On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:29:43 GMT, Eagle@bellsouth.net (J. Hugh Sullivan) wrote: >On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:41:25 -0600, Charlie Hoffpauir ><invalid@invalid.com> wrote: > >With a tip of my fedora (beret?) to Cheryl (the freebie counter in >this country is already WAY too crowded) I put my two peas in one >pod... > >I started an S&R to replace the "s - almost 700. I knew in advance >that the "Hugh" would become (Hugh(. I see no way to replace the first >" only with a ( and repeat replacing the second " with a ). A / works. >The problem? It's not what I want to do. > >So, I am reviewing individually because the S&R allows me to replace >one and skip the other - then I can do it all over again. But as my >dad used to say, "That's a lot of sugar for a dime!" > >Is there a command or other function that will allow me to replace >"Hugh" with (Hugh) or even (Hugh" on the first try and (Hugh) on the >second try without reviewing each of the instances individually? > >Thanks to everyone for bearing with me on this. > >Hugh I don't have an answer (not enough experience with Legacy, I can't even find the search/replace function), but a question. What happens if you decide to use a character that is not "handed", one that is the same if it leads or follows the name? there are several, the obvious ones are @, #, ^, *, and my favorites, |, and ¦.