| User: editor -- 2008-07-14 << 222 224 >> |
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| Type: Advanced search and replace |
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| Description: |
| How to change all numbers which have format of (number) to -number? |
| Input Sample: |
| 123 225 (39) 32 (603.3) 222 333 555 |
| Output Sample: |
| 123 225 -39 32 -603.3 222 333 555 |
| Answer: |
| Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps. |
| 1. ctrl-o open the text file 2. ctrl-h open 'Replace' dialog in 'Replace' page: * set 'Search for pattern' to: * uncheck option [ ]Enhanced Regular expression * set 'Replace with pattern' to: 3. Click 'Replace', done! Note: 1. \([\d\.\s]+\) is a regular expression, will match any number enclosed by a pair of parenthesis. 2. Use standard Regular Expression, so uncheck [ ]Enhanced Regular Expression 3. chars($match,2,-2) means remove the first char '(' and last char ')' from matched text. |
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