Using Search and Replace in BarTender

You can use the BarTender search and replace functionality when you use printer code modifiers within the Search and Replace (Printer Code Modifier) dialog or when you use the Search and Replace transform.

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 legal only as the first character of a search string, unless it is escaped. In any other location, it is treated as part of the text string.
A search string that consists 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 * is interpreted as a wildcard command. Any subsequent * characters are treated as part of the text string.
A search string that ends with an * 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.

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 of search strings are as follows:

^Cutter$: Looks for a single line that consists only of Cutter.
^Cutter*$: Looks for a line that starts with Cutter and matches the entire line.
^*Cutter*$: Looks for any line that contains Cutter and matches the entire line.
^Cutter ???*$: Looks for any line that contains 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.