How to remove the last digit of an specific string
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Hello,
I need to remove the last digit of an specific string in my file
Example
Number=“123456780”
Number=“473485859”
Number=“239434958”In this case I need to remove the 0, the 9 and the 8 to have it like this
Number=“12345678”
Number=“47348585”
Number=“23943495”Any idea?
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@Daniel-Perez said:
Any idea?
Lot’s of ideas. Unfortunately, you didn’t define the problem very well, and you probably allowed Markdown to convert ASCII quotes into “smart” quotes, so there’s a good chance I’ll interpret your question wrong.
Thanks for at least showing before and after; some questioners don’t even provide that much.
I am going to assume by “specific string”, you meant “remove the last digit from any number embedded in standard ASCII quotes after
Number=, as long as there are exactly 9 digits in the number”. If you meant something else, you need to be more explicit.- FIND =
Number="\d{8}\K\d" - REPLACE =
" - Search Mode = regular expression
If it doesn’t do what you want, read my advice below for asking a good question and for learning about regexes, then reply with more details.
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- FIND =
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How about:
- FIND = ..$
- REPLACE = "
- Search Mode = regular expression
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