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Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2011 2:19 pm**

I need to find matching odd page numbers within a line of text like this:

XXXRSZ    Printed:   Run:  05:00 PM  06/14/2011     Page:    13 of     13     Info:      000111030001

OR

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HRDDFF    Printed:   Run:  05:10 PM  06/14/2011     Page:    9  of     9      Info:      088319391101

- it will always start with

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Page:

- next 7 characters will be whitespace with an odd number
- next will be

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of

- next 12 characters will be whitespace with a matching odd number

Any help is appreciated! Thanks. -jeff

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:38 pm**

Use "Posix" regular expression syntax:

Configure | Preferences | Editor

[X] Use POSIX regular expression syntax

Search | Find... (<F5>):

Find what: Page: +([0-9]*[13579]) +of +\1 +

[X] Regular expression

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:03 pm**

Works perfectly!

What is the difference between regular expression and POSIX?

Posted: **Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:56 pm**

TextPad uses the term "Posix" to distinguish between two styles of syntax for regular expressions. See TextPad's help under
How to... | Find and Replace Text | Use Regular Expressions.

The term "Posix" is a misnomer here: the Posix standard defines two syntax styles and semantics of regular expressions -- basic and extended. The setting in TextPad affects the syntax only; it doesn't affect the expressive power of TextPad's regular expressions (which is weak by current standards).

The syntax style that TextPad calls "Posix" tends to produce more readable regular expressions.

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Match Odd Numbers

Match Odd Numbers

Thank you!