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- I have to copy a large amount of medical texting containing references, including the example below. I would like to remove the references from the text which are in brackets e.g. [1], [2], [14,28]. I'd also like to remove the space just before the brackets, otherwise the sentence will have a space ...Replies: 3 Views: 3.0K
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- Last post by Jarva
Apr 22, 2023
- Created an SSH account entry with latest UE (2022.2.0.52 64-bit) - specified host, SSH, and added login name, specified public key only and path to the private key that works with PuTTY, etc. When I click "Connect" to open the account I get a popup "Type Mismatch" and no further information.I tried ...Replies: 3 Views: 4.6K
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- Last post by lmiller
Apr 22, 2023
- Hello, I need your help. First of all, I have hardly any idea about regular expression and JavaScript 😢 The following issue: I have several extensive documents (txt files) containing quotation marks in the following format: "Test" ... more text ... "Test" How can I now replace the first " with „ thr...Replies: 5 Views: 1.9K
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- Last post by Mofi
Apr 13, 2023
- I have a plain text file (.txt) in which quotation marks are „ (open quote) and “ (close quote). Needless to say, they do not match! How can I get UE to help me find the unmatched ones? Thank you.Replies: 9 Views: 4.7K
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- Last post by Giomach
Apr 09, 2023
- Hello, I'm trying to do the following with a script, but I'm having a hard time doing so. I have a COBOL program that I'm looking through to make sure procedures are called correctly, but I'm trying to write a script to automate it. Example of code I'm trying to find: perform j000-main th...Replies: 5 Views: 3.4K
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- Last post by Mofi
Apr 01, 2023
- Is there a way to open a selected file like in search results in an external editor if UltraEdit or UEStudio is not installed? TIAReplies: 1 Views: 30.8K
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- Last post by spaceBAR
Mar 28, 2023
- I installed the trial version of UltraEdit in early March, and have since purchased UltraEdit. My main use of UltraEdit is for Markdown files. While UltraEdit allows the saving of a Markdown file to an HTML file, it is time intensive to do so. Here is how I am presently saving a Markdown file as an ...Replies: 2 Views: 2.3K
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- Last post by JoeC4281
Mar 26, 2023
- I have UE (uex_21.00.0.0_amd64) and UC (ucx_21.00.0.18_amd64) installed on a laptop running Ubuntu 22.04. I am migrating to a new laptop also running Ubuntu and I want to migrate my UltraEdit configuration. How do I do this? The UltraEdit power tip Backup and Restore Settings talks about an Advanced...Replies: 2 Views: 4.7K
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- Last post by rhills
Mar 25, 2023
- I have a file where there are sometimes a <b> tag (bold) and before it is closed with a </b> there is another <b>, e.g.: <RF> <b> 1:4 <b> Hom wat is ... kom: </b> The second <b> should not be there. Is it possible to write a regex pattern to find such occurrences?Replies: 2 Views: 2.7K
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- Last post by Mofi
Mar 20, 2023
- How do I make the search pattern <SP ( .+ : ) > non-greedy so that it picks up in <SP Hy:> Ek kom na my tuin,<CI><PI2> my suster, my bruid.<CI><PI> Ek pluk my mirre met my speserye,<CI><PI> ek eet my heuningkoek<CI><PI2> met my heuning,<CI><PI> ek drink my wyn met my melk.<SP Koor:><CI><PI> Eet, vri...Replies: 2 Views: 2.1K
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- Last post by fleggy
Mar 11, 2023
- Hello UE community. I've used UE for well over ten years editing MacroQuest macros for use with an MMORG called EverQuest and absolutely love UE. I even created my own UE wordfile years ago for the MacroQuest community. Anyway, this is the first time I have ever posted because I am trying to create ...Replies: 2 Views: 3.0K
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- Last post by calzon65
Mar 02, 2023
- How do I copy the hex value of the character at current caret position?Replies: 7 Views: 13.9K
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- Last post by John Wong
Feb 26, 2023
- I like the trimmed down spell check in UltraEdit. Especially the "spell as you type" option. My only complaint is the nearly invisible tiny red dashed underline used to mark mis-spells. I would greatly prefer some sort of light background color. I have looked for and missed if there is any way to co...Replies: 2 Views: 15.6K
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- Last post by kconover
