Search/Replace question regarding Replace part

Lycan Thrope

Hey folks,

I’m having a little problem trying to figure out the reason that a search text I’m looking for, upon replacement, is getting a space inserted after the CRLF.

Searched text:

DEFINE FORM ACCT_REC ;

Desired replaced text:

*Define Open
DEFINE FORM ACCT_REC ;

With these S/R strings:
S:^(Define.*\h)$
R:*Define Open\r \1
Regular Expression: checked
Newline matches: unchecked

The current results is getting a space put in at the start of the second line like this:

*Define Open
 DEFINE FORM ACCT_REC ;

I have tried putting the ^ in the replace text to try and force it to the left margin with no success, and I’m sure if I keep plugging away, I’ll probably stumble into the answer, but I thought I’d pick someone elses brain today as mine seems to be coming down with a cold or something after Jury Duty yesterday from someone sitting next to me and my head is a little dysfunctional today. :-)

Thanks in advance for any direction to educate my brain today.

Alan Kilborn

@Lycan-Thrope said in Search/Replace question regarding Replace part:

\r

First, don’t do that, if you have Windows formatted files (the usual case).
You want to use \r\n.

Lycan Thrope

@Alan-Kilborn ,
Thanks, I did try that already, but the result is the same. It still puts that space in at the start of the line. :-(

Edit: But thanks for the input and I did find the problem after looking at it again…It’s my fault. I added a space in the Replace line. DOH!! I also added the \n, as well so thanks.

Told you my head wasn’t working right today. :)