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Re: Small search program for LDRAW parts
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Wed, 20 Jan 1999 15:59:00 GMT
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Cool. Now I don't have to add this to LDAO. :)
One question - why didn't you use parts.lst as the source of
descriptions?
Steve
(DOS-only part search: FIND /i "roof glass" c:\ldraw\parts.lst)
On Tue, 19 Jan 1999 22:14:56 GMT, "Anders Isaksson"
<isaksson.etuna@REMOVEebox.tninet.se> wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I have made a small program, to help me search through the LDRAW parts. It
> scans the PARTS directory, and collects all the description lines (first
> line) to a private data file (A scan is only needed when the parts have been
> updated).
>
> Then I can enter one or more words to search for, in the combined text (.dat
> file name + description) and immediately see all the matching lines (The
> order of the search words is irrelevant).
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> I can for example search for 'roof glass', and immediately see the result:
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> 2348B.DAT Car Roof 4 x 4 Sunroof Glass with Ridges
> 2348A.DAT Car Roof 4 x 4 Sunroof Glass with Ridges
> 4448.DAT Window 4 x 4 x 3 Roof Glass
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> The search is incremental (as soon as You write a letter, You only see those
> lines that match), and is (at least on my machine) instantaneous.
>
> If You are interested to try it, there is a ZIP file (170 kB) available at:
> http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/ldlist.zip
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>
> Happy LDRAWing,
> Anders Isaksson, Sweden
> BlockCAD: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/proglego.htm
> Gallery: http://user.tninet.se/~hbh828t/gallery.htm
>
>
>
>
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