Microsoft KB Archive/69320

Uppercase Search/Replace Corrupts Replaced Text in WinWord PSS ID Number: Q69320 Article last modified on 07-14-1994

1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

Replacing an uppercase word in Word for Windows with the same word and a paragraph mark results in corruption of the replaced word.

More Information:

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Open a Word for Windows document.
 * 2) Type your name in all uppercase characters at least three times in the document.
 * 3) From the Edit menu, choose Replace and replace your last name with lastname^p (^p for a paragraph mark).
 * 4) Choose OK.

Every occurrence of the last name in the document, starting with the second occurrence, will be corrupted. If Match Upper/Lower Case is selected in the Replace dialog box, the corruption will not occur. This only happens if the text being replaced is all uppercase.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1 and 1.1a. This problem was correct in Word for Windows version 2.0.

Reference(s):

“Microsoft Word for Windows User’s Reference,” pages 311 and 312.

Additional reference words w4wother winword noupd

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