Jim Eberle wrote: > Any ideas how I can save a few keystrokes by using what's already in > the Find string in the subsequent Search string? Since attaching files to messages seems to be the thing to do on this mailing list (a practice frowned at on others), I attach the (very short) file PWRSRCH.PM. This is a very nifty program that works like this: when you run it with no file open, it prompts you to enter a search string and then combs the files in the current directory for that string. When found, you can, as in a regular "across files" search, open the file or continue searching. When you open a file, all you have to do is run the program again and this time it will put your search string on the command line in a format ready for searching within the file. You also get the option of entering a new search string. I have assigned this program to a key and use it (with Xy4 for DOS) all the time. I am not the author, and unfortunately cannot even give credit where it's due, because there is no notice in the program (which I've had for many years now, so it is rooted in Xy 3 days). I think it originally came from a package called Power something or other. Maybe others on this list have more accurate info.
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Wolfgang Bechstein wolfie@xxxxxxxx