Word2003: Search ^P [0-9] with Use Wildcards on

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Peter Rooney

I suppose I already know the answer to this: it's impossible.
I want to look for paragraphs starting with a digit.
 
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Klaus Linke

Peter Rooney said:
I suppose I already know the answer to this: it's impossible.
I want to look for paragraphs starting with a digit.
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Hi Peter,

Use the code -- ^13 -- for the paragraph mark:
^13[0-9]

For some stupid reason or another, ^p does not work in wildcard searches.

Regards,
Klaus
 
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Peter Rooney

Thanks.
The Microsoft online documentation sure isn't helpful or complete.
The escape character ( \ ) isn't documented either, as far as I can tell.
Is there perhaps a Missing Manual?

Klaus Linke said:
Peter Rooney said:
I suppose I already know the answer to this: it's impossible.
I want to look for paragraphs starting with a digit.
Click to expand...


Hi Peter,

Use the code -- ^13 -- for the paragraph mark: ^13[0-9]

For some stupid reason or another, ^p does not work in wildcard searches.

Regards,
Klaus
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Graham Mayor

I would suggest the revised version at
http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm maintained so that I can
keep editorial control of the page and include clarifications and updates as
they come along. Did Dave have anything to do with that article? I thought
that he had moved on long before? Your contributions however were
invaluable.

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