Replace folder path using wildcard

jonnieg4rdner

Hi,
I am looking to search/replaces in files, I want to use a wildcard to identify the folder path and replace it with a common path, this will allow me to delete all other copies of a file from the server.

Search path
K:*********\D_V562X-5.stl (wildcard path)

Replacement path
K:\Temp\D_V562X-5.stl (common path

I only have basic knowledge of notepad++ so it will need spelling out to me 🤣

Thanks in advance

Alan Kilborn

@jonnieg4rdner said in Replace folder path using wildcard:

Try:

Find: (?-s)^K:\\.*\\D_V562X-5.stl
Replace: K:\\Temp\\D_V562X-5.stl
Search mode: Regular expression

Learn more HERE.

jonnieg4rdner

@Alan-Kilborn said in Replace folder path using wildcard:

K:\Temp\D_V562X-5.stl

Hi Alan,
Thanks for getting back to me but your suggestion isnt working, some of the paths will have spaces, hyphens and maybe underscores (not sure if this is relevant)
I have shortened the folder length but the format below is correct, not sure if having <File> at the start and </File) at the end makes a difference.

<File>K:\Customers\A B\PROJECT\Data\12 3-4\V\D_V562X-1.stl</File>

Thanks

Alan Kilborn

@jonnieg4rdner

Probably just remove the ^ from my Find expression.

See more about posting search-and-replace questions HERE.

jonnieg4rdner

@Alan-Kilborn Perfect!!!

Thanks for your help.