Replace block of text in vs2008

Question

Hi All, is there any way how to replace block of text (multi-line) in VS2008(VS2005)? So far I know VS2008 supports only single line replacing.

Any tips welcome, cheers X.

EDIT: thanks for tips guys. I was rather looking for some simplier option: like select multiline text, click Ctrl+H, Ctrl+V (copy text from memory) and hit Replace All.

Answer 1

Visual Studio 2005 (and maybe before) supports regular expressions, permitting the selection and replacement of multi-line text.

Answer 2

use regex and include this inside the whitespace definition [\n\r].

Answer 3

CTRL+H -> Find Options -> Use Regular Expressions | WildCards. Then you can push on the right arrow next to the "Find What" and "Replace With" textboxes and see what you can use. Descriptions here.

Answer 4

Thanks for the idea, As I'm familiar with Regular Expressions, I succeeded to replace 3 lines (including many Escape-needed characters)