Dreamweaver CS6 "Find and Replace" not working

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May 21, 2012
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Since I've started working in DW CS6 I've noticed that the Find and Replace feature isn't working completely.

E.g. If I select a block of code, then open Find and Replace, tell it to find "<br />" and replace it with "</li>" it only replaces the first instance. The rest of the <br />'s are still <br />'s.

Is this happening to anyone else? I may have to switch back to CS5.

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Correct answer insanenamegame

Sooooo,,,, can u tell us how to get the fix??

for all those who want the link:

http://www.adobe.com/support/dreamweaver/downloads_updaters.html

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AllDayDev2

Community Manager

You are clicking the Replace All button (i.e. not Replace)?

And you have 'Find In' set to Current Document (i.e. not Selected Text)?

What version of Mac OS are you using? e.g. 10.6.8

John StanowskiAuthor

Inspiring

Yes, I was hitting the Replace All button. And I had Selected Text selected (not Current Document).

I'm using 10.6.8.

...and I'm back to using DW CS5 (heh).

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p0gue

Participating Frequently

I can confirm. Windows 7 x64. Exactly the same -- select a block of text, choose 'find in selected text', choose 'replace all', and only the 1st instance is replaced. I forgot about that when reporting several other serious FTP-related problems I've been having with DW CS6 (see separate post).