searching for article in front of a variable

[Jerry Kindall]

"Laurie Little" <llittle at words-tw.com> wrote:

> I have a variable (government ministry of health shortform) that
affects the
> article in front of it. Each province has a different shortform. When
I
> change the variable, the article may be affected.

> For example, in the Ontario doc, it's "an MOH bill", while in New
Brunswick,
> it should be "a DHW bill".

> Is there any way to search for "a <var name>" or "an <var name>", or
do I
> have to just search for all instances of that variable to check the
article
> in front of it?

I'd suggest making a second variable that contains both the article and
the abbreviation (e.g. "an MOH" or "a DHW").  Even if you still to have
to hunt down existing instances one at a time, you can then replace them
with the new variable, and it'll be the last time you ever have to do
it.

-- 
Jerry Kindall, SDK Technical Writer
Tecplot, Inc. | Enjoy the View
Bellevue, Washington, USA