TS 2022 SR2: Using a simple regex in display filter (not advanced!) causes object reference... error

I'm trying to filter by ^[\d\W]*$ — this causes that very ominous error:

Error dialog box in Trados Studio with a red cross icon displaying the message 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' with Knowledge Base and Community buttons and an OK button.

<SDLErrorDetails time="01.12.2023 07:53:19">
  <ErrorMessage>Object reference not set to an instance of an object.</ErrorMessage>
  <Exception>
    <Type>System.NullReferenceException, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</Type>
    <HelpLink />
    <Source>Sdl.TranslationStudio.Common</Source>
    <HResult>-2147467261</HResult>
    <StackTrace><![CDATA[   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Common.SearchFramework.InteractiveFind.NextMatch()
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.FoldingFilters.Filters.RegexFilter.EvaluateRow(IRowInfo row)
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.FoldingFilters.Filters.AbstractVisibleFileBoundariesFoldingFilter.SetRowVisibility(IRowInfo row)
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.TranslationEditor.SideBySideDocumentEditingView.FoldingFilterHook.SetRowVisibility(IRowInfo row)
   at SideBySideEditor.SetRowsVisiblity()
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.TranslationEditor.SideBySideDocumentEditingView.ApplyFoldingFilterImpl(IFoldingFilter filter)
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.TranslationEditor.SideBySideDocumentEditingView.ApplyFoldingFilter(IFoldingFilter filter)
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.FoldingFilters.FoldingFilterProvider.ApplyCurrentFilter()
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.FoldingFilters.Actions.SourceRegexFilterAction.Execute()
   at Sdl.Desktop.Platform.Implementation.CommandBars.StaticAction.Execute()
   at Sdl.Desktop.Platform.Implementation.CommandBars.SimpleActionExecuter.Execute(ActionData actionData)
   at Sdl.Desktop.Platform.Implementation.ResourceLoggingInternalCommandExecuter`1.ExecuteWithResourceLogging(TCommandData commandData, String message)
   at Sdl.Desktop.Platform.Implementation.CommandBars.ActionService.ExecuteAction(IAction action, ActionOrigin origin, Boolean allowToggle)
   at Sdl.Platform.UI.IgCommandBarAction.Execute()
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.TranslationEditor.Ribbons.Factories.ReviewRibbonFactory.Search(Object sender, EventArgs eventArgs)
   at Sdl.TranslationStudio.Editor.FoldingFilters.RegexRibbonFilterComboBox.ComboBoxOnSearch(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at Sdl.Platform.UI.IgCommandBarSearchComboBox.OnSearch()
   at Sdl.Platform.UI.IgCommandBarSearchComboBox.ComboBoxOnToolKeyDown(Object sender, ToolKeyEventArgs e)
   at Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.ToolKeyEventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, ToolKeyEventArgs e)
   at Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.ToolBase.OnToolKeyDown(ToolKeyEventArgs e)
   at Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager.OnToolKeyDown(ToolKeyEventArgs e)
   at Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager.FireEvent(ToolbarEventIds id, EventArgs e)
   at Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.UltraToolbarsManager.OnEditor_KeyDown(Object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
   at Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableEditorBase.RaiseKeyDownEvent(KeyEventArgs e)
   at Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableTextBox.OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyEventArgs(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& m)
   at Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableTextBoxWithUIPermissions.ProcessKeyMessage(Message& msg)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmKeyChar(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.TextBoxBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.TextBox.WndProc(Message& m)
   at Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableTextBoxWithUIPermissions.WndProcInternal(Message& m)
   at Infragistics.Win.EmbeddableTextBoxWithUIPermissions.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)]]></StackTrace>
  </Exception>
  <Environment>
    <ProductName>Trados Studio</ProductName>
    <ProductVersion>Studio17</ProductVersion>
    <EntryAssemblyFileVersion>17.2.8.18668</EntryAssemblyFileVersion>
    <OperatingSystem>Microsoft Windows 11 Pro</OperatingSystem>
    <ServicePack>NULL</ServicePack>
    <OperatingSystemLanguage>1031</OperatingSystemLanguage>
    <CodePage>1252</CodePage>
    <LoggedOnUser>AzureAD\JerzyCzopik</LoggedOnUser>
    <DotNetFrameWork>4.0.30319.42000</DotNetFrameWork>
    <ComputerName>SPITFIRE-V</ComputerName>
    <ConnectedToNetwork>True</ConnectedToNetwork>
    <PhysicalMemory>66744792 MB</PhysicalMemory>
  </Environment>
</SDLErrorDetails>



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[edited by: Trados AI at 4:50 AM (GMT 0) on 5 Mar 2024]
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    Not for me :-)

    Can you provide a sample file we can use to reproduce this?  Or even a little more context around how many files you might have open, type of files in the project, languages....etc. etc.

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