WD2000: Wildcard Calculates Search and Replace Text Improperly (220580)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q220580 SYMPTOMS
When you find or replace text using wildcard criteria of any character occurring from n to m occurrences (?{n,m}), Word may find or replace text that exceeds m.
In the text example:
sample a 123
sample ab 123
sample abc 123
sample abcd 123
to find all occurrences of text beginning with the word "Sample ", followed by just one to three characters and ending with " 123", you would build a wildcard search criteria of:
in the Find what box (in the Find and Replace dialog box, on the Edit menu).
This criteria, however, will find the last line in the example above, which contains more than three characters.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATIONFor more information about find and replace, click Microsoft Word Help on the
Help menu, type find and replace in the Office Assistant or
the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics
returned.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/6/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug KB220580 |
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