Thread: [Solved] Problem replacing text.
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Old 06-21-2013, 02:41 AM
piritzo piritzo is offline Windows 7 64bit Office 2003
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Default Problem replacing text.

Hi, I have the same problem I had last year (I forgot my account name so I created this new one today )

I have a 3000 pages document. I need to delete only the text between A and B (resalted in red)

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B


exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B



I tried with find and replace A*B (Wildcars activated)
But this is what I get. (resalted in red)

In the first search:

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B


exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B

Click in find next:

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B


exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B

This is what I want.

Click in find next:

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B

exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B


And finally,Click in find next:

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B

exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext

A
exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext exampletext
B


Again, in this case I get the right match. Ovioulsy theres a problem with the *. Can you help me?

I have Windows 7x64, Oficce 2003.

Thanks.
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