I want to match a full line containing a word, say its 'josh'
"^13*<josh>[!^13]@^13"
doesnt match anything in my document:
Josh
Joshd
adf Josh
fffJoshfff
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By match do you mean select the entire line which contains 'Josh'? – Pankaj Jaju Mar 11 '14 at 12:23
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yes exactly...been experimenting but cant quite find what i want – JoshDG Mar 11 '14 at 15:21
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You have to check the wildcards option in the UI, or set .MatchWIldCards in the Find object if you are in VBA. Even then,
- Word's "regex" is not the same as "real regex"
- You won't get "lines" but "paragraphs" using ^13
I think you will get more than you want with that initial "^13*". The following may work better - can't be sure.
^13[!^13]@[!^13]@^13