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    • NZ SelectN Offline
      NZ Select
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      Is it possible to create a RegEx code to capture the last </td ?

      My current code is

      \ </td.*?
      

      It matches the first td as well, such as
      </td> </td

      Thanks in advance!

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      • astrosofistaA Offline
        astrosofista @NZ Select
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        @NZ-Select

        Yes, by taking advantage of the greediness of * symbol. Try the following:

        Search: (?s).*\K</td.*?
        Replace: [leave empty]
        

        Put the caret at the very beginning of the document, select the Regular Expression mode and click only on Replace All.

        Have fun!

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        • Alan KilbornA Offline
          Alan Kilborn @NZ Select
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          @NZ-Select :

          There’s a technique to find the last match in a file, presented HERE. You might give that a try.

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