VBS Tutorial: Introduction to regular expressions-non-printable characters

Non-printable characters

There are many useful non-printable characters that must be used occasionally. The following table lists escape sequences used to indicate non-printable characters:

Character	Description
\ CX	MatchingXThe specified control character. For example, \ cM matches a Control-M or carriage return character.XMust be a A-Z or one of a-z. Otherwise, c is treated as an original 'C' character.
\ F	Match a form feed. It is equivalent to \ x0c and \ cL.
\ N	Match A linefeed. It is equivalent to \ x0a and \ cJ.
\ R	Match a carriage return. It is equivalent to \ x0d and \ cM.
\ S	Matches any blank characters, including spaces, tabs, and page breaks. It is equivalent to [\ f \ n \ r \ t \ v].
\ S	Match any non-blank characters. It is equivalent to [^ \ f \ n \ r \ t \ v].
\ T	Match a tab. It is equivalent to \ x09 and \ cI.
\ V	Match a vertical tab. It is equivalent to \ x0b and \ cK.