anyone can easily customize that themselves.
• A button to reset the display for a new search might be a good addition.

 

[Danp2]

+1 for AgentRansack 😃

[Nine]

@Musashi  Will do.  Thanks.

[marcgforce]

Untouch but adding the new search basic method by restarting script and modifying the $ARRAY_OF_FOLDERS = [@scriptdir, @MyDocumentsDir]

Nice work...

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#include <Constants.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GuiTreeView.au3>
#include <File.au3>

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

Const $ARRAY_OF_FOLDERS = [@scriptdir, @MyDocumentsDir]
Const $DEFAULT_FILTER = "*.au3"

Local $hGUI = GUICreate("Search Content", 600, 440, 190, 120)
GUISetFont(11)
Local $idSelect = GUICtrlCreateButton("Select Folder", 25, 20, 135, 30)
Local $idFolder = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 185, 24, 400, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWN, $CBS_AUTOHSCROLL))
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Filter :", 25, 58, 50, 25)
Local $idFilter = GUICtrlCreateInput($DEFAULT_FILTER, 70, 55, 90, 25)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Text to search :", 185, 58, 100, 25)
Local $idText = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 285, 55, 300, 25)
Local $idTreeFile = GUICtrlCreateTreeView(25, 90, 560, 300)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 9)
Local $idSearch = GUICtrlCreateButton("Search", 100, 400, 100, 25)
Local $idOpen = GUICtrlCreateButton("Open", 400, 400, 100, 25)
local $idNewSearch = GUICtrlCreateButton("New Search", 230, 400, 150, 25)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

Local $sFolder, $idTVselect, $aSelect[1], $idParent
GUICtrlSetData($idFolder, _ArrayToString($ARRAY_OF_FOLDERS), $ARRAY_OF_FOLDERS[0])

While True
  Switch GUIGetMsg()
    Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
      ExitLoop
    Case $idSelect
      $sFolder = FileSelectFolder("Select root folder", @ScriptDir, 0, @ScriptDir, $hGUI)
      If @error Then ContinueLoop
      GUICtrlSetData($idFolder, $sFolder, $sFolder)
    Case $idSearch
      If Not GUICtrlRead($idFolder) Or Not GUICtrlRead($idFilter) Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "You must provide folder and filter fields")
        ContinueLoop
      EndIf
      ReDim $aSelect[1]
      $aSelect[0] = 0
      SearchText($idTreeFile, GUICtrlRead($idFolder), GUICtrlRead($idFilter), GUICtrlRead($idText))
    Case $idOpen
      $idTVselect = GUICtrlRead($idTreeFile)
      If Not $idTVselect Or _GUICtrlTreeView_GetParentHandle($idTreeFile, $idTVselect) Then
        MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "Please select file you want to open")
        ContinueLoop
      EndIf
      OpenFile(GUICtrlRead($idTreeFile, $GUI_READ_EXTENDED), GUICtrlRead($idText))
     Case $idNewSearch
          _RestartProgram()
  EndSwitch
  $idTVselect = GUICtrlRead($idTreeFile)
  If $idTVselect Then
    If _GUICtrlTreeView_GetParentHandle($idTreeFile, $idTVselect) Then ContinueLoop
    For $i = 1 To $aSelect[0]
      If $idTVselect = $aSelect[$i] Then ContinueLoop 2
    Next
    _ArrayAdd($aSelect, $idTVselect)
    $aSelect[0] += 1
    DisplayLine($hGUI, $idTreeFile, $idTVselect, ControlTreeView($hGUI, "", $idTreeFile, "GetSelected"), GUICtrlRead($idText))
  EndIf
WEnd

Func SearchText($idTree, $sFolder, $sFilter, $sText)
  Local Const $CURSOR_WAIT = 15
  Local $bFound = False
  _GUICtrlTreeView_DeleteAll($idTree)
  Local $aFile = _FileListToArrayRec($sFolder, $sFilter, $FLTAR_FILES, $FLTAR_RECUR, $FLTAR_NOSORT, $FLTAR_FULLPATH)
  If @error Then Return MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "No file selected")
  GUISetCursor($CURSOR_WAIT, $GUI_CURSOR_OVERRIDE)
  For $i = 1 To $aFile[0]
    If Not $sText Or StringInStr(FileRead($aFile[$i]), $sText) Then
      GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem($aFile[$i], $idTree)
      $bFound = True
    EndIf
  Next
  GUISetCursor()
  If Not $bFound Then MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "Text not found")
EndFunc   ;==>SearchText