Feb 22, 2023
- I installed UltraEdit via winget. 'winget list' outputs the version as 29.2.46 . The installed uedit64.exe executable properties display the version as 29.2.0.46 . UltraEdit´s Help / About shows the version as 2022.2.0.46 . Can we get them in sync?Replies: 3 Views: 7.1K
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- Last post by Mofi
Feb 17, 2023
- Hi everybody! Someone can help me? I want to do a find/replace in my text with UltraEdit-32 v14.00. I already tried but I’m always stuck. Here is my text: The Symbolism of Flower Colors is Steeped in Tradition : red, white, blue, etc. <level value_level="001">Blue</level> <p>A blue flower stands for...Replies: 4 Views: 3.0K
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- Last post by misa4christ
Feb 17, 2023
- Hello! Testing JavaScript functions with this: !function(){}() // test1 !function test2(){}() // test2 (function(){})() // test3 (function test4(){})() // test4 test5 = function(){} ...Replies: 9 Views: 15.6K
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- Last post by Mofi
Feb 09, 2023
- Is it possible to disable Edge WebView2? I mean, I hate programs that launch "other" programs (in this case UltraEdit that, at start, launches Edge WebView2) when I do not need them. I'd like to use other "new" features in version 2022.2 but not this one (unless required). Windows 10 Home 64 bit Ult...Replies: 6 Views: 11.8K
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- Last post by rseiler
Feb 08, 2023
- Hi, I am looking for a method to make the cursor a thicker block when making it appear as a block, had a look through customizing the theme I am using, but could not find anything; any ideas? Regards, GeorgeReplies: 3 Views: 22.9K
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- Last post by Mofi
Feb 07, 2023
- Hi, I am using UltraEdit for Mac and I am connected over Samba to a Raspberry Pi. If I edit, for example, a Python script in UltraEdit and click on symbol to save the file, I get for a long time (20 - 30 sec) in the shell of my Raspberry the message that the file is busy if I try to run the script. ...Replies: 4 Views: 3.9K
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- Last post by kamiking
Feb 06, 2023
- I need to edit a file and for every line that does not start with <RX I need to replace the line with a ^p. Is that possible?Replies: 2 Views: 11.4K
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- Last post by wjswanepoel
Jan 31, 2023
- Hello, I've reviewed several of the split/loop posts, but none really cover what I'm looking for. And I am unsure how to achieve the expected result with a find macro. I have a small example below of a before and after. Looking to break by Issue Number to separate tabs. The Issue Number is in field ...Replies: 8 Views: 13.3K
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- Last post by Jen
Jan 29, 2023
- Hello! This is my first post here and I hope this is the right place to share some stuff. I am a 3D artist and my primary software for work is Autodesk 3ds Max. I started learning MAXScript a long time ago with the aim of expanding the possibilities of the existing tools in the program itself. The ...Replies: 0 Views: 8.7K
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- Last post by barigazy
Jan 28, 2023
- For some reason the full screen/minimize/close icons are not displaying on the right hand side of my title bar. When I mouseover that corner I can see the background of the icons highlight. Display resolution is 3840x2160. This is on Windows 11 and I don't have this issue with any other program. I'v...Replies: 2 Views: 17.0K
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- Last post by teckyhead
Jan 25, 2023
- I have a script that Mofi helped me with two years ago that until recently has worked like a champ. It takes a file and parses it out into many files by reading through the file, locating starting and end lines and saving the contents to a new file and then moving through the file to find the next s...Replies: 5 Views: 12.5K
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- Last post by Mofi
Jan 21, 2023
- I just upgraded to UE 2022 and noticed that the foreground color for selected text does not display the same as my previous version. In previous version, all the selected text was the same color, the one set in Manage Themes > Editor > Selected Text > Foreground Color Now only some of the text uses...Replies: 3 Views: 7.6K
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- Last post by Mofi
Jan 21, 2023
- Hi. Next week, I'll use UltraEdit as a HTML editor for a while and would like to know where I can find a Smart Template file with the basic tags. Yes, I know that I can write my own list of tags, but if there are a file which I can download, it would be far better. Also, I'd like to know how to invo...Replies: 7 Views: 36.3K
