Editing Help

jhempel24 · 02-07-2008, 02:49 AM

I've got a problem with some of my ebooks, in which I need to do some massive editing, but "should" be able to do this via a macro or search and replace.

The problem is I don't have any idea how to create strings to find these.

I am basically removing page numbers in a text file that start with either

" or *

therefore if I use wildcards I get rid of basically everything.

If anyone is able to help that would be great, I am going insane doing this manually.

Thanks!

HarryT · 02-07-2008, 04:03 AM

Regular expressions are your friend! Eg, the expression [0-9]* will match any string of digits. Any editor which supports regular expressions (eg BD) should allow you to do this.

02-07-2008, 02:49 AM	#1
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	Editing Help I've got a problem with some of my ebooks, in which I need to do some massive editing, but "should" be able to do this via a macro or search and replace. The problem is I don't have any idea how to create strings to find these. I am basically removing page numbers in a text file that start with either " or * therefore if I use wildcards I get rid of basically everything. If anyone is able to help that would be great, I am going insane doing this manually. Thanks!

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02-07-2008, 04:03 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Regular expressions are your friend! Eg, the expression [0-9]* will match any string of digits. Any editor which supports regular expressions (eg BD) should allow you to do this.

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