Searching for a given number of (any) word?

[Fewmitz]

Example case:

....end of a paragraph. (example text text 12Aug09)

....end of a paragraph. (example text 11Aug09)

My plan was to put searches for 1-5 words into an Array and use them to
search for everything (all we do with each selection is color it), but when I
use <*> in the following manner:

(. )(<*> <*>
<[0123][0123456789][JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0123456789][0123456789]>\))

(or something similar for three, four words, etc)

....it highlights large chunks of the document. Just doing a search for <*>
<*> properly returns any two words, but when applied above the functionality
doesn't seem to exist anymore.

 

[macropod]

Hi Fewmitz,

Try:
(. )(<*> <*> <[0-9]{1,2}[JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0-9]{2}\))

 

[Fewmitz]

Thanks for the response, but that only boasted a moderate improvement. The
line I pasted in my OP would select a paragraph and then subsequent searches
would knock the beginning word of, one at a time.

The line you've sent will do the same thing, but knock it out by sentences.

Hi Fewmitz,

Try:
(. )(<*> <*> <[0-9]{1,2}[JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0-9]{2}\))

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]

Example case:

...end of a paragraph. (example text text 12Aug09)

...end of a paragraph. (example text 11Aug09)

My plan was to put searches for 1-5 words into an Array and use them to
search for everything (all we do with each selection is color it), but when I
use <*> in the following manner:

(. )(<*> <*>
<[0123][0123456789][JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0123456789][0123456789]>\))

(or something similar for three, four words, etc)

...it highlights large chunks of the document. Just doing a search for <*>
<*> properly returns any two words, but when applied above the functionality
doesn't seem to exist anymore.

 

[macropod]

Hi Fewmitz,

Perhaps, then, you could explain what you're trying to achieve in more detail.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]

Thanks for the response, but that only boasted a moderate improvement. The
line I pasted in my OP would select a paragraph and then subsequent searches
would knock the beginning word of, one at a time.

The line you've sent will do the same thing, but knock it out by sentences.

Hi Fewmitz,

Try:
(. )(<*> <*> <[0-9]{1,2}[JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0-9]{2}\))

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]

Example case:

...end of a paragraph. (example text text 12Aug09)

...end of a paragraph. (example text 11Aug09)

My plan was to put searches for 1-5 words into an Array and use them to
search for everything (all we do with each selection is color it), but when I
use <*> in the following manner:

(. )(<*> <*>
<[0123][0123456789][JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0123456789][0123456789]>\))

(or something similar for three, four words, etc)

...it highlights large chunks of the document. Just doing a search for <*>
<*> properly returns any two words, but when applied above the functionality
doesn't seem to exist anymore.

 

[Fewmitz]

Two sample cases would be something like this:

This is the end of an article. (Source 11Aug01)

This is the end of a second article. (Source Two 12Aug01)

Where "Source" and "Source Two" are the name of where the article was pulled
from, and as such can be any number of words.

I need the Find/Replace to select just the Source citation (the parenthesis
and the material contained in them). Everything I've tried so far will select
a bunch of text and STOP at the parenthesis (where the citation is the last
text selected)

Hi Fewmitz,

Perhaps, then, you could explain what you're trying to achieve in more detail.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]

Thanks for the response, but that only boasted a moderate improvement. The
line I pasted in my OP would select a paragraph and then subsequent searches
would knock the beginning word of, one at a time.

The line you've sent will do the same thing, but knock it out by sentences.

Hi Fewmitz,

Try:
(. )(<*> <*> <[0-9]{1,2}[JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0-9]{2}\))

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


Example case:

...end of a paragraph. (example text text 12Aug09)

...end of a paragraph. (example text 11Aug09)

My plan was to put searches for 1-5 words into an Array and use them to
search for everything (all we do with each selection is color it), but when I
use <*> in the following manner:

(. )(<*> <*>
<[0123][0123456789][JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0123456789][0123456789]>\))

(or something similar for three, four words, etc)

...it highlights large chunks of the document. Just doing a search for <*>
<*> properly returns any two words, but when applied above the functionality
doesn't seem to exist anymore.

 

[macropod]

Hi Fewmitz,

I've been away for the past week or so. Hence the delay in replying.

Try:
\(*[0-9]{1,2}[JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0-9]{2}\)

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]

Two sample cases would be something like this:

This is the end of an article. (Source 11Aug01)

This is the end of a second article. (Source Two 12Aug01)

Where "Source" and "Source Two" are the name of where the article was pulled
from, and as such can be any number of words.

I need the Find/Replace to select just the Source citation (the parenthesis
and the material contained in them). Everything I've tried so far will select
a bunch of text and STOP at the parenthesis (where the citation is the last
text selected)

Hi Fewmitz,

Perhaps, then, you could explain what you're trying to achieve in more detail.

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]

Thanks for the response, but that only boasted a moderate improvement. The
line I pasted in my OP would select a paragraph and then subsequent searches
would knock the beginning word of, one at a time.

The line you've sent will do the same thing, but knock it out by sentences.

:

Hi Fewmitz,

Try:
(. )(<*> <*> <[0-9]{1,2}[JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0-9]{2}\))

--
Cheers
macropod
[Microsoft MVP - Word]


Example case:

...end of a paragraph. (example text text 12Aug09)

...end of a paragraph. (example text 11Aug09)

My plan was to put searches for 1-5 words into an Array and use them to
search for everything (all we do with each selection is color it), but when I
use <*> in the following manner:

(. )(<*> <*>
<[0123][0123456789][JFMASOND][aepuco][nbrylgpvc][0123456789][0123456789]>\))

(or something similar for three, four words, etc)

...it highlights large chunks of the document. Just doing a search for <*>
<*> properly returns any two words, but when applied above the functionality
doesn't seem to exist anymore.