HP Integrity NonStop H-Series - Manual (Page 109)

Using Patterns for Searching
Advanced Editing Features
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Here is an example of how to use the range feature during a search.
Search for: name
In lines: T+5/B-10
In columns: *+1:R-9
Options:
When found:
Search five lines from
the top and ten from the
bottom of the screen.
Search from one column past
the cursor position to nine lines
from the right of the screen.
Highlight Using Patterns for Searching
In your letter, you could search once for all the patterns of “name” followed
by a number instead of using SEARCH four times, once for each of the
numbered names. To tell TEDIT to search for variations of an item, you put
the text that varies in brackets in the Search-for field and use the
EXTENDED-SEARCH option. See the following example.
Search for: name[1234]
In lines: F/L
In columns: 1:239
Options: EXTENDED-SEARCH
When found:
Always use
EXTENDED-SEARCH
(or simply E) when
searching for patterns.
Search for any occurrence
of "name" followed by the
number 1, 2, 3, or 4.
Another way to use patterns when searching is to use wild cards to match
any character or certain characters in certain positions. You can search for
very specific things (for example, all the words that end with “ing”) by
using wild cards in patterns. Wild cards for patterns are discussed in detail
in the PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual.
Note If you forget what the options for the response lines are for SEARCH (or for any of the other
response line fields), you can get help by pressing the HELP key while you have the
SEARCH response lines displayed on the screen. If you press HELP once, you get a brief
reminder about what to do; if you press HELP again, you get a more detailed discussion.