Simplest might be first to remove all "2 PLAC "

Then replace
"(?<!(?:[0-9]))"
with
", "

So replace any space not preceded by a digit to a comma space.

Would that work?

On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 at 15:19, Dave Simpson <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Kaveh
>
> No problem, 3 examples of before and after
>
> 2 PLAC 129 Haymarket London England
> 2 PLAC 129 Haymarket, London, England    *[Ideal answer because space
> between '129' and 'Haymarket' is skipped, but not essential]*
>
> 2 PLAC 24 Long Street Chester Cheshire
> 2 PLAC 24, Long, Street, Chester, Cheshire
>
> 2 PLAC Meadows, Lowestoft, England
> 2 PLAC Meadows Lowestoft England
>
> Thanks
> On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 2:48:07 PM UTC+1 Kaveh Bazargan wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave
>>
>> Could you give several examples of before, then the same ones after?
>>
>> Regards
>> Kaveh
>>
>> On Tue, 6 Jun 2023 at 14:45, Dave Simpson <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi, I'm a novice at this sort of thing.
>>>
>>> I have a line of text:-
>>> *2 PLAC 11 Haymarket Willenhall Staffordshire*
>>>
>>> I want to replace the spaces with ,  [comma space] after the first part
>>> of the line [2 PLAC ]
>>>
>>> ^(2 PLAC ) finds me the start
>>> Now I want to replace the spaces with  comma space:-
>>>
>>> *2 PLAC 11, Haymarket, Willenhall, Staffordshire*
>>> [It would be brilliant if it were possible to skip the first space
>>> between 11 and Haymarket]
>>>
>>> Many thanks for your help
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