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Q117746: How to Search for Special Characters

Article: Q117746
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c; MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0
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Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 03-AUG-2000

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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 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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 query words: VFoxWin FoxMac FoxDos FoxWin format codes newline line feed cr lf back slash backwards akz

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbFoxproSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbFoxPro250bMac kbFoxPro250cMac kbFoxPro250DOS kbFoxPro250aDOS kbFoxPro250bDOS kbFoxPro260DOS kbFoxPro260 kbFoxPro250 kbFoxPro250a kbFoxPro250b kbVFP300
Version           : MACINTOSH:2.5b,2.5c; MS-DOS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6; WINDOWS:2.5,2.5a,2.5b,2.6,3.0

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