* Regular expressions in PSPAD

[RogerF]

Sorry, not a FH question, but related.

I want to edit my GEDCOM using PSPAD. I'm looking for a multi-line string, of the form

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1 CHR
2 DATE 7 JUN 1840
2 PLAC Wallingford, BRK

From my recollection of regular expressions, the regex

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1 CHR\n2 DATE .*\n2 PLAC Wallingford, BRK

should work, but I can't persuade PSPAD to accept it, or indeed any variant that I can think of. Any PSPAD experts know what's wrong? Thanks

[Jane]

PSPad does not play well with multiline entries out of the box.

See this extension which Mike posted to the Knowledge Base

fhugdownloads:contents:pspad_phreplace|phReplace

[tatewise]

Depending on exactly what you want to edit, the Search and Replace Plugin may do the job more easily.

[RogerF]

Thank you both. The phdesign URL has changed to http://phdesign.com.au/phreplace/ but, after following the instructions there, I still can't get it to work. I have S & R; I'll see if it can do what I want. Thanks again.

[Valkrider]

Doesn't Notepad++ do multi-line search and replace too?

[jbtapscott]

Yes - I've just used it to insert a new line in a Search & Replace action.

[tatewise]

Roger, thank you for the updated URL to the DLL.

I have updated the fhugdownloads:contents:pspad_phreplace|> Utility ~ PSPad phReplace Multiline Search and Replace advice and made adjustments for Windows 10. The DLL version number has not changed and all the download files are exactly the same so should still install as before. You did extract the .zip file contents using right-click Extract All?

Where exactly did the installation process breakdown, because there are several workaround steps?

(Interestingly, despite going through a Windows 7 to Windows 10 free upgrade, the PSPad phreplace multi-line feature is still working OK.)

[RogerF]

Mike, I extracted the files and placed them where stated. But thereafter, the Scripts entry on the menubar, which had previously listed three or so scripts, now merely offered Recompile scripts. Clicking on that had no effect.

UPDATE: I uninstalled then reinstalled PSPAD, added the regex files... and it worked. Thanks again.