Find/Replace - ignoring tabs, spaces & everything inbetw

cwigley · Post by **cwigley** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:38 pm

Hello,
I'm trying to streamline a series of commands that searches for a specific string that has been indented ("Image Area=Image Area") & changes some text that appears a few lines after("Y2=479" becomes "Y2=576"):

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							Image Area=Image Area
							{
								X1=0
								Y1=0
								X2=719
								Y2=479
							}

The reason I have to search for "Image Area..." is because the "Y2=479" appears as a parameter in other areas of my script that I don't want to change. I only want to change the "Y2=479" parameter under "Image Area".

The other tricky part is that "Image Area" settings are indented various amounts throughout the script.

So what I need to figure out, is how to select:
"Image Area=Image Area(include everything between)Y2=479"
Replace with
"Image Area=Image Area(dont touch anything between)Y2=576"

Any help on how I can accomplish this would be much appreciated.

- Collin

talleyrand · Post by **talleyrand** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:44 pm

Despite the varying indentation, will it always look like this (4 params always)
Image Area=Image Area
{
param1
param2
param3
param4
}

479 always going to become 576?

cwigley · Post by **cwigley** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:12 pm

Yes. For this part, it will always look like that (4 parameters), and I will always need to change it "576"

Thank you!

cwigley · Post by **cwigley** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:29 pm

Here is a perfect example to test with:

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									Data Stream=DCS Stream
									{
										Item=Display Start
										{
											Data=
											Start Time To Video=00:00:00;00
											Resolution=NTSC
											Drop Type=Non-drop frame
											Start Time=00:00:00;00
											Duration=00:00:00;01
											Forced Start=No
											Image Area=Image Area
											{
												X1=0
												Y1=0
												X2=719
												Y2=479
											}
											Display Area=Display Area
											{
												X1=0
												Y1=2
												X2=719
												Y2=479
											}
											Pixel Area=Pixel Area
											{
												Top=2
												Bottom=479
											}
											Color=Color
											{
												Color 1(E2)=13
												Color 2(E1)=14
												Color 3(P)=15
												Color 4(Bg)=16
											}
											Contrast=Contrast
											{
												Color 1(E2)=0 %
												Color 2(E1)=0 %
												Color 3(P)=0 %
												Color 4(Bg)=0 %
											}
										}
										Item=Display Stop
										{
											Data=
											Start Time To Video=00:00:00;01
											Resolution=NTSC
											Drop Type=Non-drop frame
											Start Time=00:00:00;00
											Duration=00:00:01;00
										}
									}
									Size Type=720 x 480
									Type=menu
									Image Type=Image
								}



							Data Stream=DCS Stream
							{
								Item=Display Start
								{
									Data=
									Start Time To Video=00:00:00;00
									Resolution=NTSC
									Drop Type=Non-drop frame
									Start Time=00:00:00;00
									Duration=00:00:00;01
									Forced Start=Yes
									Image Area=Image Area
									{
										X1=0
										Y1=0
										X2=719
										Y2=479
									}
									Display Area=Display Area
									{
										X1=0
										Y1=2
										X2=719
										Y2=479
									}
									Pixel Area=Pixel Area
									{
										Top=2
										Bottom=574
									}
									Color=Color
									{
										Color 1(E2)=16
										Color 2(E1)=15
										Color 3(P)=14
										Color 4(Bg)=13
									}
									Contrast=Contrast
									{
										Color 1(E2)=0 %
										Color 2(E1)=0 %
										Color 3(P)=0 %
										Color 4(Bg)=0 %
									}
								}
								Item=Display Stop
								{
									Data=
									Start Time To Video=00:00:38;23
									Resolution=NTSC
									Drop Type=Non-drop frame
									Start Time=00:00:00;00
									Duration=00:00:01;00
								}
							}
							Size Type=720 x 480
							Type=menu
							Image Type=Image
						}

ben_josephs · Post by **ben_josephs** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:01 pm

If the text Y2=479 is always on the fifth line following the text Image Area=Image Area, then something like this should do it:

Find what: (Image Area=Image Area)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n(.*)\n( *)Y2=479
Replace with: \1\n\2\n\3\n\4\n\5\n\6Y2=576

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cwigley · Post by **cwigley** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:22 pm

Thank you - That worked! I did make one lil adjustment. There seems to be a missing "." at the end of the search string, right before the last "*" - as soon as I added that, it worked like a charm.

- Collin