# Why doesn't this FINDREP work

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [October 16, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138 "2012-10-16T22:54:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![dwilbank](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@dwilbank](https://resource.dopus.com/u/dwilbank)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138/1 "2012-10-16T22:54:03Z")

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This works:

Rename PATTERN=" " TO="\_" FINDREP  
@NoDeselect

But this doesn't. Why, good sirs?  
I'm simply trying to collapse spaces without replacing them with anything.

Rename PATTERN=" " TO="" FINDREP  
@NoDeselect

Thanks

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**Author:** ![JohnZeman](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/johnzeman/32/26238_2.png) [@JohnZeman](https://resource.dopus.com/u/JohnZeman)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138/2 "2012-10-16T23:35:30Z")

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Take your equals signs out so the button is

```auto
Rename PATTERN " " TO "" FINDREP 
```

And it should work. As to why the first button you created works while the second one won't, you'll have to ask Leo or Jon.

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**Author:** ![dwilbank](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@dwilbank](https://resource.dopus.com/u/dwilbank)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138/3 "2012-10-17T00:18:44Z")

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so that second equals sign has been wrong all along?  
That would explain dozens of screwed-up button attempts!  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138/4 "2012-10-17T00:55:51Z")

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It's a special case when giving an empty string to the TO argument.

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**Author:** ![Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/jon/32/12713_2.png) [@Jon](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Jon)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138/5 "2012-10-17T01:13:56Z")

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Note that because TO is a /O argument you don't even need the empty quotes, e.g.:

```auto
Rename PATTERN " " TO FINDREP
```

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**Author:** ![dwilbank](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@dwilbank](https://resource.dopus.com/u/dwilbank)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138/6 "2012-10-17T16:58:47Z")

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Thanks sirs.  
Spaces are being collapsed all over the place now.

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**Author:** ![michaelkenward](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/michaelkenward/32/12969_2.png) [@michaelkenward](https://resource.dopus.com/u/michaelkenward)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/why-doesnt-this-findrep-work/14138/7 "2012-10-17T21:08:39Z")

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Wow. Someone else who is spaced out.