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Old 07-19-2011, 10:09 PM   #65
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Originally Posted by DaleDe View Post
the same character should not represent multiple characters. It is likely that a pair of characters is representing each character and the â is common in all of them. Select the multiple characters and then substitute a single character. It is possible that the â is beside an invisible non printing character I suppose. Select a couple of characters with the â in the mix and then do a find and next find and see if it can be searched independently and if you then you can safely do the replace. This thing is a mess, Can you send me one of items as a sample? PM me.

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Thanks, Dale. I've tried all kinds of combinations. I'll PM you.

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OK, start off getting a copy of notepad++ 5.9.2. It's what I use. I'll go on from there once I find a free eBook we can all download and strip the DRM so we can be on the same page with the same code. I'm thinking one of the Star Wars serial ePub because it's short and will do fine.
Thanks, Jon. I downloaded Notepad++ and tried to use it to edit out the special characters that are giving me such a headache. I will PM you, as well.
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