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Hi,

I have small problem. I need to delete the code below from 250 text files.

<field name="FILEREV" presence="hidden" y="7.112mm" x="128.524mm" w="4.23mm" h="4.5mm">

The problem is that x and y are not constant. They are different in every file.

I tried

<field name="FILEREV" presence="hidden" y="*****mm" x="*****mm" w="4.23mm" h="4.5mm">

but it is not working. Does anyone knows what should be used when the data to be replaced changes?

Thanks,
Sebastian

WildEdit uses regular expressions, not wildcards.

To match any number with an optional . in it use [0-9.]+

i.e.:

<field name="FILEREV" presence="hidden" y="[0-9.]+mm" x="[0-9.]+mm" w="[0-9.]+mm" h="[0-9.]+mm">

Many Thanks!

hmmm it didn't work. WildEdit didn't find a match.

When I put FIND What:

<field name="FILEREV" presence="hidden" y="7.112mm" x="128.524mm" w="4.23mm" h="4.5mm">

it finds it.

when I put:

<field name="FILEREV" presence="hidden" y="[0-9.]+mm" x="[0-9.]+mm" w="[0-9.]+mm" h="[0-9.]+mm">

nothing

should i put [0-9.]+ for every number?

Thanks,
Sebastian

Did you check the box "Regular expression"?

Whether you need to replace all numbers I can't say. You should know which of the numbers are varying and which are not …

Yes, RE is check. And it is not working. What I meant about the numbers: Should I put [0-9.]+ for every number that is

field name="FILEREV" presence="hidden" y="[0-9.]+mm" x="[0-9.]+mm" w="[0-9.]+mm" h="[0-9.]+mm">

very strange that it is not working...