Fin/ replace a generic string

[keele]

Good evening/day,

i'm trying to edit an ebook, I read the help section about finding/replacing, unfortunately, it seems I can't handle this all by my self.

I'm trying to replace this character string in an ebook :

<p class="calibre2"><img src="index-***_*.png" class="calibre1"/></p>

"*" are numbers, I read about the [0-9] approach but didn't manage to make it work.

Anyone can help me please?

Regards
Keele

[DiapDealer]

If the numbers in the calibre class names won't ever change, then:

<p class="calibre2"><img src="index-\d+_\d.png" class="calibre1"/></p>

in regex search-mode to find.

Sorta need to know what you want to replace it with to know what to capture to build the replace expression.

[eschwartz]

Also, if you plan on doing this a lot, you might want to read a regex guide. The most helpful one I have found (and which managed to drill regex into my head ) is this: http://regular-expressions.info

[keele]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

If the numbers in the calibre class names won't ever change, then:

<p class="calibre2"><img src="index-\d+_\d.png" class="calibre1"/></p>

in regex search-mode to find.

Sorta need to know what you want to replace it with to know what to capture to build the replace expression.

Thanks a lot, that worked pefectly, I just needed to remove a watermark someone put on a copyright free ebook. Quite viciously though, as an image file. 894 occurences where swipped! Thanks a lot.

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Also, if you plan on doing this a lot, you might want to read a regex guide. The most helpful one I have found (and which managed to drill regex into my head ) is this: http://regular-expressions.info

I took a peek and it looked very exhaustive. Unfortunately, I'm but an amateur programmer, barely able to make a Javascript function, regular expressions are a whole new world to me, it's not the first time I heard of it and I hope I'll be able to master it because it really seems to be a powerfull "tool".

[eschwartz]

Originally Posted by keele

I took a peek and it looked very exhaustive. Unfortunately, I'm but an amateur programmer, barely able to make a Javascript function, regular expressions are a whole new world to me, it's not the first time I heard of it and I hope I'll be able to master it because it really seems to be a powerfull "tool".

Well, it gets easier as you get more familiar with it.

There is both a lengthy tutorial and a Quick Start guide: http://www.regular-expressions.info/quickstart.html

The Quick Start gives you simple basics with "Learn more about ____" links to the exhaustive guide sections. It is very easy to go back and forth as needed.

My favorite aspect of the guide is the breakdown of what the regex engine is doing to figure out the match. A little involved, but it helped me get clear in my head the rules of precedence for various things.

Good luck!