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- Last post by Mofi
Jan 21, 2023
- I have a computer running UltraEdit version 24.10.0.23 on Windows 10. I have a second computer running Windows 10 on which I have just installed the trial version of 2022.2.0.34. (I can't purchase the 2022.2.0.34 license, but that is another issue that I've already reported to UltraEdit support via ...Replies: 1 Views: 5.3K
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- Last post by Mofi
Jan 21, 2023
- Is UltaEdit for Mac compatible with M1 Macs? Can it run in Big Sur? When is the next UltaEdit for MacOs release going to be, I noticed the current release is a year old.Replies: 7 Views: 82.7K
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- Last post by simon.verzijl
Jan 17, 2023
- I just upgraded to UE 2022 from v26 and had to fiddle with my syntax highlighting to deal with changes between the versions. Something I have not been able to resolve is what looks like a change to "Block Comment" rendering. v26: ue comment.png v2022: ue comment2.png The background extends past the...Replies: 1 Views: 6.9K
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- Last post by Mofi
Jan 17, 2023
- I use UltraEdit 2022.1.0.124 64-bit on PC running Windows10 64-bit. Sorting in UltraEdit has worked fine until recently, but now I've got problems. Example: I am trying to sort the following file contents in descending ordrer (reverse) with the sort parameters as shown. UltraEdit1.JPG When I press t...Replies: 6 Views: 16.0K
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- Last post by gunvald.stromme
Jan 11, 2023
- Does UltraEdit have a plan to add these features present in the Visual Studio Code editor? Auto Rename Tag Bracket Pair Colorizer (Native) Colorize File and Folder Icons Icon Fonts Peacock Regex PreviewerReplies: 2 Views: 4.9K
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- Last post by tomrausch66
Jan 09, 2023
- With syntax highlighting enabled, if you rename the file and change the file extension to one that is unknown to syntax highlighting, then as expected, the syntax highlighting is removed. However, if you rename the file back to how it was, syntax highlighting is not restored. I've tried this with a ...Replies: 3 Views: 7.7K
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- Last post by Mofi
Jan 04, 2023
- Hello, I've searched the forums but didn't find an answer. UltraEdit 2022.1.0.124 64-bit Windows 10 Home 21H2 I want to set up a tool entry for starting an edited Perl script from UltraEdit. I've read the help files. Because I've bought/installed UE in German, I only can give German dialogs. Navigat...Replies: 2 Views: 24.5K
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- Last post by toohoo
Dec 31, 2022
- I need a script which will search for <CM> and if found on a line in the file it must append <CM> to the end of that line. Example: The line contains: die vyfde met <W •sardoniks><CM>die sesde met <W •karneool><CM>die sewende met <W •chrisoliet><CM>die agtste met <W •berilsteen><CM>die negende met <...Replies: 2 Views: 7.1K
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- Last post by wjswanepoel
Dec 13, 2022
- I wish to search, using regular expressions, for a string (say •water) where this is not preceded by "<W ", that is "<W" followed by a space. E.g. "<W •water" or "<W •Content" must not match. I only need the occurrences where the "<W " does not precede the string. The • will always precede the word....Replies: 2 Views: 5.4K
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- Last post by wjswanepoel
Dec 12, 2022
- Hello, Our company has only UltraEdit and assumable UltraCompare Lite. When I try to compare two text files, there is a note at the bottom "Note: You are using UltraCompare Lite...". When I hit compare the UltraCompare window is opened but I get a window with the message that I need to upgrade to Ul...Replies: 9 Views: 31.4K
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- Last post by DigitalSorceress
Dec 09, 2022
- I use UEStudio v2022.1.0.112 with a macro. But I am facing a problem with a not working Perl regular expression referencing the clipboard content with ^c. Macro: InsertMode ColumnModeOff HexOff PerlReOn GotoLine 15 1 PerlReOn Find RegExp ".+" Copy SelectToBottom PerlReOn Find RegExp SelectText "^(\d...Replies: 3 Views: 7.3K
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- Last post by Mofi
Nov 15, 2022
- I have UE 2022.1.0.112 64-bit. I defined a column group and set the column marker 1. Then I enabled No scroll left side of marker 1 and I expected the columns to the left of the marker be fixed when I scroll the window to the right. That does not happen. Can somebody tell me what I forgot to set up?Replies: 2 Views: 12.5K
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- Last post by vitezslava.hauserova
