OR in wildcard search?

[Razi Mohiuddin]

I need to search for "fred" or "red". How do I do it?

It seems like f{0,1}red does not work - because 0
occurences are not permissible.

So is there another way to do this?

(fred)|(red) or something similar?

Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "f{0,1}red"
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchWildcards = True
End With
Selection.Find.Execute

 

[Graham Mayor]

Search for

<[fr]{1,}ed>

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm

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[Klaus Linke]

Hi Razi,

Both "Or" in wildcard matches, and the ability to search for "zero or more"
items should be implementable in principle, but aren't implemented in
Word's wildcard search.

If you drop [email protected] an email with your wish (best specifying
"Word" in the header), MS might be more likely to overhaul this feature.

Greetings,
Klaus