[softwarelist] Re: Find and Replace

In message <4e746cf3e7lists@xxxxxxxx>
      "lists (ww)" <lists@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> OPro v2.77 quit as I tried a find and replace action today.
> 
> Here's what I was doing. Tell me if this is beyond its capabilities.
> Text reads:
> 
> Oliver<s in Dunedin this week on TV ONE after >Calendar Girls".
> 
> (Note, they're NOT square brackets)
> The text has many of these top-bit characters.
> I wanted to Find Oliver<s and replace with Oliver's.
> 
>   Highlight '=92'
>   Ctrl-c copy to clipboard
>   F4
>   Ctrl-v to paste '=92' in Find icon
>   Type ' in Replace icon
>   Tick Find from Start
>   Click Go
>   OPro quits without error.

I tried this successfully. OvPro v2.77 (26 Feb 2007)
> 
> I restarted OPro and tried to repeat it but it stayed running, first
> claiming "Not Found!", then after a few more attempts, it worked!
> Is this some feature of F&R whereby it won't see a character until the
> second attempt? I often notice that Find & Replace will claim "Not
> Found!" on the first attempt, then will find it at another try.

After the 1st 'run' it is possible that a letter is highlighted. S&R 
then only works on the marked block, giving the "Not found".
 In other words, when using S&R, check that no text is marked.

> 
> I've now installed SRWE 0.03.
> 
> Brian
> Iyonix 5.11


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