External search with Agent Ransack & FileLocator (Pro)

[highend]

Inspired by this thread: http://www.xyplorer.com/xyfc/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11128

MASSIVE UPDATE

I've created a script that let's you use an external search engine (that is a bit more flexible in terms of boolean / boolean regex searches when it comes to the content of files).

Atm it works with Agent Ransack, File Locator and it's commercial version File Locator Pro.
File Locator Pro's boolean regex is really a powerhorse^^

Prerequisite:
- Current beta version of XY (with support for paper folders)!
- Be in the folder that'll be the base for your search
It's not a necessity but the corresponding field is prefilled with the current path...

To set the script up, run it once, quit it and then edit the corresponding .ini file "<same name as the script file.ini>"
(in the same folder as the script).

"SearchEngine=" is the minimum requirement! If you are using FileLocator Pro and want to use indexed searches,
you need "IndexPath=" as well...


A screenshot of the search dialog window (XY side):

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Current version:
v2018.05.12 Build 10.08

External search_v2018.05.12 Build 10.08.xys

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Older versions:
v2018.03.04 Build 10.07

External search_v2018.03.04 Build 10.07.xys

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v2015.06.26 Build 10.06

ExternalSearch_v2015.06.26 Build 10.06.zip

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v2014.06.29 Build 20.31

ExternalSearch_2014.06.29 Build 20.31.zip

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v2014.06.29 Build 17.12

ExternalSearch_v2014.06.29 Build 17.12.zip

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v2014.03.07 Build 21.16

ExternalSearch_v2014.03.07 Build 21.16.xys

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v2014.03.05 Build 09.23

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[highend]

Pushed a little fix...

@Changelog:
v2014.03.05 Build 09.23
• Changed: Better detection of local / remote paths -> necessary because the
search engine's output delivers additional line numbers for all
hits when content search is used

[kotlmg]

can you please give the above code for filelocator pro, instead of agent ransack.

[highend]

Apart from the additional features that are currently not supported in the html dialog it's just a simple change for the $agentRansackFolder & $agentRansackExe ...

I'll post a new version soon that makes it a bit clearer (and support the additional drop down fields for FileLocator Pro).

[highend]

New version:

v2014.03.07 Build 21.16
• Added: Support for FileLocator & FileLocator Pro
• Changed: Made it easier to select the external search engine by only
supplying the full path to the .exe file

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    // Use the full path to either Agent Ransack or FileLocator (Pro)!
    $searchEngine = "C:\Program Files\Mythicsoft\Agent Ransack\AgentRansack.exe";

The different drop-down fields for FileLocator Pro
(File name | Containing text | Look in) are now fully supported.

[kotlmg]

sir,
i have modified the code to file locator pro as follows.

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    $searchEngine = "C:\Program Files\Mythicsoft\FileLocator Pro\FileLocatorPro.exe";

thanks a lot sir, your code is superb.

[highend]

@Changelog:
v2014.06.29 Build 17.12
• Added: Paper folder support, now you can do something really useful^^

[Stef123]

When I run it, I get an error, telling me it cannot find this path
if (listfolder("<xydata>\Paper\$paperSubFolderName", "*.txt", 32) >= $paperFilesLimit) {

[highend]

Replace

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    // Check if we have more than $paperFilesLimit files
    if (listfolder("<xydata>\Paper\$paperSubFolderName", "*.txt", 32) >= $paperFilesLimit) {
        msg "There are more than $paperFilesLimit search results stored...<br>Press OK to delete them now or<br>Cancel to exit this script", 1;
        delete 1, 0, "<xydata>\Paper\$paperSubFolderName\*.*";
    }

with

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    // Check if we have more than $paperFilesLimit files
    if (exists("<xydata>\Paper\$paperSubFolderName") == 2) {
        if (listfolder("<xydata>\Paper\$paperSubFolderName", "*.txt", 32) >= $paperFilesLimit) {
            msg "There are more than $paperFilesLimit search results stored...<br>Press OK to delete them now or<br>Cancel to exit this script", 1;
            delete 1, 0, "<xydata>\Paper\$paperSubFolderName\*.*";
        }
    }

Or download the fixed version.

[Stef123]

Thank you, highend
both - for providing this script and for fixing it - works like a charm now.

[binocular222]

there's a problem when input search term is in unicode.
Example: search term = "thất nghiệp"
$searchParams="-s -o "C:\Users\nnguyen11\AppData\Local\Temp\~search_AR.txt" -oe8 -ofb -fed -ceb -lee -c "th%E1%BA%A5t+nghi%E1%BB%87p" -d "D:\Doc\Law""

[highend]

Even when I use quote(utf8decode(urldecode($fileName)))
instead of just the quote($fileName))

E.g. for the file name part, I don't get your original search term back.

Original: "thất nghiệp"
After utf8decode/urldecode: "thất nghi�?p"

[Walrez]

Hi, and thanks for the replies.

I installed Agent Ransack and the script.

When I search for something, I get a list (paper folder, I guess. Didn't try those yet), with the resulting files.
What should I do after that to visualize a file (and search inside it)?

[highend]

When I search for something, I get a list (paper folder, I guess. Didn't try those yet), with the resulting files.
What should I do after that to visualize a file (and search inside it)?

Sorry, never saw this response. You can't use an external search engine for a paper folder view. You have to know what you're searching for before you actually process the search (and enter the terms in the containing text: field, too).

A small update (didn't touch the code for almost a year):

@Changelog:
v2015.06.26 Build 10.06
• Changed: Changed the help file's link to the name of the search engine
• Changed: Processing of the output is done via regex, not with a foreach loop
• Changed: utf8decode(urldecode(...)) added

Changed the help file's link to the name of the search engine:

This may be cosmetic but sometimes I'm unsure which external search I'm invoking so this gives me the needed hint xD

[xyplorerköln]

When running the v2015.06.26 Build 10.06 version of ExternalSearch, I get the error:

The system cannot find the file specified. (C:\Users\system\AppData\Local\Temp\~search_AR.txt)

when the script executes line 102:

$content = readfile($outputFile);