UltraEdit supports searching for special strings in all find / replace functionality (including macros/scripts) with special notation as follows:
| Notation | Represents |
|---|---|
| ^t | Tab character |
| ^p | New line (DOS files - CR/LF, or hex 0D 0A) |
| ^r | Carriage return (hex 0D) |
| ^n | Line feed (new line in Unix based text files) (hex 0A) |
| ^b | Line break |
| ^s | Selected text |
| ^c | Clipboard contents (up to 30,000 characters) |
| ^^ | Literal "^" character |
Note: you can customize the special character to be something other than "^" in the Search » Miscellaneous area of Settings.
The "^s" and "^c" options are particularly useful for macros. When recording a macro, you can use "^s" or "^c" in the Find / Replace fields, and during macro playback they will be replaced with the currently selected text or the clipboard contents, respectively.
See also:
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