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    • Steen Frank Mikkelsen
      Steen Frank Mikkelsen last edited by

      Hi

      Can Notepad ++ does this:
      Search for 2 character and delete these two character and all between ?

      Example
      Search after “(” and “)”
      Results:
      (summer)
      (sun)
      (flower)

      and delete all instances of:
      (summer)
      (sun)
      (flower)

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      • Claudia Frank
        Claudia Frank @Steen Frank Mikkelsen last edited by

        Hello Steen-Frank-Mikkelsen,

        one way would be to use regular expressions with replace dialog.
        When dialog has been opened check Regular Expression in
        Search Mode section.
        Then put the following in Find what: (()(.*)())
        and in Replace with: \1\3

        Cheers
        Claudia

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        • guy038
          guy038 last edited by guy038

          Hello, Steen Frank Mikkelsen and Claudia,

          I think that the correct regex S/R should be :

          • \(.*?\) in the Find what : zone

          • Nothing in the Replace with : zone

          with the Regular expression search mode checked, of course !

          Notes :

          • The two round brackets, that have to be matched, must be escaped with a backslash character, in order to be taken literally, as there are special regex characters, which define a group

          • The syntax .*? represents the shortest string of characters, between the two round brackets

          • The other syntax .* would have matched the largest string, between two round brackets. So, it could contain round brackets, itself !

          Best Regards,

          guy038

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          • Claudia Frank
            Claudia Frank last edited by

            oopps, I thought ( ) should remain, but if I reread it clearly states
            Search for 2 character and delete these two character and all between ?

            Cheers
            Claudia

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