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ghostyjack · 10-09-2012, 04:26 PM

I didn't quite get what you were refering to and couldn't try it.

I've now had a chance and by changing it to:

Code:

<p class="heading">(.+)</p>\n\n  <p>

and replace with:

Code:

<p class="heading">\1</p>\n\n  <p class="newscene2">

it seemed to work.

This found the instances and made the correct replacement without effecting the text in the heading.

Thanks very much for this.

10-09-2012, 04:26 PM	#4
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	I didn't quite get what you were refering to and couldn't try it. I've now had a chance and by changing it to: Code: <p class="heading">(.+)</p>\n\n <p> and replace with: Code: <p class="heading">\1</p>\n\n <p class="newscene2"> it seemed to work. This found the instances and made the correct replacement without effecting the text in the heading. Thanks very much for this.