2009/8/20 Jonathan Kaye <[email protected]>:
> Harold Fuchs wrote:
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> <snip>
>> In the Find & Replace dialogue click "More options" and then check Regular
>> Expressions. Now, in the Find box, enter " *" without the quotes. That is
>> 2 spaces followed by an asterisk. Enter a single space into the "Replace
>> with" box and click "Replace all". That should do it. What you have done
>> is replaced "a single space followed by zero or more spaces" with "a
>> single space". Read up about Regular Expressions for details. Your time
>> doing that will be well spent :-)
>>
> Hi Harold and Johnny and Pradeep
> I tried the 2 spaces and a * in the search field and a single space in the
> replace field. It really works a treat and is blindingly fast. Exactly what
> I needed. :) Bloody hell, the quality of support in this group is awesome.
> There's a glass (in fact several) of our local wine waiting for you if you
> ever find yourself in Northeast Italy.
> Ciao e grazie,
> Jonathan
Unfortunately I don't drink stuff with alcohol, but thanks anyway! :)
I think that you can also type {:space:} instead of just a space.
Takes longer time to type, but it's easier to follow if you use it in
a macro:
Search for: [:space:]{2,}
Replace with:
(Unfortunately you can't use [:space:] in the Replace with-field, so
you need to enter a space with the space key as usual…
This doesn't bring much new to the whole thing, I know, I just wanted
to point the [:space:] thing out and also mention that there are other
useful things too, like [:digit:], [:upper:], [:lower:], [:alnum:] and
so on…
Johnny Rosenberg
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