Removing hidden periods after lines. Find/REPLACE

[stevef22]

How do I remove these hidden periods/spaces after my lines. Im using this text in a perl script and the hidden spaces are messing up my script.
Here is a picture of what Im talking about. Currently I am manually removing them.

[s_reynisson]

You could try Configure->Preferences->Document Classes->Default and tick "Strip trailing spaces from lines when saving" along with Configure->Preferences->Document Classes->Default->Tabulation, "Convert Existing Tabs to Spaces When Saving Files". Pls close all open documents first and make sure you're only running one instance of TP.
If that does not do it pls post the code from FIG1 using the code tag. HTH

[MudGuard]

If you don't want to use the strip trailing spaces on save variant, you could use

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 +$

for the search expression, nothing for the replace text.
Note the space (before the +)

If you also want to remove trailling tabs, use

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[ \t]+$

for the search expression, again nothing for the replace text.
Again, note the space (before the \)

[stevef22]

Thanks guys, is there a sheet with the variables on it? Like \n for linebreak, etc etc?

[stevef22]

Mudd, how did you figure out that? Are you a programmer for TextPad? What if we made a simple page with 2 frames. The left with the name of the outcome. ie (Remove Tabs) and in the right frame have the script. ? Is there allready a place for this?
Neat stuff. Find Replace is my friend.

[ben_josephs]

Try the help: How To ... | Find and Replace Text | Use Regular Expressions and the following pages.

[MudGuard]

Mudd, how did you figure out that?

these simple regular expressions?

Are you a programmer

yes

for TextPad

no

What if we made a simple page with 2 frames. The left with the name of the outcome. ie (Remove Tabs) and in the right frame have the script. ? Is there allready a place for this?
Neat stuff. Find Replace is my friend.

Frames? What has (bad) HTML got to do with it? And which script are you talking about?

[stevef22]

Mudd, I was saying we should make a site with Textpad "Tricks" on it. U know... common functions everyday people try to perform but lack the knowledge. A left frame with a short discription, a right frame with the screen cap of the outcome.

Just an idea from a simple person.

[SteveH]

Try the help: How To ... | Find and Replace Text | Use Regular Expressions and the following pages.

There are another couple of good references available in addition to the help file. There is a Regular Expression Tutorial website that may be worth a look. O'Reilly have a Regular Expression Pocket Reference [ISBN 0-596-00415-X] that can be quite useful.

The most definitive reference of all is the O'Reilly book Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey Friedl.

[Bob Hansen]

The most definitive reference of all is the O'Reilly book Mastering Regular Expressions by Jeffrey Friedl.

Be sure to get the Second Edition.