On Jul 29, 2007 Bruce Van Allen wrote: > On 7/29/07 Patrick James wrote: >> If you have this: >> >> \foo >> >> in a text file and search for it without "Use Grep" checked using the > string \foo then it doesn't find it :( >> >> The problem seems to be \f the special character for page breaks (form > feed). > > Yes. \f (formfeed), like \t (tab), \r (carriage return), etc., is a > character construct, regardless of whether "Use Grep" is checked -- it's > not a regular expression (grep) thing. > > To find the string "\foo", you have to escape the backslash:
Thank you :) I learn something every day. -- Patrick <http://www.patrickjames.me.uk> -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ Have a feature request? Not sure the software's working correctly? If so, please send mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not to the list. List FAQ: <http://www.barebones.com/support/lists/bbedit_talk.shtml> List archives: <http://www.listsearch.com/BBEditTalk.lasso> To unsubscribe, send mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