Func DisplayLine($hGUI, $idTree, $idItem, $sItem, $sText)
  If Not $sText Then Return
  Local $aLine = FileReadToArray($sItem)
  For $i = 1 To UBound($aLine) - 1
    If StringInStr($aLine[$i], $sText) Then GUICtrlCreateTreeViewItem($aLine[$i], $idItem)
  Next
  ControlTreeView($hGUI, "", $idTree, "Expand", $sItem)
EndFunc   ;==>DisplayLine

Func OpenFile($sFile, $sText)
  Local $sDrive, $sDir, $sFileName, $sExtension
  _PathSplit($sFile, $sDrive, $sDir, $sFileName, $sExtension)
  ClipPut($sText)
  ShellExecute($sFile, "", $sDrive & $sDir, "open")
EndFunc   ;==>OpenFile

#Region --- Restart Program ---
    Func _RestartProgram()
        If @Compiled = 1 Then
            Run(FileGetShortName(@ScriptFullPath))
        Else
            Run(FileGetShortName(@AutoItExe) & " " & FileGetShortName(@ScriptFullPath))
        EndIf
        Exit
    EndFunc; ==> _RestartProgram
#EndRegion --- Restart Program ---

 

[seadoggie01]

I haven't quite hit 1K scripts 😵, but this is still very helpful!

If you feel like being fancy, you can even have an option to open the file to the specific line in SciTE. (I have some code somewhere, excuse me while I use this to find it! )

Edit: Found it

Spoiler

It's pretty difficult, but I couldn't get Run to work with it. I'm not sure why.

Func OpenInSciTe($sAu3File, $sLine = Default)
    
    ; Gets SciTE from an Ini in case it's installed in a non-standard directory
    Local $sSciTE = SciTEDir()
    ; If there is no line to jump to
    If IsKeyword($sLine) Then
        ShellExecute($sSciTE, '"-open:' & $sAu3File & '"')
    Else
        ShellExecute($sSciTE, '"-open:' & $sAu3File & '" -goto:' & $sLine)
    EndIf

    If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False)

EndFunc

Edit 2: I really like your use of GUISetCursor to display that it's working! I might move it before _FileListToArrayRec though

Edited April 9, 2020 by seadoggie01

[Nine]

1 hour ago, marcgforce said:

Untouch but adding the new search basic method by restarting script

There is no need to restart the script for a new search, just enter new folder and new text, and click search, it will erase the previous search...Anyway, I will be adding this button soon, along with other features asked.

Edited April 9, 2020 by Nine

[Nine]

56 minutes ago, seadoggie01 said:

If you feel like being fancy, you can even have an option to open the file to the specific line in SciTE

I also use it for other languages, and Scite is not always the editor.  I wanted to make it as general as possible.  As for the cursor I will implement it also.  Thanks.

[Nine]

New version available.  I removed the code, hope you don't mind (only kept the download).  I felt it made the post encumbered.  Let me know if you prefer having the code, I will add it again.

[Musashi]

I probably found a small bug. If the search term occurs in the first line of the source code, it will not be displayed as a "sub-item". Additional matches (if any) in the lines 2..n will be shown.

1.

; Test by Musashi
MsgBox(0,'Info','Click OK')

==> no "sub-item"

2.

; Info : (or even a blank line)
; Test by Musashi
MsgBox(0,'Info','Click OK')

==> "sub-item" ok

 

[seadoggie01]

Does FileReadToArray return a 0 or 1 based array? I think that may be the issue. It's undocumented though

[Danp2]

Appears to be 0-based.

[Nine]

You are right, the loop should start at 0 not 1.  Good catch.

[Musashi]

5 minutes ago, Danp2 said:

Appears to be 0-based.

Yes ! The problem is easy to solve. It was 'harder' to discover it by accident .

Func DisplayLine($hGUI, $idTree, $idItem, $sItem, $sText)
  If Not $sText Then Return
  Local $aLine = FileReadToArray($sItem)
  For $i = 0 To UBound($aLine) - 1

Edited April 9, 2020 by Musashi

[Danp2]

You can get the line count from @extended as well.

[Nine]

Corrected in first post. 

[Nine]

New version available.  Thanks @Musashi for the idea of DPI awareness.