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Search for variable with subscript Prime 11

OK_10940317
3-Newcomer

Search for variable with subscript Prime 11

I am trying to find a Variable in a "F"+subscript(tl) format. Find only searches for "F" alone, but that finds F with any subscript or tl but that finds any variable with tl subscript. How do I find my "F"+subscript(tl)s?

 

p.s. This forum wont even let me format the subscript ... 

 

p.s. If PTC decided to wage war upon subscripts, why did they not superscript them in the convertor???

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LucMeekes
23-Emerald IV
(To:OK_10940317)

Are you sure your variable name contains a (literal) subscript, or is F the variable name and tl an index?

Apart from that, Prime 11 should be capable of searching for variable names that contain a (literal) subscript.

 

PS. This forum does allow subscripts, you just have to click the button to see more formatting options.

Proof: Ftl.

 

Success!
Luc

 

 

Werner_E
25-Diamond I
(To:LucMeekes)


@LucMeekes wrote:

Are you sure your variable name contains a (literal) subscript, or is F the variable name and tl an index?

Apart from that, Prime 11 should be capable of searching for variable names that contain a (literal) subscript.

I guess that's not true - at least not if your intention is to search (and possibly replace) the whole variable name.

If the variable name is H2O you can search for the "H" and you may let it replace. This is also true for the "2" and the "O". But you can't search for the whole variable name and replace it for something like "Water".

This is in accordance with the help which only talks about being able to search/replace alphanumeric characters "You can use Find and Replace to locate numbers, letters, and other symbols in a worksheet. Numbers and letters can be found in both text and math regions. However, some characters, such as punctuation marks, symbols, and operators can only be found in text regions."

Variable names with subscripts are not mentioned at all

There is no way you can insert a subscript in the Search window and if you paste the variable you get something like "(@ID H (@SUB 2) O)" and Prime is not able to find anything.. 

And, yes, this and also missing features like "replace all", or the ability to replace part of a name by nothing (deleting part of the name), etc. makes Search and Replace in Prime rather useless and not worth paying attention to.

I have the same issue - the find and replace feature for variables with subscript is just junk.

SM1
4-Participant
4-Participant
(To:ppal)

Agreed.  No way to search variable with subscript.

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