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sherman · 01-02-2016, 06:10 AM

It is possible. See here. Specifically, note: Perl String Features in Regular Expressions and Replacement Texts, although Sigil notation is a little different to Perl.

A simple example. Suppose you had the text:

Code:

<h2>chapter two</h2>

The following search and replace:

Code:

Search = <h2>(.+?)</h2>

Replace = <h2>\u\1</h2>

And the result:

Code:

<h2>Chapter one</h2>

Obviously, you can make it as simple or as complex as you like.

Hope this helps.

01-02-2016, 06:10 AM	#3
sherman Guru Posts: 875 Karma: 2676800 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Taranaki - NZ Device: Kobo Aura H2O, Kobo Forma	It is possible. See here. Specifically, note: Perl String Features in Regular Expressions and Replacement Texts, although Sigil notation is a little different to Perl. A simple example. Suppose you had the text: Code: <h2>chapter two</h2> The following search and replace: Code: Search = <h2>(.+?)</h2> Replace = <h2>\u\1</h2> And the result: Code: <h2>Chapter one</h2> Obviously, you can make it as simple or as complex as you like. Hope this helps.