Find and Replace text not working - AutoCAD LT 2013 Mac

[Anonymous]

The find and replace text function has suddently stopped working for multiple words. I used to be able to replace several words at a time, even whole sentences with multiple words or whole sentences. Now, I can only replace single words. No idea what would have caused this. 

I could replace THE BLUE CAR IS SLOW with THE RED CAR IS FAST in a dwg file with no problem using any of the three selection settings. Now I can't do that anymore with any of the selection settings. I can replace BLUE with RED, but not BLUE CAR with RED CAR. 

Is there a system variable that might have gotten reset somehow? Did the program change somehow?

Thanks. This is AutoCAD LT 2013 for MAC.

[maxim_k · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Please verify that "Find whole words only" in Settings section of Find window is not checked.

Maxim

[Anonymous]

I am both stunned, and grateful. I was sure that I had selected and unselected all combinations of those variables, but apparently I did not try that one. It worked!!! I've spent hours trying to figure this out after not having problems for years. Crazy!

Thank you for taking the time to respond. 

[sharpl]

Maxim, how about Mtext words on separate lines? It finds only top line word, any fixes?

 Thx

[maxim_k]

I tried on Mavericks in AutoCAD 2014 - it finds words on separate lines.
Which AutoCAD doe you have?

Maxim

[sharpl]

I have 2013, and it doesn't find the second line value, thank you , "find whole words" is unchecked

[maxim_k]

Could you post example of text and string you want to find? I'll check tomorrow.

Maxim

[sharpl]

Maxim,

the text I am trying to find and replace is "HP DL380".

Thank you for your time!

[maxim_k]

I think, that is because FIND command designed to search only single line text, but you want to find text in which words divided by hard return.

Maxim

[maxim_k]

Could you post example of text and string you want to find. I'll check
tomorrow.

Maxim


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Thanks,
Maxim

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[sharpl]

Maxim, you have my file above, I am trying to write a macro that would make it to jump to the second line and concatinate both, any suggestions? Thx

[maxim_k]

Do you mean AutoLISP routine? On AutoCAD LT it is not possible to use AutoLISP.
How it should work (your suggestion)?

Maxim

[RalphHTulisPE]

Many, many thanks to maxim k.

I

was going nuts trying to figure out why Find was no longer working the way I expected. 

Stupid little settings that we all seem to gloss over sometimes, even though they are right in front of us.

Thanks for making my evening go better.