search/replace multiline regex

Alt68er · 01-29-2014, 08:51 AM

Hi,

I have a real lot of books all having the following head:

Code:

<head>
  <meta content="2009-03-15T01:30:38" name="date" />
  <meta content="OpenOffice.org/3.0$Linux OpenOffice.org_project/300m15$Build-9379" name="generator" />

  <title>Unknown</title>
  <link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
  
<style type="text/css">
@page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; }
</style>
</head>

<body class="calibre">

which I want replace within each book with "my own" header but retaining the part

Code:

  <title>Unknown</title>
  <link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

In the meantime I already have a little experience with regexes but here I am overextended.

Can anyone help me with a regex finding the first code?

With the replace function I'll not have any problems.

1000 thanks in advnce for your kind help!

Peter

cybmole · 01-29-2014, 10:35 AM

is it as simple as finding everyting between
<meta
and
<title
?
find <meta(.*)<title

or between head and title
find <head>(.*)<title

theducks · 01-29-2014, 12:01 PM

There is a gotcha lurking .
I don't believe that the the contents of <head>has to be in any specific order.

Why worry: just capture the Title: (<title>.*</title>) and forget the Style (if the same stylesheet is used)

Replace the <head> with your boilerplate that has a \1 where the <title> goes. THEN use Link stylesheets to reestablish control

DiapDealer · 01-29-2014, 02:09 PM

Find (with "dotAll" box checked):

Code:

<head>.*?</head>

Replace with:

Code:

<head><title>Unknown</title></head>

Then highlight multiple files and use the right-click->"Link Stylesheets" to relink your stylesheet like theducks mentioned.

Or replace with:

Code:

<head><title>Unknown</title><link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /></head>

if you so like.

Alt68er · 02-01-2014, 09:40 AM

Hi and thanks a lot for your suggestions.

With your help I found the following find-regex

Code:

(?s)<head>.*(  <title.*css\"\ {0,1}/>).*<body class="calibre">

and this replace-regex:

Code:

(?s)<head>.*(  <title.*css\"\ {0,1}/>).*<body class="calibre">

which are working absolutely fine.

Thanks again and a nice weekend,
Peter

01-29-2014, 08:51 AM	#1
Alt68er Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Pocketbook touch lux (623)	search/replace multiline regex Hi, I have a real lot of books all having the following head: Code: <head> <meta content="2009-03-15T01:30:38" name="date" /> <meta content="OpenOffice.org/3.0$Linux OpenOffice.org_project/300m15$Build-9379" name="generator" /> <title>Unknown</title> <link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <style type="text/css"> @page { margin-bottom: 5.000000pt; margin-top: 5.000000pt; } </style> </head> <body class="calibre"> which I want replace within each book with "my own" header but retaining the part Code: <title>Unknown</title> <link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> In the meantime I already have a little experience with regexes but here I am overextended. Can anyone help me with a regex finding the first code? With the replace function I'll not have any problems. 1000 thanks in advnce for your kind help! Peter

01-29-2014, 02:09 PM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,358 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Find (with "dotAll" box checked): Code: <head>.*?</head> Replace with: Code: <head><title>Unknown</title></head> Then highlight multiple files and use the right-click->"Link Stylesheets" to relink your stylesheet like theducks mentioned. Or replace with: Code: <head><title>Unknown</title><link href="../Styles/stylesheet.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /></head> if you so like.

02-01-2014, 09:40 AM	#5
Alt68er Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2013 Device: Pocketbook touch lux (623)	Hi and thanks a lot for your suggestions. With your help I found the following find-regex Code: (?s)<head>.( <title.css\"\ {0,1}/>).<body class="calibre"> and this replace-regex: Code: (?s)<head>.( <title.css\"\ {0,1}/>).<body class="calibre"> which are working absolutely fine. Thanks again and a nice weekend, Peter

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01-29-2014, 10:35 AM	#2
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	is it as simple as finding everyting between <meta and <title ? find <meta(.)<title or between head and title find <head>(.)<title

01-29-2014, 12:01 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,909 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	There is a gotcha lurking . I don't believe that the the contents of <head>has to be in any specific order. Why worry: just capture the Title: (<title>.*</title>) and forget the Style (if the same stylesheet is used) Replace the <head> with your boilerplate that has a \1 where the <title> goes. THEN use Link stylesheets to reestablish control

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