"Find in Files" NO Search Result, NO NOTHING; Vanishes

[steve42lawson]

Hi,
My installation of mikroC Pro for dsPIC has developed a "Negative workflow" behavior. I open the "Find In Files" dialog, enter a "Text to find", and then I hit "OK". After that, NOTHING! The dialog vanishes. There is no sign of any search results, ANYWHERE. Not even an indication of "No search hits". NOTHING.

Here's what I have tried so far:
> Tried searching for something that I know exists, such as "main"
> Tired searching for "main" using [regular] Find. Found it no problem.
> Tried unchecking both "Case sensitive" and "Whole words"
> Tried "All opened files" [and made sure the file containing "void main()" was open]
> Tried "Search in directories" [made sure the Path was correct]
> Even "Current file" exhibits this behavior
> Tried changing the Files mask to *.c The mask was originally *.* which, of course, also produces this no-show behavior
> Tried looking through the "Window List" to see if, perhaps, there was a hidden "Find in Files" entry. There didn't seem to be.
> Tried looking in the "Output Settings" for something that might be blocking, or preventing the Find in Files result from showing
> I tried closing mikroC and reopening it
> I tried rebooting my PC

Any ideas?

[IvanJeremic]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay.

Can you tell me what version of the compiler are you using, does this happen with any project you try?

I tried it with the Led blinking example it worked fine for me.

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Regards,

Ivan.

[steve42lawson]

Version 7.1.0

And, yes, any project.

It used to work, and I used it a lot. Now, nothing. I've resorted to using a different editor.

Every now and then my fingers slip while typing on the keyboard, and either that puts the IDE into some weird mode -- like the time it got stuck in block-selection mode--whenever I tried to select some text, it would draw a selection-block in the viewport.
OR, my fingers slip, and there appears to be no consequence, but then later I will discover thing like "Find In Files" no longer working. Maybe that's what happened, and maybe not.

Does anybody know if that's a possibility?

Or, maybe a config file got corrupted or mysteriously altered.

Just, grasping at straws, here!

Also, I'm hoping someone can come up with a solution before I have to enact "Plan B", which is: uninstall--reinstall the whole she-bang!! But, if it's a config file, that might not even help, unless there is an "Uninstall EVERYTHING" option.

[IvanJeremic]

Hi,

Can you tell me what OS you are using the compiler with?

If you upgraded the OS from for example Windows 7 to 10 or 11, can you tell me if this kind of issue happened on Windows 7?

Regards,

Ivan.