Regex worked like a charm here with 2.2 or 2.1 on WinXP (for several people).
> -----Original Message----- > From: Harold Fuchs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 11:59 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [users] RE: Calc - changing from text format to > number, ' is added > > TerryJ wrote: > > <snip> > > In Windows now you can evidently search for ^' and replace with > > nothing, still using "regular expressions". Whether in Windows, a > > simple search for ' will find a leading apostrophe without using > > regular expressions (as it should), I do not know. > > > I have two Windows XP Pro SP2 systems. One runs OO 2.1, the > other runs 2.0.4 > > Regular expressions to find a leading apostrophe *do not > work* on either system. > > Finding a single apostrophe, without using regular > expressions, *does not work* on either system. > > I'm confused; I could have sworn this worked a few weeks ago ????? > > -- > Harold Fuchs > London, England > Please reply *only* to [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
