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    • Corné Haast
      Corné Haast last edited by

      I have read the wiki, but it’s so overwhelming when I see all the possibiities. For you maybe a simple solution:
      I want to remove strings of characters which all start with “sdval=” , but the next characters are all different, and the number of characters is not always the same.
      e.g. : sdval=“28076” or sdval=“2.17” both must be removed with the same search and replace action.

      Thank you for your help

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      • Claudia Frank
        Claudia Frank @Corné Haast last edited by

        @Corné-Haast

        are the quotes part of the real text, meaning
        is it sdval=“28076” or sdval=28076
        Comes something after this which is always the same? Maybe always a space?
        Must only the digits be replaced or sdval as well?

        Cheers
        Claudia

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        • Corné Haast
          Corné Haast @Claudia Frank last edited by

          @Claudia-Frank Yes “” uncluded, and yes, there is always a space after it.

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          • Claudia Frank
            Claudia Frank @Corné Haast last edited by Claudia Frank

            @Corné-Haast

            open find/replace dialog and check regular expressions. (bottom left)
            For find use:

             sdval=".+?"
            

            and for replace your value.

            The regex looks for sdval=" literally followed by any char until the next double quote appears.

            . = any char
            + = at least one char expected
            ? = non-greedy
            

            More infos how npps regex engine works can be found here.

            Cheers
            Claudia

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