Does anyone have any ideas how to do this automatically?
A "simple" regular expression replace can do it:
In UltraEdit style:
Find What: %^(*^p^)*^p
Replace With: ^1
In Unix/Perl style:
Find What: ^(.*\p).*\p
Replace With: \1
Because of ^p or \p this works only for files with DOS line terminations (CR+LF). See in help of UE/UES the pages Find command or Replace command and Regular Expressions to understand it.
In UltraEdit style:
Find What: %^(*^p^)*^p
Replace With: ^1
In Unix/Perl style:
Find What: ^(.*\p).*\p
Replace With: \1
Because of ^p or \p this works only for files with DOS line terminations (CR+LF). See in help of UE/UES the pages Find command or Replace command and Regular Expressions to understand it.
Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria
Thanks, works perfectly, expect that the last line doesn't remove but it's easy to remove. 
How about:
How about:
- Remove every last/first line?
- Remove every third line?
- Duplicate every line?
The last line should always have a crlf to work properly.
1.: Use "TOP", "BOTTOM" and "DELETELINE" in an UE macro to do this job.
2.: Also a UE macro with key arrow down + deleteline + "EOF loop". Easy.
3.: Also a trivial UE macro with arrow down and duplicateline.
Bego
1.: Use "TOP", "BOTTOM" and "DELETELINE" in an UE macro to do this job.
2.: Also a UE macro with key arrow down + deleteline + "EOF loop". Easy.
3.: Also a trivial UE macro with arrow down and duplicateline.
Bego
Normally using all newest english version incl. each hotfix. Win 10 64 bit
Thanks, Bego. But I don't get any of your advice working. :?
Is it possible to do these with the 'regular expression' feature?
Is it possible to do these with the 'regular expression' feature?
No. regexps are good for "inLINE-searching/replacing", not for navigating in a file.
Try this:
Create a macro called "delTopBottom"
Paste in those lines:
Let it run on your example file. It should do your issue no. 1
rds Bego
Try this:
Create a macro called "delTopBottom"
Paste in those lines:
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HexOff
Top
DeleteLine
Bottom
DeleteLinerds Bego
Normally using all newest english version incl. each hotfix. Win 10 64 bit
Thanks once again, Bego. But it's not even works now. 
I figured out these which can do only at the top of the document also 'Play macro to End of File' have to use:
1. Remove every last/first line
2. Remove every third line
3. Duplicate every line (does not works - does not duplicate first line and the macro loops infinitely )
I figured out these which can do only at the top of the document also 'Play macro to End of File' have to use:
1. Remove every last/first line
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HexOff
Key DOWN ARROW
DeleteLineCode: Select all
HexOff
Key DOWN ARROW
Key DOWN ARROW
DeleteLineCode: Select all
HexOff
Key DOWN ARROW
DupeLineHow to delete every second line in a text file?
It's a small macro that is supposed to delete every second line in a file but stalls in the beginning.
What have I missed?
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InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
Top
Loop 0
MoveLineDown
MoveLineDown
DeleteLine
ExitLoop
EndLoop
TopRe: How to delete every second line in a text file?
The command MoveLineDown does not only move the cursor down, it moves the entire line down. And you exit your endless loop after deleting 1 line because ExitLoop is inside the loop without any condition.
You don't really need a macro for that job because a single regular expression replace can do that too. However, here is the macro.
InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff
Bottom
IfColNumGt 1
"
"
IfColNumGt 1
DeleteToStartofLine
EndIf
EndIf
Top
Find RegExp "%^(*^r++^n^)*^r++^n"
Replace All "^1"
This macro should work for files with DOS or UNIX line terminations, but definitely not for MAC files.
You don't really need a macro for that job because a single regular expression replace can do that too. However, here is the macro.
InsertMode
ColumnModeOff
HexOff
UnixReOff
Bottom
IfColNumGt 1
"
"
IfColNumGt 1
DeleteToStartofLine
EndIf
EndIf
Top
Find RegExp "%^(*^r++^n^)*^r++^n"
Replace All "^1"
This macro should work for files with DOS or UNIX line terminations, but definitely not for MAC files.
Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria
