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This has to be obvious but I must not be reading the right things!

I know that [something]+ will find more than 0/1 of something

How do I say, find somewhere between 3 and 12?

In this search:

( )([a-z]+[0-9][0-9][t\|q])

I need the characters (a-z) to ONLY be found there are at least 3 chars but no more than 12 chars.

So (space)maca12q and (space)millerenr08t would both be found.
But ab12t and somethingsomething12q would not.

How do I specify that "quantity" of characters thing?

Thanks so much!!

PJ

Click Help in the Find dialog and then click Regular Expression. The section Interval Operator is what you're after.

To find at least 3 and no more than 12 instances of a-z, use: [a-z]{3,12}

Also, are you aware that [t\|q] matches either t, \, | or q? To match either t or q, you only need [tq].

So your expression should be: ( )([a-z]{3,12}[0-9][0-9][tq])

Ohhh I didn't know that about the | either -- thank you very much!!