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eschwartz · 08-07-2015, 01:44 AM

Found it!

Search:

Code:

(^[^()]+?(?! \(ed\))$|\(ed\))

Replace: nothing. Don't replace with anything.

Strips out:

P.S. Sure is an ugly-looking regex.

08-07-2015, 01:44 AM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Found it! Search: Code: (^[^()]+?(?! \(ed\))$\|\(ed\)) Replace: nothing. Don't replace with anything. Strips out: any value in the field that doesn't have the string "(ed)" -- blue section the string "(ed)" -- red section P.S. Sure is an ugly-looking regex. Last edited by eschwartz; 08-07-2015 at 01:52 AM.