Make "Find by Name" a default?

Finding the name of a file in Tiger is quite annoying (unless I'm annoying myself by doing it the hard way)
The way that I've been looking for filenames is command-f, change pull-down menu to "Name".
The pull-down menu is set to "Kind" - is there a way to make it default to "Name"?
I don't think it's just a case of not wanting to learn a new technique - I've always loved the "Hit Command-f and type the filename and hit enter" method of finding something quick. Sure beats Windows!
(BTW - anyone know how to actually type the command-key? I couldn't find it in the Special Characters menu)

You have to change a file that Find consults to make it do what you (and pretty much everyone else) want as the default behavior. I changed mine so that the two default fields are Name and Raw Query, and the view is List view rather than Groups. I used the MacOSXHints article as the basis for my modifications:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050501162147222
If you want to use my default_smart.plist it is here:
http://homepage.mac.com/francines/.Public/default_smart.plist.zip
You unzip it, then replace the original (you'll need to give authorization first, and make sure to keep a copy of the original or rename the original to defaultsmartold to keep it where it is).
"/System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/Resources/default_smart.plist"
After you've done this you'll want to run repair permissions then restart.
Francine
Francine
Schwieder

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Find by Name can't be set as default?

When I hit command+F I get the Find window but it always defaults to Find By Content.
Can I make it default to Find By Name? From the search I did here in the forums there is no way but I thouht to ask again.
Thanks in advance

While there isn't a thing you can do about the toolbar default, you CAN render it irrelevant. If you bring up the Find window using the shortcut of Command-Shift-F, then you will get "Name:Contains" with the cursor blinking in the blank entry field. Type the file name you want to find, and the results will be files whose actual file name contains whatever you typed. Furthermore, if you don't want to be bothered by using the shift key, you can go to System Prefs->Keyboard&Mouse->Shortcuts and reverse the two shortcuts, so that "Find..." with the "Kind" nonsense becomes Command-Shift-F, and "Find by Name..." is a simple Command-F. Restart the Finder after you make your changes, and then whenever you do Command-F you will get a search box with "Name:Contains" and the cursor blinking in the field for you to just type your search word-- the results will be files containing your word in their NAME, not the content.
There still ain't a dang thing you can do about the default of searching "This Mac" rather than the folder you were in when you invoked the search. Which is idiotic.
You may want to take a look at the article I wrote on Spotlight:
http://www.pinkmutant.com/articles/Leopard/leospot.html
Be sure to click the link to see the expanded page of illustrations.
Francine
Francine
Schwieder

Change the Finder search default to Find by Name (search by file name) rather than Find by Content

I just discovered another way to set the finder Find option to default to "find by name" (search by file name). I'm using Mac OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion. I'm not sure if this works on other OS versions, but it probably does.
Here's a step by step:
#1: Open System Preferences
#2: Click on "Keyboard"
#3: Click on "Keyboard Shortcuts"
#4: Click on "Application Shortcuts" (on my system this was the last item located on the left-hand side window)
#5: Click the little "+" right below the right-hand side window
#6: Click on the "Application" menu and choose "finder.app"
#7: Click into the field "Menu Title:" and type "Find by Name..." (Type it exactly like that including the three dots. Don't type the quotes BTW.)
#8: Click into the field "Keyboard Shortcut:" and press the command-key and F at the same time. It should look like this ⌘F
#9: Close System Preferences
That's it. Basically what you are doing is remapping the command-F key (⌘F) to "Find By Name".
I tried to post this to other previous discussions asking this same question, but they were all locked.

Apple doesn’t routinely monitor the discussions. These are mostly user to user discussions.
Send Apple feedback. They won't answer, but at least will know there is a problem. If enough people send feedback, it may get the problem solved sooner.
Feedback

