Using Search and Replace in BarTender

BarTender allows search and replace functionality when using printer code modifiers via the Printer Code Modifier: Action List dialog, and via the Search and Replace transform. In either of these instances, a number of rules must be followed in order to successfully perform a search and replace function.

Search Rules

The following rules apply to wildcard searches:

^ does not match line termination codes (CR/LF) in the input file for insertion, deletion, or replacement.
$ does match a CR/LF sequence in the input file for deletion, but not for insertion or replacement.
* and ? do not match line termination codes (CR/LF). If the search pattern is to extend over more than one line it must explicitly contain $ characters.
The ^ character is only legal as the first character of a search string, unless escaped. In any other location it will be treated as part of the text string.
A search string consisting only of a single ^ character is not legal and will be ignored.
The $ character is legal anywhere in the search string
Two * characters may not be adjacent to each other in the search string, unless one or both are escaped. Only the first * will be interpreted as a wildcard command. Any subsequent * characters will be treated as part of the text string.
A search string that ends with a *is not legal. The correct method is to end the search string with a ? character.
When processing a Printer Code Template export file (only) the search string will not match any part of a template field tag.

Supported Wildcard Characters

BarTender supports the use of the following wildcard characters:

Code	Description
?	Match any single character.
*	Match any 0 or more characters.
$	Match end of line.
^	Match beginning of line.
\	Next character is literal. Escape the next character (if next character would otherwise be interpreted as a wildcard)
\xNN	Insert Hexadecimal character, where NN consists of two hexadecimal digits.

Examples

Examples of search strings:

^Cutter$. Looks for a single line that consists only of Cutter.
^Cutter*$. Looks for a line starting with Cutter and matches the entire line.
^*Cutter*$. Looks for any line containing Cutter and matches the entire line.
^Cutter ???*$. Looks for any line containing Cutter<space> and any three or more characters, matching the entire line.
Cutter. Searches for Cutter anywhere in the file, matching only those six characters and not the entire line where they are found.

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