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Can anone recommend a tool for searching my visual studio projects folders to find a specific string value?
I have many solutions / projects stored in either the d:\VS2005 or the d:\VS2008 folder depending on the VS version used to create the project. I'm looking for a string and do not have the foggiest idea which project or solution it is in. Any suggestions?
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Ctrl + i - Incremental Search Most developers using Visual Studio are familiar with the “Find dialog” that you can launch by pressing the “Ctrl + F” key within the IDE.
Ctrl + Shift + F => Type what you want, by default it searches the whole solution. Show activity on this post. Hit Ctrl+Shift+F for the "Find In Files" dialog, then make sure that "Entire Solution" is set.
Find in Files (Ctrl+Shift+F): A more robust option, Find in Files is better for searching entire projects or solutions. Unlike Quick Find, Find in Files can list search results in the Find Results window and has additional options to specify which file extensions to search.
When you create a new project, Visual Studio saves it to its default location, %USERPROFILE%\source\repos. To change this location, go to Tools > Options > Projects and Solutions > Locations. For more information, see Options dialog box: Projects and Solutions > Locations.
Since "Visual Studio 2010" version Edit.FindinFiles:
Displays the In Files tab of the Find and Replace dialog box.
This is the most handy search as it can search through project, solution and similar combination with reference or without. Keyboard shortcut is : CTRL+SHIFT+F
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