Re:
> >>Steve Oren wrote;
> >> What I am looking for is a way to search through files for a specific
> >> text string.


You could use grep, which should be on every 5.0 (or later) system.

Example, searching @.FOO.FUM for "fred":

   :sh.hpbin.sys
   grep fred /FUM/FOO/*

Or, <plug>, MAGNET from Lund Performance Solutions:

   magnet "[log in to unmask] fred -dash"

(info from http://www.lund.com)

</plug>

Also, if you have MPEX, I think there's a search tool within it.

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