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Quietmouse · 06-11-2011, 10:16 AM

Hello,

I am new to Calibre and also to regex expressions and I am struggling a bit with what seems like should be a very simple problem.

I have a PDF file which I have converted to MOBI format with Calibre, and I am trying to remove the page numbers as they crop up in the middle of the text. I have used the expression \d+</p><p class="calibre_8"> which the test function of the wizard recognises, and highlights all of the items I want to remove correctly.

(267 occurances, all of which are page numbers with a paragraph break immediately after them.)

However when I actually convert the file, it doesn't remove the page numbers and I don't understand why.

Can someone explain to me what I am doing wrong please?

Thank you

(I have searched for previous forum posts but can't find anything similar?)

06-11-2011, 10:16 AM	#1
Quietmouse Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	Page Numbers Hello, I am new to Calibre and also to regex expressions and I am struggling a bit with what seems like should be a very simple problem. I have a PDF file which I have converted to MOBI format with Calibre, and I am trying to remove the page numbers as they crop up in the middle of the text. I have used the expression \d+</p><p class="calibre_8"> which the test function of the wizard recognises, and highlights all of the items I want to remove correctly. (267 occurances, all of which are page numbers with a paragraph break immediately after them.) However when I actually convert the file, it doesn't remove the page numbers and I don't understand why. Can someone explain to me what I am doing wrong please? Thank you (I have searched for previous forum posts but can't find anything similar?)