Need some Search & Replace help

[scotteh]

HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some help.
Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together and I
want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like this:

231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab character.

Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Jay Freedman]

In the Replace dialog, first click the More button and check the box for
"Use wildcards".

Copy the next line and paste it in the Find What box:

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})

Copy/paste the next line in the Replace With box:

\1^t\2^t\3

Click the Replace All button, and you're done.

Explanation: First, read http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm.
Then you'll be able to see that the Find What expression means "look for
text that consists of three consecutive groups of two digits each", and the
Replace With expression means "replace with the same three groups separated
by tab characters".

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[Graham Mayor]

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

Dead heat!

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
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My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some help.
Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together and I
want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like this:

231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab character.

Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Terry Farrell]

Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham. <vbg>

Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some help.
Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together and I
want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like this:

231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab character.

Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[scotteh]

Thanks guys! However... didnt work. I understand what that SHOULD do,
so I pasted it in (didnt even type it, PASTED! so I wouldnt make any
mistakes, tried both even though they seem identical) and hit Find Next
and it said "the search item was not found".

Nothing in the document was highlighted. It just cant find a match! I
even tried just ([0-9]{2}) to see if it would find the first 2 and no
go. Then I put spaces between the first sets. Nothing. Then I added
just the number 23 on a blank line and put the cursor on a line before
it. Still found nothing!

This is Word 2000 SR1 btw.

These are the exact first few lines:

MIX 219902
MIX 222202
MIX 219803
MIX 219802
MIX 219903
MIX 212302
MIX 241103
MIX 255301

I've already put a tab between MIX and the numbers.

Any other ideas?

Scott

 

[scotteh]

Ahhh crap! Nevermind. I found it. I clicked More and found that "Use
Wildcards" was turned off.

All fixed!

Thanks again guys!! Excellent work!!

Scott

 

[Jay Freedman]

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just a little
better rested. <g>

Jay

Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together and
I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like this:

231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab character.

Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Terry Farrell]

That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just a little
better rested. <g>

Jay

Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together and
I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like this:

231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab character.

Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Graham Mayor]

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group, I had
no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably true - I
had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was knackered

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That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Terry Farrell]

I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending on time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may take up to
20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group, I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was knackered


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I always see my own posts immediately after sending.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending on time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may take up to
20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group, I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was knackered


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Terry Farrell]

Really! That's interesting. I have never seen my posts until at least a
minute later and often anything up to 20 minutes later. I'm connected
directly to the MS Newsgroup server, of course, but that leaves me baffled
as to why it is slow over here then.

Terry

I always see my own posts immediately after sending.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending on time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may take up to
20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group,
I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was
knackered


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Terry Farrell wrote:
That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, a minute would be "immediately" enough for me. I rarely come back to
the same NG right away, but when I do return, my posts are always there.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

Really! That's interesting. I have never seen my posts until at least a
minute later and often anything up to 20 minutes later. I'm connected
directly to the MS Newsgroup server, of course, but that leaves me baffled
as to why it is slow over here then.

Terry

I always see my own posts immediately after sending.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending on time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may take

up
to

20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group,
I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was
knackered


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Terry Farrell wrote:
That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

That's hardly "immediately". To me immediately would mean "without
refreshing the newsgroup", which you are doing by exiting from the newsgroup
and then returning.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Well, a minute would be "immediately" enough for me. I rarely come back to
the same NG right away, but when I do return, my posts are always there.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Really! That's interesting. I have never seen my posts until at least a
minute later and often anything up to 20 minutes later. I'm connected
directly to the MS Newsgroup server, of course, but that leaves me
baffled
as to why it is slow over here then.

Terry

I always see my own posts immediately after sending.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending
on
time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may take up
to
20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group,
I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was
knackered


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Terry Farrell wrote:
That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just
a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of
my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for
any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Well, given my current setup, I don't see *any* new headers (my own or
anyone else's) till I refresh the newsgroup. I just meant that as soon as I
send the post, I can go to the NG and it's there (in much the same way that
I can send an email to myself and receive it immediately by clicking Send
and Receive again).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

That's hardly "immediately". To me immediately would mean "without
refreshing the newsgroup", which you are doing by exiting from the newsgroup
and then returning.

--
Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

Well, a minute would be "immediately" enough for me. I rarely come back to
the same NG right away, but when I do return, my posts are always there.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Really! That's interesting. I have never seen my posts until at least a
minute later and often anything up to 20 minutes later. I'm connected
directly to the MS Newsgroup server, of course, but that leaves me
baffled
as to why it is slow over here then.

Terry

I always see my own posts immediately after sending.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending
on
time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may

take
up

to
20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group,
I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was
knackered


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Terry Farrell wrote:
That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just
a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

yourself
of

my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for
any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Aalaan]

and mine *always* contain some stupid self-inflicted error...

Well, a minute would be "immediately" enough for me. I rarely come back to
the same NG right away, but when I do return, my posts are always there.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
all may benefit.

Really! That's interesting. I have never seen my posts until at least a
minute later and often anything up to 20 minutes later. I'm connected
directly to the MS Newsgroup server, of course, but that leaves me
baffled
as to why it is slow over here then.

Terry

I always see my own posts immediately after sending.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Fairhope, Alabama USA

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I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending
on
time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may take up
to
20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group,
I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was
knackered


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Terry Farrell wrote:
That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just
a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

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A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


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scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for
any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Yeah, I don't ordinarily read my own posts, but when I see them quoted in a
reply, I often wince.

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and mine *always* contain some stupid self-inflicted error...

Well, a minute would be "immediately" enough for me. I rarely come back to
the same NG right away, but when I do return, my posts are always there.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Really! That's interesting. I have never seen my posts until at least a
minute later and often anything up to 20 minutes later. I'm connected
directly to the MS Newsgroup server, of course, but that leaves me
baffled
as to why it is slow over here then.

Terry

I always see my own posts immediately after sending.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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so
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I bet! The delay in updating is down to the servers at MS. Depending
on
time
of day (probably related to traffic density at the time), it may

take
up

to
20 mins before you see someone's post.

Terry

Because of the time Outlook Express takes to update the current group,
I
had no way of knowing he had posted - however the rest bit is probably
true - I had been moving a lime tree to a new location and was
knackered


--
<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

Terry Farrell wrote:
That probably explains it then.

Terry

It was morning in the US and late afternoon in Cyprus. I was just
a
little better rested. <g>

Jay

Terry Farrell wrote:
Doug

Strictly speaking, Jay hit the send button 48 seconds before Graham.
<vbg>
Terry

Dead heat!

yourself
of

my services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

A wildcard search for

([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})([0-9]{2})
replace with
\1^t\2^t\3
should do the trick

See http://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm


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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com

<>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>

scotteh wrote:
HI all. I need to do an unusual search and replace and need some
help. Hopefully this is fairly basic for most people.

I have strings of numbers, cd-track-index all grouped together
and I want to seperate them with tabs. So the list looks like
this: 231001
241002
253401
271501

They need to end up like this:

23 10 01
24 10 02
25 34 01
27 15 01

except with tabs instead of spaces. So I need to search for
any 2
digits, then replace them with the SAME 2 digits + a tab
character. Any ideas?

Thanks!!

Scott