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File Menu: Results List

The File menu in the Effective File Search application provides options for saving, opening, and exporting search results, as well as executing files and setting file associations. It allows users to save search results to a file, open previous search results, export results to text, CSV, or batch files, open search parameters files or save current parameters, and execute or open files from the search results. The "Open file as" option allows configuring custom file associations through adding, editing, and removing programs.

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File Menu: Results List

The File menu in the Effective File Search application provides options for saving, opening, and exporting search results, as well as executing files and setting file associations. It allows users to save search results to a file, open previous search results, export results to text, CSV, or batch files, open search parameters files or save current parameters, and execute or open files from the search results. The "Open file as" option allows configuring custom file associations through adding, editing, and removing programs.

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File Menu

Effective File Search File menu provides interface to saving search results and options as
well as other files related operations.

Open - opens the EFS file and places the results of previous search to the results window

Save - saves the contents of results window to EFS file

Export - brings up a data export target selection pop up menu

List of files - exports the search results to a text (.txt) file (each line of text in this file
represents the full path to a file found);
Table of results - exports the search results to a comma separated values (.csv) file. This
format is used by many applications (e.g. Microsoft Excel) to share data. Each line of text
in this file represents one file found and has the following format:
"filename.ext","Path to file","size in bytes","date and time","file type";
Batch file - exports the search results to a batch (.bat) file (each line in this file represents
the command). In the command the following variables may be used: <file> - full file
name, <name> - file name without extension, <folder> - file folder, <ext> - file
extension.

Open parameters - opens the EFS search parameters file (.efsp) sets the search options
accordingly

Save parameters - saves current search options to EFS search parameters file (.efsp) for
further use. You may specify which of search options to save in a window that appears.

Execute - executes the system command currently associated with the file selected in
results list. This has the same effect as double-clicking a file in results list.

Open file as - brings up a custom file association pop up menu


_custom_name_ (user defined name) - the pop up menu consists of user defined possible
file assoiciations (i.e. a text file can be opened both with Notepad and Microsoft Word)
Configure... - brings up the 'Open file as configuration' window

Use this window to edit current and add new custom file associations. Press the ADD
button to add a new program. In a window that appears type in a title for this association
(this title will be shown in 'Open file as' pop up menu).

Press OK. After this is done you should press the [...] button next to the 'Program' field
and browse for executable (.exe) file of the program that should be used for opening files.
Now, the last step is to specify parameters. Usually 'file' is the only parameter you need,
however in some cases additional command line parameters may be required.

To delete an item from 'Open file as' pop up menu highlite its title in 'Configure Open file
as' window and press Delete. If you want to rename an item select it in configuration
window and press Rename.

Open folder - opens a folder that contains the currently selected file in results list

Exit - closes Effective File Search application

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