Re: [libreoffice-users] LibreOffice Writer Search and replace

Ian Bertram wrote:
> I have a large (800+ pp) document, the back up from a former Typepad 
> blog, which I am trying to reformat. I am trying to use search and 
> replace to find the consistent text at the start of each post and 
> replace it with the same text preceded by a page break. Neither search 
> and replace or the extended  Alt search and replace plugin seem to be 
> able to handle page break as a regular expression. Guidance please.
>
> Ian Bertram
>
> Version: 26.2.1.2 (X86_64)
> Build ID: 620(Build:2)
> CPU threads: 12; OS: Windows 11 X86_64 (build 26200); UI render: 
> Skia/Raster; VCL: win
> Locale: en-GB (en_GB); UI: en-GB
> Calc: threaded
If it helps ... AI says ,...

The standard ASCII character code for a page break (also known as a Form 
Feed) is *12* (decimal) or *0x0C* (hexadecimal).

In LibreOffice, however, page breaks are typically handled as document 
formatting properties rather than embedded ASCII control characters. 
Depending on how you are trying to use the code, here are the relevant 
methods:

Regards
Fred James


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