# Wildcard Substitution Bug **URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187 **Category:** Bugs **Created:** [November 25, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187 "2009-11-25T04:44:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 7 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![smanson](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ecb155/32.png) [@smanson](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/smanson) #### Post date: [November 25, 2009, 4:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187/1 "2009-11-25T04:44:01Z")
Installing FB 6.3.0.1816 seems to have broken wildcard substitution in the Text Find / Replace action. Instead of substituting the wildcard match, the replacement string is taken literally, so that, for example, the output of the replacement is "$1", instead of the value of the first wildcard. ---
### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways) #### Post date: [November 25, 2009, 10:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187/2 "2009-11-25T10:21:19Z")
Hi Sinclair, Thanks for reporting this bug, I’ve checked in a fix and we’ll have a new build available soon. Regards, Paul. ---
### Author: ![dcasey](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@dcasey](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/dcasey) #### Post date: [December 3, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187/3 "2009-12-03T10:40:24Z")
Also Waiting for fix ---
### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways) #### Post date: [December 3, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187/4 "2009-12-03T11:32:07Z")
Hi Sinclair, Sorry about the delay, here’s the link to the latest test build of FinalBuilder. URL: [https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/630/FB630\_1838.exe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/630/FB630_1838.exe) Regards, Paul. ---
### Author: ![deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/deleted_user/32/937_2.png) [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user) #### Post date: [December 7, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187/5 "2009-12-07T02:00:25Z")
The ReplaceText argument in the OnFindText function of the [Text Find / Replace Action] action seems to have no effect.  I am using FB 6.3.0.1816. I have attached a sample project that demonstrates this. [sample.zip](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/uploads/default/original/2X/1/189a59cbf0cdd60407a63c9aeb26cdeb20b43b6c.zip) (25.835 KB) ---
### Author: ![paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@paulsamways](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paulsamways) #### Post date: [December 7, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187/6 "2009-12-07T09:46:45Z")
Thanks Tony, we’ll have a new build out soon which fixes that issue. Regards, Paul. ---
### Author: ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent) #### Post date: [December 9, 2009, 6:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wildcard-substitution-bug/3187/7 "2009-12-09T06:38:02Z")
Hi Tony This build includes the fix : [https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/630/FB630\_1847.exe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/630/FB630_1847.exe)