Replacing / with correct text

ghostyjack · 09-11-2013, 06:37 AM

I've scanned some documents using ABBYY Finereader and I've since discovered that almost all of the ,' with a /.

I though this would be a good case for regex and for the find, I'm seeming to be successfull with:

Code:

[/]\s[a-z]

to locate the backslashes, but I'm struggling with what to put in as the replacement. I can't simply have it as ,' as my search is looking for all backslashes that precede a space and a lowercase letter.

I've tried

Code:

,’ \1

but that only seemed to work fine in EditPad Lite, not in Sigil as I've now converted it to an epub. So now it's an epub, I need a replace command that works there.

Jellby · 09-11-2013, 07:56 AM

I guess you'd have to create a group in the regex you can then refer to with \1:

Code:

[/]\s([a-z])

The parentheses mean that whatever is found inside will be equivalent to \1 (or \2, \3, etc if you have more groups).

The exact syntax may vary between different regex dialects. In vim, for instance, you'd have to escape the parentheses: [/]\s\([a-z]\) Check whatever editor you are using.

ghostyjack · 09-11-2013, 10:35 AM

Thanks Jellby, that worked.

09-11-2013, 06:37 AM	#1
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	Replacing / with correct text I've scanned some documents using ABBYY Finereader and I've since discovered that almost all of the ,' with a /. I though this would be a good case for regex and for the find, I'm seeming to be successfull with: Code: [/]\s[a-z] to locate the backslashes, but I'm struggling with what to put in as the replacement. I can't simply have it as ,' as my search is looking for all backslashes that precede a space and a lowercase letter. I've tried Code: ,’ \1 but that only seemed to work fine in EditPad Lite, not in Sigil as I've now converted it to an epub. So now it's an epub, I need a replace command that works there.

09-11-2013, 07:56 AM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,548 Karma: 19500001 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	I guess you'd have to create a group in the regex you can then refer to with \1: Code: [/]\s([a-z]) The parentheses mean that whatever is found inside will be equivalent to \1 (or \2, \3, etc if you have more groups). The exact syntax may vary between different regex dialects. In vim, for instance, you'd have to escape the parentheses: [/]\s\([a-z]\) Check whatever editor you are using.

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09-11-2013, 10:35 AM	#3
ghostyjack Guru Posts: 718 Karma: 1085610 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, England Device: PRS-T1, 1825PT, Galaxy Tab, One X, TF700T, Aura HD, Nexus 7	Thanks Jellby, that worked.

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