Crystal Reports XI and Sun One 6.1 web server SP 5 Error finding JNDI name

I am trying to create a Crystal Reports XI report in a JSP using Sun One 6.1 Web server sp 5.
At this point I am getting the error �Error finding JNDI name� on Sun One
The application will run on Netbeans/Tomcat
I have done the following:
I edited CRConfig.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CrystalReportEngine-configuration>
�
<DataDriverCommon>
     <JavaDir>C:\Program Files\Java\j2re1.4.2_10\bin</JavaDir>
<Classpath>C:\oracle\product\10.2.0\client_1\jdbc\lib\ojdbc14.jar;�</Classpath>
�
<JDBC>
     <CacheRowSetSize>100</CacheRowSetSize>
     <JDBCURL>jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev</JDBCURL>
     <JDBCClassName>oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver</JDBCClassName>
     <JDBCUserName>lab_ro</JDBCUserName>
     <JNDIURL></JNDIURL>
�
</JDBC>
I created a report using JDBC (JNDI) connection and have the JNDI Connection set to the name of DATA.
The report works just fine in Crystal Reports.
Then in Netbeans I created an application and it runs in the Tomcat part of Netbeans
In context.xml I have:
<Context path="/BOEnterpriseTest3">
<Resource name="jdbc/dev" auth="Container" type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver" url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev"
username="theuserid" password="thepassword" maxActive="20" maxIdle="10" maxWait="-1"/>
</Context>
In web.xml I have
<web-app>
<context-param>
<param-name>crystal_image_uri</param-name>
<param-value>crystalreportviewers11</param-value>
</context-param>
�
<taglib>
<taglib-uri>/crystal-tags-reportviewer.tld</taglib-uri>
<taglib-location>/WEB-INF/crystal-tags-reportviewer.tld</taglib-location>
</taglib>
<resource-ref>
<description>jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev</description>
<res-ref-name>jdbc/dev10g</res-ref-name>
<res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
<res-auth>Application</res-auth>
<res-sharing-scope>Shareable</res-sharing-scope>
</resource-ref>
<resource-ref>
<description>jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev</description>
<res-ref-name>Data</res-ref-name>
<res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
<res-auth>Application</res-auth>
<res-sharing-scope>Shareable</res-sharing-scope>
</resource-ref>
</web-app>
in web-inf\sun-web.xml I have
<sun-web-app>
<resource-ref>
<res-ref-name>jdbc/dev10g</res-ref-name>
<jndi-name>Data</jndi-name>
</resource-ref>
</sun-web-app>
I have copied all of Common Files\Business Objects\3.0\java\lib and Common Files\Business Objects\3.0\java\lib\external to the lib folder
I have copied crystalreportviewers11 to the root of my web application
I have tried to load the JNDI information and display the report
<%@page pageEncoding="UTF-8"
import="com.crystaldecisions.reports.reportengineinterface.*,
com.crystaldecisions.report.web.viewer.*,
javax.naming.*,
javax.sql.*,
java.sql.*"%>
<%
InitialContext initContext = new InitialContext();
DataSource source = (DataSource) initContext.lookup("java:comp/env/jdbc/dev10g");
Context initCtx = new InitialContext();
Context envCtx = (Context) initCtx.lookup("java:comp/env");
try{
     // Look up our data source
DataSource ds = (DataSource)initCtx.lookup("Data");
out.println("found ds under jdbc/Data");
catch ( NamingException e ){
// Look up our data source
DataSource ds = (DataSource) initContext.lookup("java:comp/env/jdbc/dev10g");
initCtx.bind("Data", ds);
out.println("found ds under java:com/env:jdbc/Data - bound into root initial context for Crystal to find");
%>
<%
//Use the relative path to the report; the physical or full qualified URL cannot be used.
String reportName = "useridincluded.rpt";
//Database username and password
String userName = "theuserid";
String password = "thepassword";
//check to see if the Report Source Session Variable already exist
Object reportSource = session.getAttribute("Report1");
// Create a new ConnectionInfos and ConnectionInfo object
com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.data.ConnectionInfos connectionInfos = new com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.data.ConnectionInfos();
com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.data.ConnectionInfo connectionInfo = new com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.data.ConnectionInfo();
//Set username and password for the report's database
connectionInfo.setUserName(userName);
connectionInfo.setPassword(password);
//Add object to collection
connectionInfos.add(connectionInfo);
//---------- Create a ReportClientDocument -------------
com.crystaldecisions.reports.sdk.ReportClientDocument reportClientDocument = new com.crystaldecisions.reports.sdk.ReportClientDocument();
//---------- Set the path to the location of the report soruce -------------
//Open report.
reportClientDocument.open(reportName, 0);
//Get the report source
reportSource = reportClientDocument.getReportSource();
//---------- Create the viewer and render the report -------------
//create the CrystalReportViewer object
com.crystaldecisions.report.web.viewer.CrystalReportViewer crystalReportViewer = new com.crystaldecisions.report.web.viewer.CrystalReportViewer();
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crystalReportViewer.setReportSource(reportSource);
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crystalReportViewer.setOwnForm(true);
crystalReportViewer.refresh();
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crystalReportViewer.setPrintMode(com.crystaldecisions.report.web.viewer.CrPrintMode.PDF);
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%>
On the Sun One Web server
On the Java Tab
JDBC Connection Pools
Pool Name = dev10g
Class name = oracle.jdbc.pool.OracleDataSource
User id = theuserid
url = 10.10.10.10
password=thepassword
JDBC Resources
JNDI Name=dev10g
Pool = dev10g
I get the error finding JNDI name � how do I tell Sun One where the JNDI is to make Crystal Reports work?

