Replace . (period) with \n (new line)

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Replace . (period) with \n (new line)

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How do I replace the '.' (period) character with the regular expression \n (new line)?
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Re: Replace

Post by ben_josephs »

The replacement expression isn't a regular expression and the sequence "\n" isn't (specifically) a regular expression

However, TextPad requires that you specify Regular expression when using escape sequences such as "\n", in either the search expression or the replacement expression. But the character "." is a regular expression (matching any character other than newline). The regular expression matching a dot is an escaped dot: "\.".

So what you need is
Find what: \.
Replace with: \n

[X] Regular expression
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Re: Replace

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Thanks BenJosephs

BTW: Why wasn't a notification that you replied to my question e-mailed to me?
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Re: Replace . (period) with \n (new line)

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Re: Replace . (period) with \n (new line)

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Have you found the culprit? A reply may help future readers (and us), too.
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Re: Replace . (period) with \n (new line)

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Thank you
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