VS Editor: Searching for white-space character

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David N - 24 Nov 2003 20:20 GMT

Hi All,

Can VS Editor do a Search/Replace on white-space characters such as TAB,
CRLF, i.e.?

Thanks in advance.

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Fiona Fung - 28 Nov 2003 19:35 GMT

Hi David,

Yes, VS Editor can do Search/Replace on white-space characters. You will
need to use regular expressions, and search by the ascii representation of
the character.

To use regular expressions, check the "Use:" checkbox and select "Regular
Expressions" in the Find/Replace dialog boxes.

For example, if I want to replace all tabs (ascii hex code 9) with new
lines (ascii hex code a), I will select use regular expressions and enter
"\x09" into the "Find what:" combo box and "\x0a" into the "Replace with:"
combo box.

Regards,
Fiona

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>From: " David N" <dq.ninh@netiq.com>
>Subject: VS Editor: Searching for white-space character
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