I tried the following to test the JNDI
I am trying to do JNDI in Sun One Web server 6.1 sp 5 but I seem to be missing an important part. I get two different errors based on the JSP code, �Cannot retrieve data source: javax.naming.NamingException: Cannot create resource instance� or �Cannot retrieve data source: javax.naming.NamingException: Cannot create resource instance�.
Context.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Context path="/BOTest">
<Resource name="jdbc/dev10g" auth="Container" type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver" url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev10g"
username="userid" password="password" maxActive="20" maxIdle="10" maxWait="-1"/>
<Resource name="Data" auth="Container" type="javax.sql.DataSource"
driverClassName="oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver" url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev10g"
username="userid" password="password" maxActive="20" maxIdle="10" maxWait="-1"/>
</Context>Sun-one.xml:
<sun-web-app>
<context-root>BOTest</context-root>
<resource-ref>
<res-ref-name>jdbc/dev10g</res-ref-name>
<jndi-name>jdbc/dev10g</jndi-name>
</resource-ref>
</sun-web-app>web.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE web-app
    PUBLIC "-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD Web Application 2.3//EN"
    "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-app_2_3.dtd">
<web-app>
    <session-config>
        <session-timeout>
            30
        </session-timeout>
    </session-config>
    <welcome-file-list>
     <welcome-file>
            index.jsp
        </welcome-file>
    </welcome-file-list>
    <resource-ref>
        <description>jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev10g</description>
        <res-ref-name>jdbc/dev10g</res-ref-name>
        <res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
        <res-auth>Application</res-auth>
        <res-sharing-scope>Shareable</res-sharing-scope>
    </resource-ref>
    <resource-ref>
        <description>jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.10.10.10:1521:dev10g</description>
        <res-ref-name>Data</res-ref-name>
        <res-type>javax.sql.DataSource</res-type>
        <res-auth>Application</res-auth>
        <res-sharing-scope>Shareable</res-sharing-scope>
    </resource-ref>
</web-app>server.xml has:
<RESOURCES>
- <JDBCCONNECTIONPOOL name="dev10g" datasourceclassname="oracle.jdbc.pool.OracleDataSource" steadypoolsize="8" maxpoolsize="32" poolresizequantity="2" idletimeout="300" maxwaittime="60000" connectionvalidationrequired="off" connectionvalidationmethod="auto-commit" validationtablename="" failallconnections="off" transactionisolationlevel="read-uncommitted" isolationlevelguaranteed="off">
<PROPERTY name="URL" value="jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.45.3.197:1521:dev10g" />
<PROPERTY name="User" value="lab_ro" />
<PROPERTY name="Password" value="0asphalt1" />
</JDBCCONNECTIONPOOL>
<JDBCRESOURCE jndiname="jdbc/dev10g" poolname="dev10g" enabled="on" />
<JDBCRESOURCE jndiname="Data" poolname="dev10g" enabled="on" />
- <JDBCCONNECTIONPOOL name="Data" datasourceclassname="oracle.jdbc.pool.OracleDataSource" steadypoolsize="8" maxpoolsize="32" poolresizequantity="2" idletimeout="300" maxwaittime="60000" connectionvalidationrequired="off" connectionvalidationmethod="auto-commit" validationtablename="" failallconnections="off" transactionisolationlevel="read-uncommitted" isolationlevelguaranteed="off">
<PROPERTY name="User" value="lab_ro" />
<PROPERTY name="URL" value="jdbc:oracle:thin:@10.45.3.197:1521:dev10g" />
<PROPERTY name="Password" value="0asphalt1" />
</JDBCCONNECTIONPOOL>
<JDBCRESOURCE jndiname="jdbc/Data" poolname="Data" enabled="on" />
<JDBCRESOURCE jndiname="dev10g" poolname="dev10g" enabled="on" />
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           javax.naming.*,
           java.sql.*,
           java.util.*"%>
<%
Context init;
Context ctx;
DataSource datasource;
Connection con;
try
init = new InitialContext();
Context envCtx = (Context) init.lookup("java:comp/env");
datasource = (DataSource) envCtx.lookup("jdbc/dev10g");
catch(NamingException ex)
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    return;
try
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catch (Exception e)
out.print("Cannot retrieve connection: " + e.toString());
return;
try
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catch(Exception ex)
out.print("Got connection, can't execute query: " + ex.toString());
return;
%>I get the following error: Cannot retrieve data source: javax.naming.NamingException: Cannot create resource instance
With the following code:
<%@page
   import="java.io.*,
           javax.sql.*,
           javax.naming.*,
           java.sql.*,
           java.util.*"%>
<%
Context init;
Context ctx;
DataSource datasource;
Connection con;
try
    init = new InitialContext();
    ctx = (Context) init.lookup("java:comp/env");
    datasource = (DataSource) ctx.lookup("jdbc/dev10g");
catch(NamingException ex)
    out.print("Cannot retrieve data source: " + ex.toString(true));
    return;
try
    con = datasource.getConnection();
catch (Exception e)
out.print("Cannot retrieve connection: " + e.toString());
return;
try
    PreparedStatement pstmt = con.prepareStatement("SELECT PROJNO FROM MATERIALSLAB.VW_ASPHALTHEADERINFO");
    ResultSet results = pstmt.executeQuery();
    while (results.next())
    out.println(results.getString(1));
catch(Exception ex)
out.print("Got connection, can't execute query: " + ex.toString());
return;
%>

