In the replacement expression, the backslash is not needed to escape punctuation characters (it would still be needed for, say, a line feed like \n). Use \1 to refer to a group within the search expression, but $1 within the target expression. Thus, try the following replacement expression:
[$1] Jamal On Mon, 3 May 2010, Homme, James wrote:
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 15:03:29 -0400 From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Regular Expression Question Hi, I want to take a group of lines. I don't care what they contain. I want to put a left bracket in front of them and a right bracket at the end. The thing I tried didn't work. My search expression is: ^(.*)$ My replacement expression is: \[\1\] I get only a set of brackets with a space between them. Jim Jim Homme, Usability Services, Phone: 412-544-1810. Skype: jim.homme Internal recipients, Read my accessibility blog<http://mysites.highmark.com/personal/lidikki/Blog/default.aspx>. Discuss accessibility here<http://collaborate.highmark.com/COP/technical/accessibility/default.aspx>. ________________________________ This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates.
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