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Adoby · 03-17-2013, 11:25 PM

I suspect that the /1 was not used in the replace dialog.

In the Replace With box /1 must be specified, otherwise you have specified that you want to replace the matched isbn with nothing, in effect deleting it. And you end up with:

1616084855IWIWEF -> IWIWEF

The /1 specifies that you want to use the contents of the first matching parentheses. The matched isbn.

03-17-2013, 11:25 PM	#7
Adoby Handy Elephant Posts: 1,737 Karma: 26785684 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern Sweden, far out in the quiet woods Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	I suspect that the /1 was not used in the replace dialog. In the Replace With box /1 must be specified, otherwise you have specified that you want to replace the matched isbn with nothing, in effect deleting it. And you end up with: 1616084855IWIWEF -> IWIWEF The /1 specifies that you want to use the contents of the first matching parentheses. The matched isbn. Last edited by Adoby; 03-17-2013 at 11:28 PM.