Did you check the 'use wildcards' option?



For an ordinary Find/Replace, you might use:
Find = [inaudible [^#^#:^#^#]]
Replace = ^&

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Paul Edstein
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Many thanks.

With the Wildcards Option checked, on pressing Replace All, I get: "^# is not a valid special character for the Find What box or is not supported when the Use Wildcards check box is selected".

When I uncheck the Use Wildcards check box and press Replace All, I get: "All done. We made 0 replacements".

If I press Find Next in either case, I get: No results found.

I haven't tried your second suggestion yet
Paul

Well, I did describe
Find = [inaudible [^#^#:^#^#]]
as an ordinary Find/Replace...
In that case, the content isn't as you described...

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Paul Edstein
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Here's a direct example of the content:

[inaudible 12:34]

Thanks,
Paul