Would a transaction be still in there address on the block chain until I sync my wallet.
If you don't have the txid, the address or the private key, there's no point in searching for the amount in any transaction.
I haven't found my wallet yet, I bought coins from someone and would like to know how things worked back then so I can try and find them on the drives. I have reasons why I couldn't get to the drives I have.
If you can't get to your wallet, none of the other things matter.
But I read different things on here about how it worked back then. I didn't post everything together because they are different things that I'm trying to find out about.
I think it really helps if you put all information and questions together. Now it's bits and pieces everywhere.
Would a transaction be still in there address on the block chain until I sync my wallet.
Yes. That's how blockchains work: transactions never disappear, and funds only move when someone makes a new transaction.
Does anyone know how I can search the block chain for a range of dates and amounts. I would like to find the transaction to see if it went through.
Download
this list for all balances per address. Search for the amount you want, then search the addresses on a blockexplorer to find the date.
If it's a common balance, you can expect many hits. If it's something weird (like 1.13141533
BTC), you'll get less false positives.