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Simple search example

Suppose you need to find in your LAN the multimedia files (such as AVI, MPG and MP3) and also all files that contain the word music in their names.
Your query may look like the following:

*.avi;*.mpg;*.mp3;*music*

Note: the query should not contain any spaces

The following picture illustrates this example

Hit Enter or the Start search button

The following picture illustrates the result of your query:

Complex search example

Suppose you need to find in your LAN the MS Office documents (such as Excel spreadsheets, Word documents and Access database files) modified within the last two days.
In this case, your query may look like the following:

*.xls; *.doc; *.mdb

Now you must specify the time period for the files you want to find. Press Ctrl+O, set Filter by date and select the required time period. Then click OK and Start search.

Advanced search example

Suppose you need to find in your LAN all JPEG, GIF, BMP and PNG image files not exceeding 10 MB in size. There is a large and slow server in you LAN, that stores your corporate databases and you don't want LAN Search to waste time searching this server for images.
In this case, your query may look like the following:

*.jpg; *.gif; *.bmp;*.png

Now you should specify the file size limit. Press Ctrl+O and set Filter by size

Then you will need to exclude from the search the above mentioned server (e.g. ENTERPRISE). Press Ctrl+O and select the Net search tab.

Then click OK and Start search.