Search & Replace with lf and/cr

[Richmond]

Hey: nothing new round these parts: Richmond replying to his own message.

This is one of those moments when I want to shout "Hallelujah" from the 
roof tops . . .

I have just discovered KOMODO EDIT: http://www.activestate.com/komodo-edit

and it really rocked my socks as it allows a multiline search and replace.

Woo-Hoo, Yabba-Dabba-Do :)

Cannot recommend it enough.

Richmond.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On 08/27/2013 11:56 AM, Richmond wrote:
> This is a really hard nut to crack:
>
> I have a very long script that features lines that end like this:
>
> & numToChar(2325))
>
> and lines that end like this
>
> & numToChar(2325))
>
> the top example is followed by a line that starts with "set",
> and the lower example is followed by "break":
>
> & numToChar(2325))
> set
>
> & numToChar(2325))
> break
>
> now I want to "mess around with" the lower type of script line and NOT
> the upper one.
>
> AS the script contains somewhere over 5000 lines, and about 50 of 
> those sort of lines
> that need to be operated on I don't feel a high level of motivation to 
> go through
> the thing line by line . . .
>
> . . . if I have to I will (the blasted thing is mission critical) . . .
>
> Tried to do the above in LibreOffice and as soon as I pasted the lower
> phrase into the search box it turned the thing into
>
> & numToChar(2325)) break
>
> i.e. stripped out the linefeed. Obviously that is no good.
>
> I would be extremely grateful for any constructive help.
>
> [ for choice I would prefer to work on Linux; however I have access to 
> Mac 10.6 and Windows XP and 7 should the need arise ].
>
> Richmond.