As you can see from the examples below, I would like to remove the number right after a square bracket, but only if it is a direct match to the number before the square bracket.



Before
[Philippians 3:12-13] 12 Not that I have
[Joshua 3:5] 5 Then Joshua
[Romans 7:21] 21 I find then

After
[Philippians 3:12-13] 12 Not that I have
[Joshua 3:5] Then Joshua
[Romans 7:21] I find then

Search with wildcards
Find: ([0-9]{1,2})\] \1
Replace: \1]

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

That works great Andrew. Thank you.

Note that an example like the following would also be found with that string and you might not want that.
[Philippians 3:12-13] 13 Not that I have

You could add the colon into the mix if that was an issue.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Hi Andrew,

Yes your right, it does strip out the number.

[Philippians 3:12-13] Not that I have

I am terrible at these patterns, so if you could, how would you add in the colon?

Find Replace where the colon is included in the text in the find and replace :-)

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Hi Andrew,

That's telling me 0 replacement made.

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It's working on my machine and it looks right on yours.

Perhaps you can reveal the spaces on your machine so you can verify that there is only one regular space after the square bracket in the document you are searching.

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Andrew Lockton
Chrysalis Design, Melbourne Australia

Yes, sorry, you are right. There where extra spaces. It's all good now.

Thanks Andrew