OR in wildcard search?

[Razi Mohiuddin]

I need to search for "fred" or "red". How do I do it?

It seems like f{0,1}red does not work - because 0
occurences are not permissible.

So is there another way to do this?

(fred)|(red) or something similar?

Selection.Find.ClearFormatting
With Selection.Find
.Text = "f{0,1}red"
.Replacement.Text = ""
.Forward = True
.Wrap = wdFindContinue
.Format = False
.MatchCase = False
.MatchWholeWord = False
.MatchAllWordForms = False
.MatchSoundsLike = False
.MatchWildcards = True
End With
Selection.Find.Execute

 

[Graham Mayor]

Search for

<[fr]{1,}ed>

See http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/General/UsingWildcards.htm

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[Klaus Linke]

Hi Razi,

Both "Or" in wildcard matches, and the ability to search for "zero or more"
items should be implementable in principle, but aren't implemented in
Word's wildcard search.

If you drop (e-mail address removed) an email with your wish (best specifying
"Word" in the header), MS might be more likely to overhaul this feature.

Greetings,
Klaus