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ElMiko · 12-05-2011, 02:43 PM

Hi, all. I'm back for some additional reg-ex instruction...

I'm trying to remove <div> tags from a document in bulk, but can't seem to figure out what expression I should be using to find them.

Here's a sample of the code I'm working on:

Spoiler:

Now, the expression I used (with the intent of replacing it with "\1") was:

Code:

<div class="calibre1">([^<]*)</div>

Naturally, it didn't work ("no results found"). I think I discovered the reason. the "<" in "([^<]*)" is triggered by the first instance of that character, i.e. the "<" in "<p class...". The bad news is that knowing the problem hasn't helped me find the solution. I've tried a bunch of other iterations that either match too much (the entire document) or nothing at all.

Can someone let me know where exactly my brain is letting me down?

12-05-2011, 02:43 PM	#1
ElMiko Evangelist Posts: 471 Karma: 65460 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kindle	Reg-ex help...? Hi, all. I'm back for some additional reg-ex instruction... I'm trying to remove <div> tags from a document in bulk, but can't seem to figure out what expression I should be using to find them. Here's a sample of the code I'm working on: Spoiler: <div class="calibre1"> <p class="calibre2"><span class="none">Some text that I want to keep.</span></p> </div> <div class="calibre1"> <p class="calibre5"><span class="none1">Some DIFFERENT text that I want to keep.</span></p> </div> Now, the expression I used (with the intent of replacing it with "\1") was: Code: <div class="calibre1">([^<])</div> Naturally, it didn't work ("no results found"). I think I discovered the reason. the "<" in "([^<])" is triggered by the first instance of that character, i.e. the "<" in "<p class...". The bad news is that knowing the problem hasn't helped me find the solution. I've tried a bunch of other iterations that either match too much (the entire document) or nothing at all. Can someone let me know where exactly my brain is letting me down?