Hi,

I can't seem to figure out a way to find and replace some numbers using 
Grep. This is what I have.

*<loc>2.2</loc><loc2>2.2.93</loc2>*

I have many cases where there are 3 numbers separated by two periods 
wrapped in *<loc>* (like this: *<loc>2.2.309</loc>*) as well as the example 
above with 2 numbers separated by 1 period wrapped in* <loc>*. I want to 
find where there are only two numbers and delete that *<loc>* element. For 
example I tried:

*<loc>[0-9]\.[0-9]</loc><loc2>[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]</loc2>*

But that seems to only only single digits and I can't replace values. 
Example values in *<loc>* are:

*<loc>1.13.333</loc>*
*<loc>5.3.28</loc>*
*etc.*

The first number will be in the range of 1-5, the second will be 1-50, and 
the third will be 1-2300 (those ranges aren't as important, just for the 
number of digits to factor in). I imagine I could do all permutations of 
what I have above with single digits, but it seems there's surely a better 
way to find the <loc> elements containing only two numbers vs. three.

Any guidance would be appreciated! Maybe the Bbedit shortcut menu for grep 
characters could add something like this? 

Thanks!

Ron



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