Try searching the whole paragraph

#!perl
use strict;
use Win32::OLE;
use Win32::OLE::Const 'Microsoft Word';
$Win32::OLE::Warn = 3;
my $MSWord = Win32::OLE->new('Word.Application', 'Quit') 
 or die Win32::OLE->LastError();
$MSWord->{Visible} = 0;

my $doc = $MSWord->Documents->Open({FileName=>"c:/temp/2test.docx"}) 
  or die Win32::OLE->LastError();;
my $para = $doc->Paragraphs() ;
my $enum = new Win32::OLE::Enum($para);

my $sel = $MSWord->Selection;
while ( defined (my $para = $enum->Next()) ) {
  my $txt = $para->Range->Text;
  while ( $txt =~ /([A-Z]{4}-[0-9])/g ){
    $sel->Find->{Text} = $1;
    $sel->Find->Execute;
    my $page_num = $sel->Range->Information(wdActiveEndPageNumber);
    print "page $page_num  .. ".$sel->Text."\n";
    $sel->MoveRight({Count=>1,Unit=>wdWord})
  }
}  
$MSWord->ActiveDocument->Close ;

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poj

In reply to Re: Win32 Pattern issue by poj
in thread Win32 Pattern issue by Anonymous Monk

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