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FrameMaker doesn't use "#" as a variable number of characters in the search. What can I use?

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FrameMaker doesn't use "#" as a variable number of characters in the search. What can I use?

Thanks in advance.

Rog.

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    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    July 6, 2018

    You can use ? (as in d?g) to search for instances of dog or dig. Is that what you're asking?''

    Searching on d??g would yield dang or doug

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
    rogerg69208467
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    July 6, 2018

    I want to search between 2 knowns an undetermined number of characters.

    Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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    July 6, 2018

    Fm supports regular expressions, so create a GREP string that does that

    [Guest Post] “Do the magic: Regular Expressions in FrameMaker”, by Marek Pawelec – Adobe TechComm Blog

    -Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant