I appear to be getting this same error/bug.

Win7 with Dreamweaver CS6.

When I select a bock of code and try to "find in: selected text" and then "replace all" only the first instance is replaced.

I hope this is fixed asap, as this feature is a valauble one that I use on a daily basis in my work!

I have this problem too. Mac 10.7.4 and Dreamweaver CS6. Using replace all, with selected text, only replaces the first instance.

Chiming in to say I'm experiencing this replace all error too - to an infuriating level.

It seems to work once in a document - then it doesn't work any subsequent times.

Also - the tab order of input boxes in the "find/replace" box has been screwed up.  When my cursor is in the "find" box and I press tab (used to jump to the Replace box), now jumps to "Find in", and then through the checkbox options, and then down the buttons on the right side, and finally to the replace text input box.

(Running Mac 10.7.4, Dreamweaver CS6)

I can confirm this bug on two different Win7 machines (x86 and x64):

Original text:

          <ol>

                    <li>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</li>

                    <li>Who's afraid of the big bad fox?</li>

                    <li>Fox starts with W.</li>

                    <li>This lady is foxy.</li>

          </ol>

Task: Replace all instances of "fox" with "wolf" on the the middle two list items by selecting the following text.

  <li>Who's afraid of the big bad fox?</li>

  <li>Fox starts with W.</li>

Output:

          <ol>

                    <li>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</li>

                    <li>Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?</li> <!-- Replaced -->

                    <li>Fox starts with W.</li> <!-- Not replaced -->

                    <li>This lady is foxy.</li>

          </ol>

Expected:

          <ol>

                    <li>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.</li>

                    <li>Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?</li>

                    <li>wolf starts with W.</li>

                    <li>This lady is foxy.</li>

          </ol>

Doesn't work for both text and source code.

Is there a fix coming soon?

** ANSWER/Workaround

Was having the same problem after updating from DW CS5 to CS6. Change the selection in the 'Search:' dropdown from the default 'Source:'  to 'Text' or 'Text (Advanced)' and you will get the desired result. I still do not undertand why 'Source' only changes the first occurence.

Message was edited by: bracdiver

bracdiver wrote:

 

** ANSWER/Workaround

 

Change the selection in the 'Search:' dropdown from the default 'Source:'  to 'Text' or 'Text (Advanced)' and you will get the desired result.

bracdiver, your post may be useful in some examples, like the ones I posted above. However, this does not work in my intended example below (which is source code specific), where the actual source code needs to be replaced:

Sample

     

<p>These are true or false questions. Place your answer on the blank under each question.</p>

<ol>

    <li>There are twelve in a baker's dozen</li>

    <li>35% of people are going to school.</li>

    <li>There are seven books in the Harry Potter series.</li>

    <li>The longest running play is "Les Miserables"</li>

    <li>There is no blank under this question. <i>Answer beside this question instead.</i></li>

</ol>

     

Using these options

Find in: Selected Text (first four list items)

Search: Source code:

Find: </li>

Replace: <br />___________________</li>

Options enabled: Match case

Desired output:

<p>These are true or false questions. Place your answer on the blank under each question.</p>

<ol>

    <li>There are twelve in a baker's dozen<br />___________________</li>

    <li>35% of people are going to school.<br />___________________</li>

    <li>There are seven books in the Harry Potter series.<br />___________________</li>

    <li>The longest running play is "Les Miserables"<br />___________________</li>

    <li>There is no blank under this question. <i>Answer beside this question instead.</i></li>

</ol>

CS6 DW output:

<p>These are true or false questions. Place your answer on the blank under each question.</p>

<ol>

    <li>There are twelve in a baker's dozen<br />___________________</li>

    <li>35% of people are going to school.</li>

    <li>There are seven books in the Harry Potter series.</li>

    <li>The longest running play is "Les Miserables"</li>

    <li>There is no blank under this question. <i>Answer beside this question instead.</i></li>

</ol>

Using your workaround (with 'Inside Tag' option set to li), this will not work as does not change any text at all.

No argument - just wanted to point out that text replacement is still a helpful feature simple cases. Did not intend in any way to absolve Adobe of it urgent obligation to get this working right. Chers!

I have reproduced this bug on 2 seperate Windows 7 SP1 (x64) machines.  I downloaded the trial of CS6 because I'm interested in upgrading from my copy of CS4, or maybe even trying out the Creative Cloud.  I love PHP code hinting (not available in CS4) but I can't see myself shelling out money for products that destroy productivity because basic functionality does not work.

Can I use CS5 or CS5.5 if I purchase a Creative Cloud membership or am I restricted to CS6?  Also, is it possible this bug is just a bad build of Dreamweaver or something and maybe, maybe Adobe has available older CS6 builds than what is available as the trial download now?  Better yet, if someone has a fix for this bug I would love that lol.  I don't want to use a second editor like Notepad++ so that I can use Dreamweaver, if I'm doing that I may as well purchase a different product.

I included this is the bug report I filed, but I'll include this here for reference to other users like me who found this thread via a search engine:

Dreamweaver CS6 Trial (All available updates applied)

Windows 7 SP1 (x64) (Both Home Premium and Professional Editions, all available updates applied)

1. Create new document (I've tested PHP and CSS, I don't see why the problem wouldn't exist elsewhere.)

2. Switch to Code view

3. Delete everything already there

4. Type asdf on serveral lines

5. Select 2 (or more) of those lines

6. Go to Edit -> Find and Replace

7. Set the "Find in:" option to "Selected Text"

8. Set the "Search:" option to "Source Code" (if applicable)

9. Type "asdf" in the "Find:" box

10. Type "jkl;" in the "Replace:" box

11. Click "Replace All"

The expected result is that all instances of asdf you have highlighted are changed to your desired replace text.  However, only the first time "asdf" appears will it be changed.