Hi Verner, With the Use Wildcards checkbox selected:
To find a single straight quote use: \" To find a single straight quote at the beginning of a word use:\"\< (WARNING: This will find and select the first character in the word, so can't be used to automatically Find/Change all of the items that should be open quotes.) To find a single straight quote at the end of a word use: \>\" (WARNING: This will find and select the last character in the word, so can't be used to automatically Find/Change all of the items that should be close quotes.) To replace with a straight double quote use: " To replace with a curly open quote use: \` To replace with a curly close quote use: \' Unfortunately, FM simply doesn't have the regular expression type capabilities you likely need to do a global, automatic Find/Change in your circumstance, but the above should get you close. I resort to FrameScript & RegEx when I find myself in this uncomfortable position. HTH, Mike > Subject: Replacing special character "single quote" > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 09:35:28 +0100 > From: verner.andersen at radiometer.dk > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > > Hello > > Our Trados translator has inserted single quotes in stead of double > quotes in the destination source. This results in the text look strange > in Framemaker as the single quote is probably considered a control > character in Framemaker. > > How do I search and replace the single quote with a double quote? The > search function doesn't find anything when I copy the single quote into > to find box and click search. Is there a way to search for special > characters such as the single quote. > > Best regards, > > Verner Andersen > -------------------------------------------------------- > > > Radiometer Medical ApS > Akandevej 21 > 2700 Bronshoj > Denmark > Phone: +45 38 27 38 27 > CVR: 27 50 91 85 > www.radiometer.com > For the latest trends in acute care testing, go to Radiometer's knowledge > site www.acutecaretesting.org > > > > -------------------------------------------------------- > > Please be advised that this email may contain confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us > by email by replying to the sender and delete this message. The > sender disclaims that the content of this email constitutes an offer > to enter into, or the acceptance of, any agreement; provided that the > foregoing does not invalidate the binding effect of any digital or > other electronic reproduction of a manual signature that is included > in any attachment. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as mt_pearson at hotmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/mt_pearson%40hotmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
