From RegExMatch to RegExReplace

[Billykid]

Hi,

I find my matches with this:

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RegExMatch(strText, "\n[A-Z]\s*[A-Za-z\s]*\n", match)

these matches should be replaced

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strText := RegExReplace(strText,  "\n[A-Z]\s*[A-Za-z\s]*\n",  ????)  ; What does the code look like if I just want insert a single dot before the right line break?

as a replacement I just want to insert a single dot before the line break on the right side.

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"\n[A-Z]\s*[A-Za-z\s]*   .         \n"

What does the correct strReplace formula look like?
A cordial thanks for your help.

[andymbody]

Try this... but, keep in mind that your needle won't support carriage return if it is also part of strText. I personally like to use \h instead of \s for horizontal whitespace. But I chose not to alter any of your original needle.

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strText := RegExReplace(strText,  "(\n[A-Z]\s*[A-Za-z\s]*)(\n)",  "$1\.$2") 

[Billykid]

Unfortunately not.
I already tried this:

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str := RegExReplace(str, "(\A|\n)([A-Z]\s*[A-Za-z\s]*\n)", "$1.$2")

But the dot is then at the beginning of the line and not at the end.

[andymbody]

But the dot is then at the beginning of the line and not at the end.

Your needle is different than the one I posted.
strText := RegExReplace(strText, "(\n[A-Z]\h*[A-Za-z\h]*)(\n)", "$1.$2")

(I accidentally included the escape char with the dot in my original replacement).