On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:14:08 +0100 Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 11/10/2007 12:33, Keith Bates wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Someone has sent me one of those evil files in the Mcrosoft 2007 > > docx format. > > > > > > Failing that, can someone tell me how to use regular expressions to > > remove the formatting commands in the basic xml file i.e. > > <I want to remove anything between these brackets> > > > > No matter how long I look at the help file my brain just does not > > get reg ex ! > > > > Thanks > > > > > If this would work for you the solution is simple *providing* you can > open the xml file in a text editor (vi ???) that supports regular > expressions. > > Change the regular expression "<.*>" (that's less-than, dot, > asterisk, greater-than, without the quotes) to nothing (a null > string). The less-than and greater-than characters are interpreted > literally; the dot star is interpreted as "any number, including > zero, of any character". > > However, I'm not sure if this is a good idea as it will lose *all* > the formatting from the document. If that's OK with you then ... > Thanks for that Harold. Unfortunately, doing this not only lost the formatting but 90% of the document as well! I suspect that it's a dud-- the document (as well as the format!). Nothing has been able to open it. I'll have to wait for my correspondent to respond to my request to re-send it. -- God bless you, Keith Bates 4 Mooloobar St Narrabri NSW 2390 Phone: 02 67924890 Fax: 02 67925418 www.new-life.org.au If you don't have a reason to live JESUS IS THE ANSWER! Ask him into your life today... He really does make a difference. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
