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Find and replace a string of text
I want to delete all instances of the text:
,Reading,2013-03-20,I Speak clap the dates vary, the beginning and end do not don't know how to use wildcards and all of that |
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hi ertu,
Try an ordinary Find/Replace, where: Find = ,Reading,^#^#^#^#-^#^#-^#^#,I Speak clap Replace = nothing Or: Try a wildcard Find/Replace, where: Find = ,Reading,[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2},I Speak clap Replace = nothing
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