search and replace with regular expression

[malin]

Hello,

I use a regular expression pattern to add quotation marks to strings. It works in other text editors but it does not work in pl/sql developer. Example:

text pad:
find: ^.*$
replace: ,'&'

notepad ++:
find: ^(.*)$
replace: ,'\1'

What should I type in replace field to make it working in pl/sql developer?

Regards,
malin

 

[Marco Kalter]

The replacement text does indeed not support regular expressions. This is on the list of enhancement requests.

 

[malin]

Thanks for the answer.

regards,
Marcin

 

[Worker]

I would suggest doing it in two stages:

find: ^
replace: ,'
find: $
replace: '

However, pl/sql developer does not appear to support this. The "find" part works but the "replace" part doesn't. Perhaps adding support for this would be significantly quicker and easier?

 

[herzig]

Hello

is back reference for replacement implemented meanwhile?

thx, jo