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Apology accepted.
But yes, of course I was harsh (not at you, actually, but at the plonker who thinks he can tell me that 'echo $something' is "not right").
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I don't know what it is. Some sense of, maybe, in a democracy my opinion is as good as yours even if it's entirely unnecessary, potentially confusing and adds absolutely nothing to the outcome? A desire on the part of some people to boost their post numbers?
Too right I'm harsh. I am results-driven. I am here because I want to help others. Not because I think my opinions deserve a hearing even though the answer was posted ages ago. When I see something that looks like the opposite of that -grandstanding, look how clever I am, my opinion counts too- yeah, it annoys me somewhat. And largely because I usually end up having to untangle the confusion caused by unnecessary "contributions" from others.

Listener_scan1 could not find service name

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HI,
Try to configure the tnsnames.ora in this format and let me know
if you are using load balancing , try
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(LOAD_BALANCE = yes)
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When I do a secondary click on an open folder's background and click on +show visualization options+ (actually, +mostrar opciones de visualización+ in spanish), there's an option +set as default+ ( +ajustes por omisión+ ) which, as far as I understood, should change all the rest folder's aspect, as icon's size, font size, background image and so on... but all the rest folder's aspect keep being shown as before, just the folder where I am working changes.
My questions are: if I am wrong with the use of that "ajustes por omisión", what is it for? And how can I personalize the aspect of all folders on my mac?
Thanks for your help

It's "show view options" in English. Also obtained by typing CMD+J
Those only apply to the top-level folder. Each folder you open uses whatever you've elected to use as the defaults. Select a folder, CMD+J, set the view as you desire, click on Use as Default button. That setting will be used for all windows that you open in the future that have never been opened previously. All other windows that you opened will retain whatever view you previously selected for them.
If you want to reset everything to one view, close all open Finder windows, launch the Terminal app (/Applications/Utilities/), copy & paste this command into the window that pops up,
find ./ -name ".DS_Store" -depth -exec rm {} \;
hit the return key, quit the Terminal app, restart, open a Finder window, CMD+J, set up the view options as desired, click the Use as Defaults button, and close the view options window. Now, every Finder window you open will have this view.
Once you sort this out, see:
Switching from Windows to Mac OS X,
Basic Tutorials on using a Mac,
Mac 101: Mac Essentials,
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts,
Anatomy of a Mac,
MacTips, and
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition.
Additionally, *Texas Mac Man* recommends:
Quick Assist,
Welcome to the Switch To A Mac Guides,
Take Control E-books, and
A guide for switching to a Mac.

