You should search the LDR directly.  Change the display field to LDR, then use this for search: "^.......s"

Using LDR in the field shouldn't have ever worked -- the field search really was only setup to work with field/subfielded data.  

--TR

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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of D. Brooking
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 11:39 AM
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> Subject: [MARCEDIT-L] Deleting serials
> 
> Every once in a while, I have to strip serial records from a file. Each
> time I do, the syntax I used previously to find "s" in byte 7 of the
> leader seems to change. Right now this is failing
> 
> F#:LDR07 s
> 
> Can anyone help me with why this doesn't work?
> 
> I used to use
> 
> F#:LDR s
> 
> but this hasn't worked for a while.
> 
> Any help appreciated,
> 
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