CODEWITHSUNDEEP
xmlregexnotepad++
gooddadmike
gooddadmike

Reputation: 2369

Replace space with underscore in Notepad++ in xml file

I have an xml manifest that I need to replace the spaces with underscores in. It looks like this:

<file href="MOSQ_19D_NEW/references/FM 21-75.pdf" />
<file href="MOSQ_19D_NEW/references/FM 3-01.80.pdf" />
<file href="MOSQ_19D_NEW/references/FM 3-09.30 TTPs for Observed Fire and Fire Support at BN Task Force and Below.pdf" />

So I need to find where there is a space and replace with an underscore between the xml brackets and the qoutes. I have to do this manually very often at my job.

I have tried many things but cannot figure this out.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 4997

Answers (2)

FailedDev
FailedDev

Reputation: 26940

Your solution is this:

(?<=".*) (?=.*")

Unfortunately, notepad++ doesn't support zero width assertions, therefore you will have to either :

  • Use a third party tool/program/language which supports this
  • Use this : (href="\S*)\s(.*?") replace with \1_\2 repeatedly

Until no more replacements are possible.

Upvotes: 1

M&#225;th&#233; Endre-Botond
M&#225;th&#233; Endre-Botond

Reputation: 4926

Here's a crappy, but maybe helpful solution:

Find what: (".*) (.*")

Replace with: \1_\2

It's crappy, because you'll have to "Replace all" as many times as the maximum number of a spaces there can be in a single line. So if you have 1000 lines, and but there's at most 5 spaces in a single line, you'll have to "Replace all" for 5 times.

Upvotes: 1

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