Deleting first x lines of some files

Deleting first x lines of some files

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    Oct 04, 2005#1

    Hello,
    I'm new to UltraEdit-32 and I have a problem with it.
    I'll try to explain in the best possible way.

    I have several text files (more than 4000); all these files have the same structure. I need to delete the first 12 lines of each of the 4000 files, and I would like to do this in an automatic way, but I don't know exactly how to do it...

    I know that probably this is quite simple as a problem, but being new to this software I'm still learning to use it.

    Can anyone help me?

    Many thanks
    Bye

    Carlo Tursi
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      Oct 05, 2005#2

      If the 12 lines of all files are 100% identical and these 12 lines only exist once in all files, it's easy. Open one of these files, select the 12 lines and and open Search - Replace In Files. The selected text is automatically inserted in the find field. Now enter the directory and the file spezification search criteria and run the replace.
      But first make a copy of the 4000 files, if you don't have experience.

      If the 12 lines are not identical, give us some examples here in the forum inside

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      . Use post preview button. Maybe we then can find a regular expression replace, which can work.
      Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria
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        Oct 05, 2005#3

        the 12 lines are not actually identical.
        They are as follows:

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        NOME FILE                 : A1A1 
NUMERO DI CAMPIONI TOTALI :     6000
FREQUENZA DI CAMPIONAMENTO:      600
TEMPO DI ACQUISIZIONE     :     10.0
RANGE DI ACQUISIZIONE     :     10.0
CANALE DI INIZIO          :        1
CANALE DI TRIGGER         :        1
RANGE DI TRIGGER   %      :     20.0
RANGE DI TRIGGER IN VOLT  :      2.0
PRE/POST TRIGGER          :     10.0
NUMERO DI CANALI          :        6
        What varies is the first line (A1A1 assumes different values in all 4000 files).

        These lines are repeated once in each file.

        Hope this helps.

        Thanks
        Bye
        Carlo
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          Oct 05, 2005#4

          Try this "long" REGULAR EXPRESSION search string in the Replace In Files dialog. Replace it with nothing. Make sure Advanced - Configuration - Find - Unix style Regular Expressions is not checked, because this is a regular expression in UltraEdit style.

          NOME FILE :*^pNUMERO DI CAMPIONI TOTALI :*^pFREQUENZA DI CAMPIONAMENTO:*^pTEMPO DI ACQUISIZIONE :*^pRANGE DI ACQUISIZIONE :*^pCANALE DI INIZIO :*^pCANALE DI TRIGGER :*^pRANGE DI TRIGGER % :*^pRANGE DI TRIGGER IN VOLT :*^pPRE/POST TRIGGER :*^pNUMERO DI CANALI :*^p
          Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria
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            Oct 05, 2005#5

            it worked fine.

            Thanks a lot for the precious support.

            Bye!

            Carlo