How to Search for Special Characters

ID: Q117746

2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 3.00| 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 | 2.50b 2.50c

WINDOWS                   | MS-DOS                | MACINTOSH

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b, 2.6
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5b, 2.5c

To search for special characters in the Find dialog box, use these character representations:

   \r      ENTER (carriage return)
   \t      Tab
   \\      Backslash
   \n      New line (linefeed)

REFERENCES

FoxPro FOXHELP.HLP online Help file, "Find Dialog" jump text, under the "Interface A-Z" topic

FoxPro FOXHELP.DBF online Help file, "Find" topic, under "The FoxPro Interface" section

Additional reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.50c 2.60 format codes newline line feed cr lf back slash backwards slash KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

Keywords          : FxprgGeneral 
Version           : 2.50 2.50a 2.50b 2.60 3.00| 2.50
Platform          : MACINTOSH MS-DOS WINDOWS