[X4U] Re: Finding file names only

Eddie Hargreaves meged at earthlink.net
Sun Feb 12 23:59:26 PST 2006


On 2/12/06 11:46 PM, Eugene <list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net> wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 07:51:38PM CST, Jim Hurley <jhurley at infostations.com>
> wrote:
> : 
> : Eddie Hargreave wrote:
> : 
> : >Type a single " before your query in the Spotlight menu and
> : >it will limit your search to 'Name'
> : >
> : >Or use Command-F in the Finder and change one of the default
> : >search criteria to "Filename" (available via the Other...
> : >Selection)
> : 
> : Eric,
> : 
> : Thanks for the tips. The single quote didn't work for me.
> 
> AFAIK, you're supposed to put the term in quotes (""), not start
> the query with a single quotation mark.

Enclosing the term in quotes gives me the exact same number of results as
using a single starting quote. What does it do on your machine, Eugene?




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