Windows Search - Advance Query Syntax

The other day I had to try and work out how to filter files within a windows server 2008 explorer window. I knew 2008 had some good search features but had never got into using the search other than just typing in filenames or extensions with wildcards

i.e.

• filename.*
• *.jpg

So I started looking into AQS. There are a number of properties you can choose but I need to filter by extension and to not list folders or images. Below is the query I construction

ext: NOT (.rtf OR .doc OR .docx OR .txt OR.xls OR.msg OR .pdf OR.wps OR .xps OR .pub OR .ppt OR.odt) AND type: NOT image AND kind: NOT folders

So

ext: NOT (.rtf OR .doc OR .docx OR .txt OR.xls OR.msg OR .pdf OR.wps OR .xps OR .pub OR .ppt OR.odt)

This part will list all files with extentions

ext:

except with .rtf,.doc ,.docx,.txt,.xls,.msg,.pdf,.wpf,.xps,.pub,.ppt,.odt

NOT (.rtf OR .doc OR .docx OR .txt OR.xls OR.msg OR .pdf OR.wps OR .xps OR .pub OR .ppt OR.odt)

except  files of type image.

AND type: NOT image

except folders

AND kind: NOT folders

You can view other available properties here

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/desktopsearch/technicalresources/advquery.mspx

Windows Search - Advance Query Syntax