Re: BC XC or BX Q2

[Jane Van Tassel 101233.342@xxxxxxxx]

{..} = function call, not alphanumeric string

[a] {BX}se .word.{Q2} works, of course.

[b] {BX}se .{WA}.{Q2} also works, in the literal sense that it finds the
function-call string "{WA}"; but it won't find what the wildcard call
represents, i.e. any alphabetic character.

However, BX-Q2 _can_ be used to (as in the above example) find the next
alphabetic character, thus:
[c] {BX}(se .{A}.){Q2}
    This differs from [b] above in two ways:
    (1) Instead of function call {WA}, use wildcard {A}, either by
inputting it from the command line -- {BC}pfunc a{XC} -- or else (though
some of our best minds eschew the ScrollLock) by keying ScrLk Alt+Shft+A
(at least, Alt+Shft+A is how you input the alphabetic wildcard in the Xy
default KBD file; mutatis mutandis, if you've been tinkering with your KBD
file).
    (2) Enclose the entire routine inside parentheses, thus: {BX}(se
...{A}.){Q2} works, {BX}se .{A}.{Q2} doesn't.

Cheers
Eric Van Tassel

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