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davidfor · 01-01-2016, 11:17 PM

I use a few for finding missing opening and closing quotes. They aren't perfect and I have to look at the matches before making changes.

Missing opening quote:

Code:

(<p>)([^“]*\”.*</p>)

With the replace:

Code:

\1“\2

Missing open quote between closes:

Code:

”([^“]*\”)

This doesn't have a replace string as I have to work out where the quote is missing. And in lot of cases, the wrong quote was used.

Missing closing quote:

Code:

“[^”]+?<p>“

Again, I have to work out where the missing quote should go. Or it it is needed when one persons dialog continues over multiple paragraphs.

These aren't perfect and I have to look at the matches before making changes.

There is a sticky thread in the Sigil forum with a lot of Regex example. It has a lot of good suggestions like this. I think the first one came from it.

01-01-2016, 11:17 PM	#2
davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	I use a few for finding missing opening and closing quotes. They aren't perfect and I have to look at the matches before making changes. Missing opening quote: Code: (<p>)([^“]\”.</p>) With the replace: Code: \1“\2 Missing open quote between closes: Code: ”([^“]*\”) This doesn't have a replace string as I have to work out where the quote is missing. And in lot of cases, the wrong quote was used. Missing closing quote: Code: “[^”]+?<p>“ Again, I have to work out where the missing quote should go. Or it it is needed when one persons dialog continues over multiple paragraphs. These aren't perfect and I have to look at the matches before making changes. There is a sticky thread in the Sigil forum with a lot of Regex example. It has a lot of good suggestions like this. I think the first one came from it.