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Wildcards using [ ] characters
I am having some problems with the [ ] wildcards...
I have a chat log that's basically setup like... [15:22:38] Name: message I want to highlight all of the ones with the time stamp Using the wildcards, I tried [??:??:??] which is correct except for the [ ] which are used in the wildcard formulas if I am not mistaken... Anyone know how I could get around this?? |
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Jacob,
To find a literal wildcard expression use \ in front of the expression. If the time stamp information is the only information within square brackets, they you should be able to use: \[*\] -- Greg Maxey/Word MVP A Peer in Peer to Peer Support Jacob wrote: I am having some problems with the [ ] wildcards... I have a chat log that's basically setup like... [15:22:38] Name: message I want to highlight all of the ones with the time stamp Using the wildcards, I tried [??:??:??] which is correct except for the [ ] which are used in the wildcard formulas if I am not mistaken... Anyone know how I could get around this?? |
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G'Day Jacob,
Try: \[??:??:??\] (Or: \[*\] ) The \[ tells word to search for [ as a character. Without this the [ has a special meaning. -- Regards, Pat Garard Melbourne, Australia _______________________ "Jacob" wrote in message ... I am having some problems with the [ ] wildcards... I have a chat log that's basically setup like... [15:22:38] Name: message I want to highlight all of the ones with the time stamp Using the wildcards, I tried [??:??:??] which is correct except for the [ ] which are used in the wildcard formulas if I am not mistaken... Anyone know how I could get around this?? |
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The specific advice has already been provided, but see
http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm for future reference. -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org Jacob wrote: I am having some problems with the [ ] wildcards... I have a chat log that's basically setup like... [15:22:38] Name: message I want to highlight all of the ones with the time stamp Using the wildcards, I tried [??:??:??] which is correct except for the [ ] which are used in the wildcard formulas if I am not mistaken... Anyone know how I could get around this?? |
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