insert and replace test

[bensonuser]

i have a file which looks like this:
1 19166100
2 19179581
3 FW127


i need to replace <character><space><space>
with <zero><zero><character> where the character can be any number
between one and 9. i know how to replace the blanks with zeros but i can't figure out how to keep the character without replacing each group
one at a time.

[Bob Hansen]

Based on your description, this sounds doable. But, I am finding your explanation confusing.

Could you provide a better example of Before and After strings? Use real examples vs. <character> and <zero>. It would be useful to use another char to represent the <space> so the count of spaces can be seen.

[bensonuser]

1,,19166100
2,,19179581
3,,fw127

the , represents a space.

the end result would look like this:

00119166100
00219179581
003fw127

hope this makes everything a bit more clear. sorry for the confusion.

thanks for the quick response

[Bob Hansen]

This works for one or more leading digits:

Search for: ^([0-9]+),,
Replace with: 00\1

Per your example, using comma "," for spaces.

Use the following settings:
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[X] Regular expression
Replace All
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Configure | Preferences | Editor
[X] Use POSIX regular expression syntax
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[bensonuser]

thanks very much.

works like a charm.

you guys are great!