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Old August 24th 12, 12:21 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
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Default Need help with wildcard search

Hi, I have a question about wildcard searches. I am trying to find all numbers followed by a parenthesis and a space and replace them with nothing. So, in other words, numbers like this:

20)

I've been trying variations of the following:

[0-9]{1,2}[(\) )]

but nothing seems to give me quite what I want. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance for any information.
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Old August 24th 12, 09:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
Lisa Wilke-Thissen
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Default Need help with wildcard search

Hi,

I am trying to find all numbers followed
by a parenthesis and a space and replace
them with nothing. So, in other words,
numbers like this:


20)


not using wildcards you could search for:
^#^#) (Special | any digit | any digit | space)

In a second search you could look for just one digit followed by the
parenthesis and a space:
^#)

I've been trying variations of the following:
[0-9]{1,2}[(\) )]



Maybe you have not an English system? Then try (using wildcards):
[0-9]{1;2}[(\) )]

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Cheers
Lisa [MS MVP Word]


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Old August 26th 12, 04:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
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Default Need help with wildcard search

Hi, Lisa, thanks for your reply. I tried your first suggestion using ^#^#) and then ^#) in the Find window and it worked great.

Thanks again!




On Friday, August 24, 2012 4:39:52 AM UTC-4, Lisa Wilke-Thissen wrote:
Hi,



I am trying to find all numbers followed


by a parenthesis and a space and replace


them with nothing. So, in other words,


numbers like this:




20)




not using wildcards you could search for:

^#^#) (Special | any digit | any digit | space)



In a second search you could look for just one digit followed by the

parenthesis and a space:

^#)



I've been trying variations of the following:


[0-9]{1,2}[(\) )]






Maybe you have not an English system? Then try (using wildcards):

[0-9]{1;2}[(\) )]



--

Cheers

Lisa [MS MVP Word]


 




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