How to Search for Special Characters

Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
Article ID: Q117746

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

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Last reviewed: April 30, 1996
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