GREP search reference capture

[elk]

How can I reference a search result to add it in the replace field?

In other apps there is & used or $ but in AP it doesn’t work like this. What is the right way?

Example

GREP-Search: ^.+$
Replace: & plus new text ((where & is the result string))

[Old Bruce]

I would use the parenthesis to enclose what I want to be included. Then use the backslash \ and a number to indicate which set of parenthesis enclosed search terms I want to use in the replacement.

Find:

   ^(.+)$

Replace:

   Here is the original search term: /1

Or...

   /1: That was the original search term.

The /1 is what is in the parenthesis.

Note that the $ is for the end of a line, you may not really need it because of the way .+ works for finding everything except a new line.

[elk]

17 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

I would use the parenthesis to enclose what I want to be included. Then use the backslash \ and a number to indicate which set of parenthesis enclosed search terms I want to use in the replacement.

Find:

   ^(.+)$

Replace:

   Here is the original search term: /1

Or...

   /1: That was the original search term.

The /1 is what is in the parenthesis.

Note that the $ is for the end of a line, you may not really need it because of the way .+ works for finding everything except a new line.

Oh yes, I used that search in webdesign for replacing a whole line of image names with a complete image and thumb path which worked fine.

What I needed was the reference, but /1 didn’t work it’s \1

Thanks for your fast reply, that was helpful!

[Old Bruce]

49 minutes ago, elk said:

but /1 didn’t work

That is what I originally wrote [slightly embarrassed smiley face emoticon]. It is early here on the left wet coast. I had to double check that myself before posting.