[bksvol-discuss] Re: For Sue - how to use find and replace to get rid of double dashes around page numbers
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:33:14 -0600
Hi Judy!
Thanks, it really worked!!!!!
Happy New Year to you and to everyone else as well.
Sue S., who is a very happy camper!!
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From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:09 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] For Sue - how to use find and replace to get rid
of double dashes around page numbers
Hi Sue,
Just saw that you had the same problem as Lori, but with a
different character around the page numbers. Smile. So I'll
give you the same instructions I just posted for Lori, but
customized for two dashes (i.e. two hyphens).
I'm going to give you instructions on how to do this two
different ways.
The first way works if there aren't any spaces between the
hyphens and the numbers. The second way works if you do have any
number of spaces before and or after the hyphens and your page
number.
It's going to seem like magic numbers if you aren't a programmer
who uses what are called "regular expressions" and wild cards,
but it can be done. smile. So here's my instructions.
Before you do anything, save a copy of the file just in case, so
you don't lose any of your previous work on the book.
How to do Way One. Use this way if you don't have any spaces
between the hyphens and the numbers.
You use a special kind of search, using the "use wildcards" box
in the find and replace dialogue.
In the Find and Replace dialogue box, click on the button that is
marked "More." This will expand the options that are available
in the Find and Replace box to include a new list of Search
Options. In the list of Search Options, check the box for "use
wildcards" (you can also do this while in the Search box by
typing alt U, which is alt "capital U)
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string:
\--([0-9]@)\--
that is, back-slash hyphen hyphen left-parentheses
left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign
right-parentheses back-slash hyphen hyphen
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer
(until you are sure this is working exactly right), instead
execute a find and as it finds each page number in parentheses
that you want to fix execute a replace each time.
Here's how to do Way Two, which will find every page number and
strip the parentheses even if there are spaces in front of and-or
behind the page numbers.
You use a special kind of search four times, using the "use
wildcards" box in the find and replace dialogue.
In the Find and Replace dialogue box, click on the button that is
marked "More." This will expand the options that are available
in the Find and Replace box to include a new list of Search
Options. In the list of Search Options, check the box for "use
wildcards" (you can also do this while in the Search box by
typing alt U, which is alt "capital U)
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do
search one:
\--([0-9]@)\--
that is, back-slash hyphen hyphen left-parentheses
left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign
right-parentheses back-slash hyphen hyphen
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer
(until you are sure this is working exactly right), instead
execute a find and as it finds each page number in parentheses
that you want to fix, execute a replace.
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do
search two:
\-- @([0-9]@)\--
that is, back-slash hyphen hyphen space at-sign left-parentheses
left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign
right-parentheses back-slash hyphen hyphen
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer
(until you are sure this is working exactly right), instead
execute a find and as it finds each page number in parentheses
that you want to fix, execute a replace.
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do
search three:
\--([0-9]@) @\--
that is, back-slash hyphen hyphen left-parentheses
left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign
right-parentheses space at-sign back-slash hyphen hyphen
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer
(until you are sure this is working exactly right), instead
execute a find and as it finds each page number in parentheses
that you want to fix, execute a replace.
Next, in the find box, enter the following exact string to do
search four:
\-- @([0-9]@) @\--
that is, back-slash hyphen hyphen space at-sign left-parentheses
left-square-bracket zero hyphen nine right-square-bracket at-sign
right-parentheses space at-sign back-slash hyphen hyphen
In the replace box, enter the following exact string:
\1
that is backslash numeral-one
You can then execute a "replace all" or if you want to be safer
(until you are sure this is working exactly right), instead
execute a find and as it finds each page number in parentheses
that you want to fix, execute a replace.
That's it!!
Good luck. smile.
Judy s.
siss52 wrote:
> Hi Lori,
>
> I am wondering the same thing. The book I am working on has dashes,
> (double
> hyphens) around page numbers and it is tedious getting rid of the dashes
> by
> hand.
>
> Sue S.
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