Page Number Expressions

Solo1959 · 03-25-2018, 02:15 PM

I am looking for a Search and Replace method for finding and removing all expressions such as this one:

<a id="page36"></a>

from epubs that I am editing. there could be hundreds of these each with a unique page number. It should probably use a wildcard but I can't find anything that works.

I can't figure out what to type into the "Find" box that will find all of them.

Has someone figured this out? It is tedious to go through and delete them one by one.

Thank you for any help.

deback · 03-25-2018, 02:20 PM

Using Regex, enter this in the Find box:

<a id="page(\d+)"></a>

Solo1959 · 03-25-2018, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deback

Using Regex, enter this in the Find box:

<a id="page(\d+)"></a>

Thank you - quick and easy. They are _parentheses_. I was using brackets and it didn't do anything. Thank you very much.

theducks · 03-25-2018, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solo1959

Thank you - quick and easy. They are _parentheses_. I was using brackets and it didn't do anything. Thank you very much.

you only need Paren (\d+) if you need to capture that part for the replace term.

deback · 03-25-2018, 03:20 PM

I knew that, theducks, but I'm in the habit of including the parentheses all the time, which avoids any confusion about what to do when and where.

BetterRed · 03-25-2018, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deback

I knew that, theducks, but I'm in the habit of including the parentheses all the time, which avoids any confusion about what to do when and where.

- and not only in regex strings, in everything.

BR

03-25-2018, 02:15 PM	#1
Solo1959 Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Florida Device: Kindle Oasis 2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle 5th gen, and many in the past	Page Number Expressions I am looking for a Search and Replace method for finding and removing all expressions such as this one: <a id="page36"></a> from epubs that I am editing. there could be hundreds of these each with a unique page number. It should probably use a wildcard but I can't find anything that works. I can't figure out what to type into the "Find" box that will find all of them. Has someone figured this out? It is tedious to go through and delete them one by one. Thank you for any help.

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03-25-2018, 02:20 PM	#2
deback Book E d i t o r Posts: 432 Karma: 288184 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Laptop	Using Regex, enter this in the Find box: <a id="page(\d+)"></a>

03-25-2018, 03:20 PM	#5
deback Book E d i t o r Posts: 432 Karma: 288184 Join Date: May 2015 Device: Laptop	I knew that, theducks, but I'm in the habit of including the parentheses all the time, which avoids any confusion about what to do when and where.

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