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ben_josephs wrote:Find what: FileName \( (\.\./\.\./Routes/Watersnake/Alias/[^)]+) \)
Replace with: FileName \( "$1" \)

Thanks Ben. This is just what I needed.

Depending the exact details of what is to be replaced, this might do it:

F i nd what: FileName \( ([^)]+) \)
Re p lace with: FileName \( "$1" \)

Thanks but it adds the quotes for all lines with a format like

FileName ( xxxxx.s )

I really only need to replace lines with ../../Routes/Watersnake ...

Can someone please help me with a regular expression to change multiple instances of:

FileName ( ../../Routes/Watersnake/Alias/xyz1234.s )

in a file to:

FileName ( "../../Routes/Watersnake/Alias/xyz1234.s" )

xyz1234 is different in content and length in each expression and should remain ...

Jack, I realise that my first post was in error for which I apologies.

Your latest version does exactly what is needed and you have my sincere thanks for putting up with me and coming up with a solution.

David

Jack, we seem to be getting closer but this gives me:
where I need:

Jack, I will state my initial query again and hope that this time I describe it correctly!

I have several lines in a file as the following two lines:

FileName ( ..\\\\\\\\..\\\\\\\\routes\\\\\\\\Chiltern\\\\\\\\Dynatrax\\\\\\\\DynaTrax-40055.s )

and

FileName ( ..\\\\\\\\..\\\\\\\\routes ...

Thank you Jack but I am confused. Where do we go from here?

This in in principle is what I need although there are two problems.

1. It is only the following string which I am attempting to enclose with double quotes. Your solution quotes the whole line.

..\\\\\\\\..\\\\\\\\routes\\\\\\\\Chiltern\\\\\\\\Dynatrax\\\\\\\\DynaTrax-40055.s

2. There are two ...

Yes the string is to be changed to be enclosed in double quotes.

All strings to be changed are identical except for the five digit number number which should remain unchanged.

I have very many entries in a file similar to the following:

FileName ( ..\\\\\\\\..\\\\\\\\routes\\\\\\\\Chiltern\\\\\\\\Dynatrax\\\\\\\\DynaTrax-40082.s )

I need to change this to:

"FileName ( ..\\\\\\\\..\\\\\\\\routes\\\\\\\\Chiltern\\\\\\\\Dynatrax\\\\\\\\DynaTrax-40082.s )"

Each has a ...

So simple. Thank you.

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