need a lisp thats similar to the find command

[alanjt]

sorry, yeah they are 4 different single line text objects

Then it should work fine. The (strcat "*" (getstring ...) "*") on either side will account for anything that has your specified string.

[MikeP]

very nice thanks it does work then... anyway i can search for words and not just integers?

[MikeP]

nevermind it works. I was searching text that needed to be case sensitive.

[alanjt]

That's one of the problems with filtering text directly from the ssget filter.

 

Actually, you can do this with QSelect.

[MikeP]

i just tried that. it needs to match the entire contents of the mtext object.

[BlackBox]

Look a little closer.

 

I undertsand that Lee aptly provided a contingency in his getstring message (i.e., ""), I was just confused by the inclusion itself.

 

Ockham's Razor, I 'spose.

[MikeP]

well i appreciate you help anyway

[BlackBox]

That's one of the problems with filtering text directly from the ssget filter.

 

Actually, you can do this with QSelect.

 

i just tried that. it needs to match the entire contents of the mtext object.

 

Not if you set the Object type to text, properties to Contents, and Operator to Wildcard Match.

[alanjt]

I undertsand that Lee aptly provided a contingency in his getstring message (i.e., ""), I was just confused by the inclusion itself.

 

Ockham's Razor, I 'spose.

Ahh, I understand what you are getting at and it makes sense; why would you want to be able to select text matching everything (thus, no filter)?

[BlackBox]

Ahh, I understand what you are getting at and it makes sense; why would you want to be able to select text matching everything (thus, no filter)?

 

Precisely, my dear Watson! :wink:

 

Edit:

In any event, the OP got helped.

[alanjt]

Precisely, my dear Watson! :wink:

I'm a little slow on the uptake today.

[BlackBox]

I'm a little slow on the uptake today.

 

You're telling me... I just took an 4 Advil medley with a water chaser. I'm off my game today (I think. No, I am. No wait, I think.).

[MikeP]

Thanks all!