Search for files after a relative date using Windows search
- by Zoredache
I am looking for a way to save a search that includes a relative date. Specifically I am looking for a way to save a search that matches files that have a modification date that is 7 days ago.
I have read the Windows Search Advanced Query Syntax document and I am not seeing a way to say 7 days ago.
The numbers and ranges section does mention that relative dates are possible. The problem is that the relative dates described there do not fit the criteria I need. The lastweek almost looks like what I want except if I run a query like after:lastweek on a Monday it will only show my file that have been modified since Sunday at 12:00. The lastweek/lastmonth seem to relative to the start of the week/month which is not what I need.
Multi-word relative dates: week, next
month, last week, past month, or
coming year. The values can also be
entered contracted, as follows:
thisweek, nextmonth, lastweek,
pastmonth, comingyear.
One nice thing about saved searches is that they are stored as an XML document and the file format is documented. I am not seeing how to form a correct value for a datetime. If I was able to understand this format, I suspect I could use a text editor and created a saved search that does what I want.
Fragment from the examples:
<conditions>
<condition type="leafCondition" valuetype="System.StructuredQueryType.DateTime"
property="System.DateModified" operator="imp"
value="R00UUUUUUUUZZXD-30NU" propertyType="wstr" />
</conditions>
To summarize I am looking for an answer to one or both of these questions
How do I make a query for '7 days ago' using the standard syntax?
How is the DateTime stored in a saved search?
