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PattyB777
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November 4, 2016
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Dreamweaver CC 2017: Can't find how to search for a specific tag

  • November 4, 2016
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Previous versions of DW allowed me to use search and replace on a specific tag. Example:

Find the tag "td" with attribute "colspan"

Remove attribute

Did this not make it into the new version?

Thanks, Patty

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Correct answer Jon Fritz

Assuming they haven't accidentally removed the Regular Expressions from DW, you could check out this page: Using regular expressions – Part 1: Understanding the basic building blocks | Adobe Developer Connection it should give you the info you need to conduct the search you're going for.

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paulr13395547
paulr13395547
Participant
December 27, 2016

Abso-LUTE-ley CRUCIAL function! Cannot see using Dreamweaver without it. Use it all the time and only discovered it was wiped out by an update when really needed it. This is not good dev practice.

    alitagiti
    alitagiti
    Participant
    December 1, 2016

    In Photoshop and Illustrator Adobe keeps old feature when introduce the New one and label the old feature with "legacy" or "Not recommend".

    It is stranger the Dreamweaver "find and replace" case, Very stranger to remove it and keep the "find and replace" with no benefits.

    Any other solution would not be a substitute for go back to old one.

      azotez
      azotez
      Known Participant
      November 16, 2016

      I need it too!!!

        alitagiti
        alitagiti
        Participant
        November 10, 2016

        It is shame to remove powerful option, we always using it.

        "Serch for spicefic tag" is powerful option Why Deprecated.

          mahakk20912952
          Adobe Employee
          mahakk20912952
          Adobe Employee
          November 8, 2016

          Yes, it’s been removed. We are looking at ways to bring back the functionality, please stay tuned.

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            wildstar14
            Participating Frequently
            March 1, 2017

            Why even this version release it without that functionality? If I wanted to study regular expressions I would use a simple coding app as they're much faster than DW.

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              paigekh
              Participant
              October 18, 2017

              You're right on. Dreamweaver is also so heavy and slow, we've been phasing it out for the last few years now. There are so many other code editors out there that are much less expensive or free that do just as well of a job. Search was one of the main features that kept us using Dreamweaver. Almost every code editor can search using REGEX. Dreamweaver was always supposed to be for non-developers.


              Well, what do you know - the only feature I ever really used in Dreamweaver is now gone, and has been for some time. Time to uninstall.

              BenPleysier
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              BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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              November 4, 2016

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              PattyB777Author
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              November 4, 2016

              Thank you, yes, that would work on this example. I should have used a better example:

              I need to search for the td tag with attribute data-sheets-value with ANY value, and remove the attribute.

              Patty

              Jon Fritz
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              Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
              Community Expert
              November 4, 2016

              Assuming they haven't accidentally removed the Regular Expressions from DW, you could check out this page: Using regular expressions – Part 1: Understanding the basic building blocks | Adobe Developer Connection it should give you the info you need to conduct the search you're going for.

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