Find and Replace Symbol

[BrenBren]

I recently tried to use the find and replace tool to replace the # sign with the word TRAY. I quickly realized that AutoCAD uses # as a wildcard for any number, and it replaced all numbers in my drawing with the word TRAY.

While I find it kind of comical, and was oh so grateful for the UNDO button, I'm wondering how I can get AutoCAD to replace # with something else, and not view it as a wildcard.

[tedg]

I recently tried to use the find and replace tool to replace the # sign with the word TRAY. I quickly realized that AutoCAD uses # as a wildcard for any number, and it replaced all numbers in my drawing with the word TRAY.

While I find it kind of comical, and was oh so grateful for the UNDO button, I'm wondering how I can get AutoCAD to replace # with something else, and not view it as a wildcard.

Have you tried putting a ` (reverse quote, the one below "~") in front of it?
I believe this is the wildcard trick to take what follows it literally.

In your case:
Find `#

Replace with TRAY

[BrenBren]

Have you tried putting a ` (the one below "~") in front of it?
I believe this is the wildcard trick to take what follows it literally.

In your case:
Find `#

Replace with TRAY

Nope, I'll give it a try..

[BrenBren]

Nope, I'll give it a try..

Well, that worked for the text, but not the MTEXT

~scratching head~

I'm confuzzled..

[tedg]

Well, that worked for the text, but not the MTEXT

~scratching head~

I'm confuzzled..

Hmm, I dunno,
....I'm outta ideas

You did select the mtext (or entire drawing) right?

[BrenBren]

Hmm, I dunno,
....I'm outta ideas

You did select the mtext (or entire drawing) right?

Yep... both, actually...

I'll have to look at it a little more tomorrow...

~insert scratching head smiley here~

[jpaulsen]

Bren,

I just tried this in mtext (2008 ) and it worked fine. Are using the quote at the top left of your keyboard?

[BrenBren]

Bren,

I just tried this in mtext (2008 ) and it worked fine. Are using the quote at the top left of your keyboard?

I'm using 07; Yea, I used the one under the ~

My super friend Opie wrote me a program that works

[jpaulsen]

Hmm...strange...it works in 2007 for me too.

Well I'm glad Opie got it working for you.