[LTTParticipant]

Multi(ple)-line search ≠ Multiple search

[tuskaParticipant]

2LTT
Many thanks for the comprehensive and detailed information.

That box in Multiline mode is not a “list”, if you thought it was.

Yes, I mistakenly assumed that.

>… are marked in green.
> EmEditor cannot highlight multi-line matches with colors.
> A match will be highlighted with colors unless it’s multi-line.

Yes, that’s why I wrote above:

> Please regard this text as irrelevant.
> That was a misunderstanding on my part.

I think I understand the subject a little better now, but between theory and practice there’s still a gap with me.

Example:
1
2
3
4
5

only matches as a whole:
2
3
4

1. RegEx –> OK
2. Multiple-lines –> ?

Please watch the video:
20190707_13.32.43_Video__1368x836_00.02.24_Multiple-line string as a search string.wmv

What am I doing wrong with “Multiline” or what else is a mistake of mine?

[LTTParticipant]

Great! According to your video, I think you’ve grasped almost anything!

The failure was because you enabled “Treat CR and LF Separately” in “Advanced”.

Read the last sentence at the bottom of this page:
http://www.emeditor.org/en/howto_search_search_nl.html

Let’s see if Yutaka will optimize the Multiline mode:
https://www.emeditor.com/forums/topic/advanced-search-options/#post-25961

I suggest you reset the Advanced options.
Use them only when needed.

[tuskaParticipant]

2LTT
Thank you very much for your support!

I have read everything from you carefully.
Now everything is working as expected.

For me personally, I have noted the following as a brief summary:
With CTRL + ENTER and option “Multiline” in the “Find”-window, it is possible to search for a cohesive search term over several lines.

Simple formulation for valid examples for CTRL + ENTER:
– Example1: 1,2,3,4,5 –> Search for: 2,3,4 (and not for 2,4) –> DO NOT press CTRL+ENTER after 4!
– Example2: abc def, ghi jkl, mno pqr –> Search for: (1)def (2)ghi jkl (3)mno –> after mno do NOT press CTRL+ENTER anymore!

Regards,
Karl

[LTTParticipant]

Well, it’s just continuous text, if you have to use “cohesive”.

Multiline mode is just for viewing/editing clearly, when the term in single-line mode includes “\n” and makes one dizzy.

CTRL+ENTER is just for entering a newline character in that box. (= \n)
CTRL+ENTER is not for triggering the search.

You surely can use CTRL+ENTER at the end, if you want to search for a term that ends with a newline character(s).

In the box is just continuous text.
It’s not a list for searching 2 or more terms simultaneously.
Compare it with “Advanced Filter” feature in Filter toolbar.

[tuskaParticipant]

2LTT
Thank you for the detailed description and clarification of this function!
That’s how I understood this function now.

I just wanted to make a short summary of this function for me as a reminder.
—–
Thanks again to everyone for their support!

[tuskaParticipant]

Now I have one last question: Button “Extract” in the “Find”-window:
☑ Use Output Bar | Extract Options: Display File Names and Lines

Example:
9
09
2
4
24
42
123
5467
—-
◉ Regular Expressions: (?<![0-9])[24](?![0-9])
Klick on button “Find Next” and then on “Extract” brings “Output”:

“(?<![0-9])[24](?![0-9])” Untitled-3

Untitled-3(4): 2
Untitled-3(5): 4

Test: OK
—-
◉ (None) – ☑ Multiline
Same example: 2 Ctrl+enter, 4 Ctrl+enter
Klick on button “Find Next” and then on “Extract” brings “Output”:

“2
4
” Untitled-3

Untitled-3(4): 2

Untitled-3(5): 4 seems to be missing for me in “Output”-box
—-
◉ Escape Sequence – without Multiline
Same example: 2\n4\n
Klick on button “Find Next” and then on “Extract” brings “Output”:

“2\n4\n” Untitled-3

Untitled-3(4): 2

Untitled-3(5): 4 seems to be missing for me in “Output”-box
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With the remaining three options in “Extract Options…” I suspect partially similar combinations,
i.e. only a partial output in the “Output” box.
—-
For me there would be one line missing in the “Output” box in the example above.
Can someone please confirm this or tell me how to understand this constellation?

[tuskaParticipant]

On a second thought:
Probably only the first line in which the continuous text starts is displayed in multi-line mode.
More is actually not necessary.

[LTTParticipant]

If your Extract Option is “Display … Lines …”, EmEditor displays only the first line of each match in the search result.
Though “Number of Additional Lines Above/Below Matched Lines” option can be used, the additional lines are displayed with the same format.

I think the Extract function is mainly for single-line/string extracting.
You can submit suggestions if you need to extract multi-line text.

[tuskaParticipant]

2LTT
Thank you for this additional tip!
But I won’t make a suggestion, because the existing functions are sufficient for me.

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