AltSearch across multiple paragraphs
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:45 am
Has anyone been able to successfully use the [::BigBlock::] function?
Is there any alternative to select multiple paragraphs?
This did not work
Search: start((.|\P)*)end
Replace: \1
kocj
I am able to mark the block, however replacing with \b, \0 or \e does not work for me. It deletes the whole selection.[::BigBlock::] - searches for a block of paragraphs (of unlimited length) delimited by some known text:
start[::BigBlock::]end – first, start is searched for, and when it is found, end is searched for. If both are found, the whole block between them is selected.
In the replace string you can use the parameters \b, & or \e for inserting the contents of start, found block of paragraphs, or end, respectively.
Limitation: In the initial and final strings you cannot use the || sign for multiple searching and replacing; see below.
Is there any alternative to select multiple paragraphs?
This did not work
Search: start((.|\P)*)end
Replace: \1
kocj