Insert multiple time the same character

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Insert multiple time the same character

Postby marzy » Wed Aug 09, 2023 2:33 pm

Hello I need to insert the same charachter (a dot) in several fixed positions in the file name, I tried with regular expression but I've not been able to do it:
example
original file name:
D90ITH4125104012_R00 - some title text here.PDF

desider file name:
D.90.IT.H.41251.040.12._R.00 - some title text here.PDF

thanks!
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Re: Insert multiple time the same character

Postby therube » Wed Aug 09, 2023 3:53 pm

If it's always in that same format

> 1-char, 2-char, 2-char, 1-char, 5-char, 3-char, 2-char ...

then you can simply use that.


1:RegExe
Code: Select all
Match:  ^(.)(..)(..)(.)(.....)(...)(..)_R(.*)
Replace:  \1.\2.\3.\4.\5.\6.\7._R.\8


Code: Select all
D90ITH4125104012_R00 - some title text here.PDF
->   D.90.IT.H.41251.040.12._R.00 - some title text here.PDF
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