Searching with Regular Expressions

For technically adept users, Citavi supports searching with regular expressions (regex). See www.citavi.com/softlink?linkid=regexintroduction for an introduction to regular expressions, and refer to www.citavi.com/softlink?linkid=regexinfo for more detailed information.

When performing regex searches, prefix the search terms with RX . For example, to search for Meier, Maier, Meyer and Mayer, enter:

RX_M[ae][iy]er

Be sure to type RX_ in capital letters so that Citavi can recognize it as a command. You can use regular expressions in both quick and advanced searches.

You can also combine standard Citavi search syntax with regular expressions. The following example shows an author search with a regular expression combined with a standard search for the collected works reference type.

If your regular expression contains parentheses or spaces, you must place the entire regular expression, including the RX_ prefix, in quotation marks.

Search options: Regex searches respect the A=a (Ignore case) option. The Whole word only and Allow spelling variations (ä=ae) options are ignored in a regex search. If necessary, provide the necessary conditions or equivalencies in the regular expression itself:

"RX_\binfo\b" finds "info" as a word, but not "information"
"RX_Z(u|ü)rich" finds "Zurich" and "Zürich".

Wildcards: During a regex search, the ? and * wildcards have their normal regex meanings and are not interpreted as wildcards.

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