Page 1 of 1

Search and replace function

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:53 am
by notbob
I am using the search => replace function.

In the field "find what", I have @
In the field "replace with", I have a blank space

When I click replace all, I get the error message Cannot find regular expression '@'

Could someone advise how to get around this? I also get the same message when I search for other characters such as # , &

Thank you

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:30 am
by Bob Hansen
Make sure you are not double clicking to Replace All.

The first click will replace all of the @, and the second one will return the message you describe if you have check in the Regular Expressions box.

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:25 am
by MudGuard
Also, if you do have a simple replace which does not use a regular expression, un-check the "Regular Expression" checkbox.