Search & Replace Help

paulfiera · 07-05-2015, 02:49 AM

I have the following strings in Conversion -> Common options -> Search & Replace

Quote:

Replace with nothing. The purpose is to remove these useless anchor links.

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work. Maybe the regex is wrong.

It works fine when I do it with Sigil.

Thanks!

paulfiera · 07-05-2015, 04:53 AM

Looks like changing

Code:

<a class="([^"]*?)" id="([^"]*?)"></a>

with

Code:

<a class="(.*?)" id="(.*?)"></a>

does the trick.

But why is the former regex working in Sigil and in the Quality Check PI and not in Calibre conversion?

eschwartz · 07-05-2015, 05:01 AM

Why not simplify on one regex:

Code:

<a( [^>]+)?></a>

Not sure why it wouldn't work in the conversion settings though.

paulfiera · 07-05-2015, 05:11 AM

Many thanks, eschwartz

That's great.

And this one works in calibre conversion, Sigil and the Quality Check PI.

eschwartz · 07-05-2015, 05:21 AM

Awesome!

paulfiera · 08-02-2015, 03:56 AM

I may be doing something wrong after all.

With this regex in Search and Replace...

Code:

<a( [^>]+)?></a>

this doesn't get removed when converting epub to epub

Code:

<a id="page34"></a>

Edit: It does get removed if I convert a second time but not the first time.

eschwartz · 08-05-2015, 11:24 AM

Like I said, no idea why any of these should fail during conversion.

paulfiera · 08-06-2015, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Like I said, no idea why any of these should fail during conversion.

Many thanks. Me neither

07-05-2015, 04:53 AM	#2
paulfiera Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 3102 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: EU Device: Kobo Aura ONE, Kobo Libra H20	Looks like changing Code: <a class="([^"]?)" id="([^"]?)"></a> with Code: <a class="(.?)" id="(.?)"></a> does the trick. But why is the former regex working in Sigil and in the Quality Check PI and not in Calibre conversion?

07-05-2015, 05:01 AM	#3
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Why not simplify on one regex: Code: <a( [^>]+)?></a> Not sure why it wouldn't work in the conversion settings though.

08-02-2015, 03:56 AM	#6
paulfiera Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 3102 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: EU Device: Kobo Aura ONE, Kobo Libra H20	I may be doing something wrong after all. With this regex in Search and Replace... Code: <a( [^>]+)?></a> this doesn't get removed when converting epub to epub Code: <a id="page34"></a> Edit: It does get removed if I convert a second time but not the first time. Last edited by paulfiera; 08-02-2015 at 08:49 AM.

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07-05-2015, 05:11 AM	#4
paulfiera Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 3102 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: EU Device: Kobo Aura ONE, Kobo Libra H20	Many thanks, eschwartz That's great. And this one works in calibre conversion, Sigil and the Quality Check PI.

07-05-2015, 05:21 AM	#5
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Awesome!

08-05-2015, 11:24 AM	#7
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Like I said, no idea why any of these should fail during conversion.

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