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Rune Gandrud

I use Notepad ++ to change angle of my moving heads . I have a line that looks like this:
<Param nm=“32” v=“0.446789” = cc=“-1” nrpn=“-1” ch=“0” />)
<Param nm=“33” v=“0.362542” = cc=“-1” nrpn=“-1” ch=“0” />)
<Param nm=“34” v=“0.452683” = cc=“-1” nrpn=“-1” ch=“0” />)

To find line 33:
Find:(?<=<Param nm=“33”).*?(?= cc=“-1” nrpn=“-1” ch=“0” />)

Now I want to change the angle of the Moving Head
To change the line:
Replace: v=“0.250000”

Now the angle of the Moving Head is 45 degrees and the line look like this:
<Param nm=“33” v=“0.250000” = cc=“-1” nrpn=“-1” ch=“0” />)

Now I need to do this with Movinghead nr2 which is placed in line 48.
I want to change line 33 and line 48 simultaneously and wonder if this is possible to do?

guy038

Hello Rune,

I’ve got a solution, using regular expressions ( as usual ! )

So let’s suppose the example text, below, with arbitrary values of the variable v :

<Param nm="32" v="0.586945" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="33" v="0.233658" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="34" v="0.921623" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="35" v="0.358415" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="36" v="0.298455" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="37" v="0.721562" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="38" v="0.810025" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="39" v="0.680256" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="40" v="0.330886" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="41" v="0.546025" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="42" v="0.879620" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="43" v="0.516289" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="44" v="0.780254" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="45" v="0.973065" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="46" v="0.281435" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="47" v="0.013562" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="48" v="0.665812" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="49" v="0.312802" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="50" v="0.802891" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)

Given a search in regular expression mode , the S/R, below, would match all text, between the string nn=“33” AND the string v=“0.665812”, located just after nm=“48” and changes the two values of the variable v, after "nm=“33” and nm=“48” to the same floating point number 0.250000

SEARCH (nm="33" v=")(.+?")(?s)(.+?nm="48" v=")(.+?")

REPLACE ${1}0.250000"${3}0.250000"

After clicking on, either, the Replace or the Replace All button, in the Replace dialog, we obtain the text, below :

<Param nm="32" v="0.586945" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="33" v="0.250000" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="34" v="0.921623" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="35" v="0.358415" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="36" v="0.298455" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="37" v="0.721562" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="38" v="0.810025" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="39" v="0.680256" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="40" v="0.330886" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="41" v="0.546025" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="42" v="0.879620" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="43" v="0.516289" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="44" v="0.780254" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="45" v="0.973065" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="46" v="0.281435" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="47" v="0.013562" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="48" v="0.250000" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="49" v="0.312802" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)
<Param nm="50" v="0.802891" = cc="-1" nrpn="-1" ch=“0” />)

NOTES :

First, the part (nm="33" v=") matches the literal string nm=“33” v="
Secondly, the part (.+?") matches any non null range of characters, till the nearest double quote ( " ) character, that is to say the string 0.233658"
Thirdly, the part (?s)(.+?nm="48" v=") matches any non null range of characters, till the nearest string nm=“48” v="
Note that, in this third part, the (?s) in-line modifier forces the regex engine to consider any End of Line character as a standard character, matched by the ``.` dot meta-character. By this means, the match is extended through multiples lines, till it reaches the string nm=“48” v="
The last part (.+?") matches any non null range of characters, till the nearest double quote ( " ) character, that is to say the string 0.665812"
As these four parts are enclosed into round brackets, they determine four groups
In replacement, the groups 1 and 3 are just re-written, without any change and the groups 2 and 4 are changed into the literal string 0.250000"
As the digit 0 follows the group 1, we cannot use the syntax \10.25000..., nor the other syntax $10.250000.... In that case, the correct syntax is, only, ${1}0.250000.... And, idem for group 3

An other shorter syntax, but with some constraints, for this S/R, would be :

SEARCH nm="33" v="\K(.+?")(?s)(.+?nm="48" v=")(.+?")

REPLACE 0.250000"${2}0.250000"

NOTES :

Due to the \K form, once the string nm=“33” v=" is matched, the regex engine forgets it. So, the entire matched string begins with 0.233658"….
Therefore, there are only 3 groups : groups -1 and 3, which are replaced by the string 0.250000" and group 2 which is, simply, rewritten

IMPORTANT :

Due the \K syntax, the step by step replacement, with the Replace button, does NOT work
Moreover, do NOT try to process the search, first ! So, just locate your cursor before the text to be changed and click on the Replace all button, only !

Best Regards,

guy038

Rune Gandrud

Thank You!!!

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