Help for a tabfile's regex

Owl_ · 09-30-2018, 12:11 PM

Hi, I was searching a regex (perhaps for notepad++) that allow me this:

word1TABdefinition1definition1definition1definitio n1definition1
word7TABdefinition7definition7definition7
word8TABdefinition8definition8definition8definitio n8definition8
word9TAB(plural of word7 English)
word93TABdefinition93definition93definition93defin ition93definition93

It must become:

word1TABdefinition1definition1definition1definitio n1definition1
word7TABdefinition7definition7definition7
word8TABdefinition8definition8definition8definitio n8definition8
word9TAB(plural of word7 English) definition7definition7definition7
word93TABdefinition93definition93definition93defin ition93definition93

Thanks

ilovejedd · 09-30-2018, 01:09 PM

I think you're gonna need a script for this, not just regex.

jcn363 · 10-02-2018, 08:27 AM

Not sure you mean something like

Code:

Search: (.+?)\nword7TAB(.+?)\n(.+?)\n(.+?)\n
Replace: \1\nword7TAB\2\n\3\n\4 \2\n

Good luck.

Owl_ · 10-03-2018, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcn363

Not sure you mean something like

Code:

Search: (.+?)\nword7TAB(.+?)\n(.+?)\n(.+?)\n
Replace: \1\nword7TAB\2\n\3\n\4 \2\n

Good luck.

I must
- select all the words that are contained between the terms (plural of and English) in all the file,
- select the lines begenning with the same word
- copy each line beside the correspondent (plural of....English)

Example:

finisher n.\n1 A person who finishes or completes something
finishers n.\n(plural of finisher English)
finishes n.\n(plural of finish English)
finishes off vb.\n(en-third-person singular of: finish off)
finishest vb.\n(en-archaic second-person singular of: finish)
finisheth vb.\n(en-archaic third-person singular of: finish)
finishing n.\n1 the act of completing something
finish.\nvb.\n(present participle of finish English)
finishing line n.\n(alternative form of finish line English)
finishing lines n.\n(plural of finishing line English)
finishing move n.\n(context video games English) In media such as....
finishing moves n.\n(plural of finishing move English)
finishing off vb.\n(present participle of finish off English)

Later

finisher n.\n1 A person who finishes or completes something
finishers n.\n(plural of finisher English) n.\n1 A person who finishes or completes something
finishes n.\n(plural of finish English)
finishes off vb.\n(en-third-person singular of: finish off)
finishest vb.\n(en-archaic second-person singular of: finish)
finisheth vb.\n(en-archaic third-person singular of: finish)
finishing n.\n1 the act of completing something
finish.\nvb.\n(present participle of finish English)
finishing line n.\n(alternative form of finish line English)
finishing lines n.\n(plural of finishing line English) n.\n(alternative form of finish line English)
finishing move n.\n(context video games English) In media such as....
finishing moves n.\n(plural of finishing move English)n.\n(context video games English) In media such as....
finishing off vb.\n(present participle of finish off English)

jcn363 · 10-03-2018, 06:50 AM

Something like this?

Code:

Search:  (.+?)n\.(.+?)\n(.+?)(\(plural of (.+?) English\))\n
Replace: \1n.\2\n\3\4 n.\2\n

Good luck.

Owl_ · 10-04-2018, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcn363

Something like this?

Code:

Search:  (.+?)n\.(.+?)\n(.+?)(\(plural of (.+?) English\))\n
Replace: \1n.\2\n\3\4 n.\2\n

Good luck.

Ok, Thanks

09-30-2018, 12:11 PM	#1
Owl_ Enthusiastic reader Posts: 423 Karma: 3860889 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Italy Device: Kindle paperwhite3, Kobo aura one, kobo touch 2.0, Kobo Clara HD,Poke2	Help for a tabfile's regex Hi, I was searching a regex (perhaps for notepad++) that allow me this: word1TABdefinition1definition1definition1definitio n1definition1 word7TABdefinition7definition7definition7 word8TABdefinition8definition8definition8definitio n8definition8 word9TAB(plural of word7 English) word93TABdefinition93definition93definition93defin ition93definition93 It must become: word1TABdefinition1definition1definition1definitio n1definition1 word7TABdefinition7definition7definition7 word8TABdefinition8definition8definition8definitio n8definition8 word9TAB(plural of word7 English) definition7definition7definition7 word93TABdefinition93definition93definition93defin ition93definition93 Thanks

10-02-2018, 08:27 AM	#3
jcn363 absolute beginner Posts: 323 Karma: 1750999 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Go with the wind (43°19'17.7"N 2°00'19.4"W) Device: ka1	Not sure you mean something like Code: Search: (.+?)\nword7TAB(.+?)\n(.+?)\n(.+?)\n Replace: \1\nword7TAB\2\n\3\n\4 \2\n Good luck.

10-03-2018, 06:50 AM	#5
jcn363 absolute beginner Posts: 323 Karma: 1750999 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Go with the wind (43°19'17.7"N 2°00'19.4"W) Device: ka1	Something like this? Code: Search: (.+?)n\.(.+?)\n(.+?)(\(plural of (.+?) English\))\n Replace: \1n.\2\n\3\4 n.\2\n Good luck.

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09-30-2018, 01:09 PM	#2
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,111 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	I think you're gonna need a script for this, not just regex.