Merging or Joining every 7 lines in a text file using notepad++

Robert Baker

EMAIL: swmorton50@gmail.com
CALLSIGN: AA4TI
NAME: STEPHEN MORTON
ADDRESS: 5644 CANTUCCI STREET
ADDRESS-CITY: NOKOMIS
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: FL
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 34275
EMAIL: robertumpleby@tx.rr.com
CALLSIGN: AA5AH
NAME: ROBERT UMPLEBY
ADDRESS: 1209 N WATERVIEW DR
ADDRESS-CITY: RICHARDSON
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: TX/DALLAS
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 75080
EMAIL: aa5au@bellsouth.net
CALLSIGN: AA5AU
NAME: DON HILL
ADDRESS: 2121 SUTHERLAND PLACE
ADDRESS-CITY: HARVEY
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: LA
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 70058
EMAIL: rickmaxey51@yahoo.com
CALLSIGN: AA5TL
NAME: RICHARD MAXEY, JR.
ADDRESS: 19708 MAHOGANY ST
ADDRESS-CITY: BEND
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: OR
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 97702
EMAIL: AA1SU@arrl.net
CALLSIGN: AA1SU
NAME: PAUL N. GAYET
ADDRESS: 11 CHERRY STREET
ADDRESS-CITY: ESSEX JUNCTION
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: VT
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 05452
EMAIL: skeeter_1@yahoo.com
CALLSIGN: AA3C
NAME: RICHARD PETERS
ADDRESS: 945 BEECHWOOD DR.
ADDRESS-CITY: MURPHY
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: TX
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 75094

I have a .txt file as above and I want to merge every 7 lines into one. Maybe some one can help me with this

Alan Kilborn

You might try:

Open the Replace dialog by pressing Ctrl+h and then set up the following search parameters:

Find what box: (?-s)(.+)\R(.+)\R(.+)\R(.+)\R(.+)\R(.+)\R(.+)(?=\R)
Replace with box: \1 \2 \3 \4 \5 \6 \7
Search mode radiobutton: Regular expression
Match whole word only checkbox: unticked (and disabled)
Wrap around checkbox: ticked
. matches newline checkbox: doesn’t matter (because the (?-s) leading off the Find what box contains an s variant)

Then press the Replace All button.

After the replacement, take care that the last grouping of 7 lines is done correctly. Adjust manually if necessary.

guy038

Hello, @robert-baker, @alan-kilborn, and All,

An other solution could be :

SEARCH (?-i)\R+(?!EMAIL|\z)

REPLACE \x20

This alternate solution does not mind if additional line-break separates each section ;-))

For instance, the input text :

EMAIL: swmorton50@gmail.com
CALLSIGN: AA4TI
NAME: STEPHEN MORTON
ADDRESS: 5644 CANTUCCI STREET
ADDRESS-CITY: NOKOMIS
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: FL
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 34275



EMAIL: robertumpleby@tx.rr.com
CALLSIGN: AA5AH
NAME: ROBERT UMPLEBY
ADDRESS: 1209 N WATERVIEW DR
ADDRESS-CITY: RICHARDSON
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: TX/DALLAS
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 75080

EMAIL: aa5au@bellsouth.net
CALLSIGN: AA5AU
NAME: DON HILL
ADDRESS: 2121 SUTHERLAND PLACE
ADDRESS-CITY: HARVEY
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: LA
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 70058


EMAIL: rickmaxey51@yahoo.com
CALLSIGN: AA5TL
NAME: RICHARD MAXEY, JR.
ADDRESS: 19708 MAHOGANY ST
ADDRESS-CITY: BEND
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: OR
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 97702
EMAIL: AA1SU@arrl.net
CALLSIGN: AA1SU
NAME: PAUL N. GAYET
ADDRESS: 11 CHERRY STREET
ADDRESS-CITY: ESSEX JUNCTION
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: VT
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 05452
EMAIL: skeeter_1@yahoo.com
CALLSIGN: AA3C
NAME: RICHARD PETERS
ADDRESS: 945 BEECHWOOD DR.
ADDRESS-CITY: MURPHY
ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: TX
ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 75094

would output :

EMAIL: swmorton50@gmail.com CALLSIGN: AA4TI NAME: STEPHEN MORTON ADDRESS: 5644 CANTUCCI STREET ADDRESS-CITY: NOKOMIS ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: FL ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 34275 
EMAIL: robertumpleby@tx.rr.com CALLSIGN: AA5AH NAME: ROBERT UMPLEBY ADDRESS: 1209 N WATERVIEW DR ADDRESS-CITY: RICHARDSON ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: TX/DALLAS ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 75080 
EMAIL: aa5au@bellsouth.net CALLSIGN: AA5AU NAME: DON HILL ADDRESS: 2121 SUTHERLAND PLACE ADDRESS-CITY: HARVEY ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: LA ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 70058 
EMAIL: rickmaxey51@yahoo.com CALLSIGN: AA5TL NAME: RICHARD MAXEY, JR. ADDRESS: 19708 MAHOGANY ST ADDRESS-CITY: BEND ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: OR ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 97702
EMAIL: AA1SU@arrl.net CALLSIGN: AA1SU NAME: PAUL N. GAYET ADDRESS: 11 CHERRY STREET ADDRESS-CITY: ESSEX JUNCTION ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: VT ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 05452
EMAIL: skeeter_1@yahoo.com CALLSIGN: AA3C NAME: RICHARD PETERS ADDRESS: 945 BEECHWOOD DR. ADDRESS-CITY: MURPHY ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: TX ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: 75094

Best Regards,

guy038