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lomkiri · 02-17-2024, 12:18 PM

You have to use a negative lookbehind (see this site, for example)

Code:

(?<!">\s—\s«\s.+?)(\.\s«\s)

Your selection is in the group 1 (i.e.\1), if you want to make a substitution

Explanation :
(?<! expr) ==> negative lookbehind (fail if "expr" is found)
">\s—\s«\s.+? ==> if found, don't select the expression that follows this group)
in witch .+? means a group of any char (at least one char) until the next expression (not greedy)
(\.\s«\s) ==> the expression you're looking for (it is the group 1)

Edit : In the search options, "Dot all" must be unchecked

02-17-2024, 12:18 PM	#3
lomkiri Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 1000102 Join Date: Jul 2021 Device: N/A	You have to use a negative lookbehind (see this site, for example) Code: (?<!">\s—\s«\s.+?)(\.\s«\s) Your selection is in the group 1 (i.e.\1), if you want to make a substitution Explanation : (?<! expr) ==> negative lookbehind (fail if "expr" is found) ">\s—\s«\s.+? ==> if found, don't select the expression that follows this group) in witch .+? means a group of any char (at least one char) until the next expression (not greedy) (\.\s«\s) ==> the expression you're looking for (it is the group 1) Edit : In the search options, "Dot all" must be unchecked Last edited by lomkiri; 02-18-2024 at 08:31 AM.