Search subdirectories for .yxmd files and find text

[SteveP]

One of the challenges of an occasional user is when one needs to revisit workflow of many years ago.  This project was massive with dozens of workflows spanning two years of one and off again effort and changes.   Confession - my change control management skills need some improving!  Yet, I need to find, somewhere within .yxmd files specific text labels/text strings etc.  Window explorer search does not seem to be able to look inside .yxmd files. Any hints for tools which can scan a set of subdirectories looking for internal tag such as field name, text box content, etc?

[alexnajm · Accepted solution]

You could use the Directory tool to scan for .yxmd files, and check the box "include subdirectories" to help look deeper.

Once you get a list, you could use this macro to dive into the XMLs of the list of workflows and search from there

[OllieClarke · Accepted solution]

In a text editor like Visual Studio Code, you can open a folder and then search within it using Find in Files

So here I'm seeing every instance of the text 'Superstore' that's on my desktop or its subdirectories. Will be faster for a one off than inputting into alteryx.

Hope that helps,

Ollie

[SteveP]

Great Idea, I was not able to use the macro as is but was able to reverse engineer the macro and get a solution.  THANKS!