08-11-2025, 08:33 AM
No activity for a while, so here is a challenge...
Write a Small Basic utility program to search through a folder of SB files (*.sb) and show any files that contain a searched text.
The program should allow the user to specify a folder and a search text (case insensitive), then display a list of all files containing that text.
The program could be extended to:
1] Allow the user to select and show the full text of any of the found searches
2] Allow recursive search through sub folders
3] Use extensions if you like to make the program prettier or add features like compile and run a file or open it in Small Basic IDE
4] Think of other useful features, like reporting the file date, number of lines etc and maybe make these search filters
Share any work in progress...
Write a Small Basic utility program to search through a folder of SB files (*.sb) and show any files that contain a searched text.
The program should allow the user to specify a folder and a search text (case insensitive), then display a list of all files containing that text.
The program could be extended to:
1] Allow the user to select and show the full text of any of the found searches
2] Allow recursive search through sub folders
3] Use extensions if you like to make the program prettier or add features like compile and run a file or open it in Small Basic IDE
4] Think of other useful features, like reporting the file date, number of lines etc and maybe make these search filters
Share any work in progress...
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