If your description is comprehensive, you could try to find (with the grep switch turned on)
^(.*?)[+](.*?)[-](.*?)$ and replace with \2 --Kerri On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 8:28 AM Gauvins <[email protected]> wrote: > I often want to delete extraneous characters surrounding the value of > interest. Can this be done in one fell swoop? > My current workflow is to find/replace with tabs; copy/paste in a > spreadsheet; copy the central column > > ex: typical line contains +some text of interest-that I want to extract > [do your magic: remove up to + / delete from -] > some text of interest > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a > feature request or need technical support, please email > "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. > Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/2044fa86-0e61-4b63-b7ed-1d08cb5b8a98%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/2044fa86-0e61-4b63-b7ed-1d08cb5b8a98%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/CAEmA4uZYtK6tEotnOjMc9OMsGy428UHBmwwRiqGGpQzpdaVgow%40mail.gmail.com.