Nov 06, 2022
- The main reason why I need the layer blocks in G-code files folded is that I have to exchange certain layers with ones from other files. Let's say I have two G-code files that contain the same number of layers, with just slightly different machine movements within these layers. I now want to exchang...Replies: 9 Views: 5.8K
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- Last post by Mofi
Oct 30, 2022
- Ref: A pre-existing topic that asks the question in the context of a search-and-replace using regex: How to find non-ASCII characters in a CSV file? My problem is a bit different. I periodically edit files that are plain-vanilla ASCII, like configuration files and such. Every so often, bit-rot, corr...Replies: 5 Views: 11.2K
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- Last post by jharris1993
Oct 20, 2022
- Hi, I use Noto Mono font (but same with Courier or Lucida Console), and when brace matching is running, indent lines are misaligned. (It works well with Courier New or some others, but I prefer Noto Mono.) UltraEdit 2022.1.0.100 64-bit Windows 10 Is there any suggestion (others than using another fo...Replies: 2 Views: 10.1K
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- Last post by mikeg34
Oct 19, 2022
- I have had my syntax highlighting configuration working for years and recently this feature isn't working as it used to. I prefix my input arguments with i_ and constants with c_ for SQL stored procedures. Both are immutable once set in the procedure so I make them the same color. Recently, since up...Replies: 6 Views: 7.1K
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- Last post by Mofi
Oct 08, 2022
- Recently found that whether the English version is installed or the simplified Chinese version of the right mouse button does not display UltraEdit extension function items and icons. Is there an effective way to solve this error? Thank you very much.Replies: 5 Views: 19.2K
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- Last post by Mofi
Oct 08, 2022
- Hello, I'm trying to edit some files over an SFTP connection, and I'm getting some weird behaviors. I'm using the currently latest version 2022.1.0.100 of UltraEdit. I added an SFTP account to the account manager, than I can connect through the File Explorer. I then double click a file to open it. w...Replies: 3 Views: 18.0K
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- Last post by Mofi
Oct 02, 2022
- Does anyone have a way of using UE or UC to find and remove duplicates in two separate files where the line numbers/placements of duplicates are not in line with each other? I have attached a couple of sample files of what I am describing. Thank you.Replies: 4 Views: 4.8K
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- Last post by Neo
Sep 29, 2022
- UltraEdit 2022.1.0.100 64-bit I'm rewriting some code that Mofi helped me with many years ago. (Really delighted that's he's still helping us novices along. Great!) !´ve got used to testing all my regex code in RegexBuddy nowadays - it's a real help, I use it regularly. I can thoroughly recommend it...Replies: 8 Views: 5.5K
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- Last post by fvgfvg76
Sep 27, 2022
- Hi, I'm trying to figure out how I can generate collapsible code blocks. I work a lot with G-code for 3D printing and it would be a big help if I were able to tell UE to generate collapsible blocks via specific words. Let´s say I have a G-code file that contains 300 layers for 3D printer to print. E...Replies: 11 Views: 7.9K
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- Last post by Mofi
Sep 21, 2022
- Hello, is there a way to search for a marked word in an existing functions list via a script (possibly also macro) and jump to this entry? I've been searching for many hours now, but haven't found anything ready-made, so somehow I would have to do the following steps which I currently do by hand: 1....Replies: 6 Views: 50.4K
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- Last post by Mofi
Sep 15, 2022
- AVRco Compiler Error; better display/background error location visually. Hello, I'm using the UEStudio/UltraEdit for some years now and have adapted it for the AVRco compiler from E-Lab. Except for a few functions I'm quite satisfied with UeStudio/UltraEdit. One of the points I am missing is the col...Replies: 1 Views: 47.0K
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- Last post by Mofi
Sep 13, 2022
- There is no problem with non-remark words such as attachments, but the last letter at the end of each remark (comment) is partially cut off. What can I do to fix this issue? I used MS Gothic fonts, and most fonts except some have this issue. (I have this issue with all fonts in my native language.) ...Replies: 1 Views: 10.8K
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- Last post by Mofi
Sep 03, 2022