Automator -- Find X name contains - why can't i?

i really dislike the way spotlight searches, I nearly always have to stop, change to "name contains" then use that box to search.
I thought Automator could skip those steps for me. There IS an action "Find Finder items" and it defaults to "name contains", interestingly. First I tried making that action by itself a workflow, then an app. I could get it to bring up the search by name contains window, but after I entered my term and hit return, the box went away and no results appeared anywhere.
So then I fumbled around trying to create a new folder, then search...no.
This seems the essence of simplicity..what am I missing?

Sounds like you're using the Finder's Find function, because a pure Spotlight search doesn't have a "name contains" option. You can replace the default Finder Find window by creating a new smart folder: Finder->File->New Smart Folder, tailor it to your needs, including where you want it to search by selecting Other and adding items. Mine has filename contains (not name contains—they're two different animals) and it searches in /System and /Library. Once you've tailored it properly, enter a name window, and save it to the Desktop. Once that's done, then drag it into TextEdit and change:
<key>RawQuery</key>
<string>(kMDItemFSName = '*<name you searched for>*'cd) && (kMDItemContentType != com.apple.mail.emlx) && (kMDItemContentType != public.vcard)</string>
<key>SearchCriteria</key>
to read:
<key>RawQuery</key>
<string></string>
<key>SearchCriteria</key>
and save the file. Rename it default_smart.plist
Open /System/Library/CoreServices/, CONTROL_click on the Finder.app, and select show package contents. Drill down to /Contents/Resources/, rename the current default_smart.plist to default_smart.plist.bak, drag the default_smart.plist from the Desktop into /Contents/Resources/, close all windows, OPT-click on Dock's Finder icon, and select Relaunch. Now, CMD+F and see your new default Find window.
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How to make a short name of iweb

Hi.. anyone have an idea to make a short name of iweb when my friends ask about " what's your web name... I cant remember cause it too long " like mind ... http://web.mac.com/jokertgfoto/iWeb/joker/Welcome.html how can I make....http://[email protected] . I need mac to solve this help too. Many thanks

Well, as far as telling people about your iWeb URL, all you have to tell them is the short iWeb URL...
http://web.mac.com/jokertgfoto
This will always lead to your default starting homepage, which is set in the SiteOrganizer in iWeb. So you don't have to specify the rest of the URL as you have typed out....that's an improvement already, isn't it?
But if you like, you can get register for you own domain name at any number of places like GoDaddy or Yahoo or 1&1...there are LOTS of domain registrars. This should cost somewhere in the vicinity of $10 a year. Then once you have your domain name, you can setup a feature of domain names called "Domain Forwarding". This will link your domain name to your iWeb URL so that anyone who types your domain name, like http://www.jokertgfoto.com will get taken directly to http://web.mac.com/jokertgfoto
I hope this answers your question, but feel free to post back if you need any clarification.

Help, how to make Finder to refresh custom icon programmatically

Hi
I have two file both are same name, e.g. 1.rtf, but with different custom icon.
When I copied the first 1.rtf to an USB drive, the custom icon was displayed correctly.
However, when copied the second file to the USB drive to replace the first file, Finder still showed the custom icon of the first file.
How can I solve this issue and how can I make Finder to refresh the custom icon programmatically.
Thanks

Hi KT, thanks your reply & help
but result is same. The following is my experiment
STEP 1: copy 1.rtf to USB drive, the result is OK.
STEP 2: copy another 1.rtf to USB drive, Finder still showing the 1st file icon and a little bit blurred
STEP 3: copy 3rd file without custom icon, the result is OK
STEP 4: using following code to set its custom icon, the result is still show the custom icon of the 1st file
[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] setIcon:image forFile:[filePath stringValue] options:nil];
It seems that Finder will has some cache to store file's custom icon. If use "Force Quit" to relaunch Finder, it become correct but how can I use program code to refresh it without "Force Quit"?

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