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• • November 30, 2017 at 5:36 pm #99989
    Larry Pitts

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    I have created a set of GREP codes that I used XString to run together for Horoscope listings. I have the codes change the font, text size, and do several other formats all in one swoop.
    Plus, I have it delete the shirt-tail at the bottom of the listings where it has the YOU BORN TODAY line and celebrity birthdays, etc.

    Anyway, I’m having trouble deleting the beginning of the text.
    Here is what’s at the beginning.
    FROM KING FEATURES SYNDICATE, 300 W 57th STREET, 41st FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10019
    CUSTOMER SERVICE: (800) 708-7311 EXT. 236
    YOUR INDIVIDUAL HOROSCOPE
    FOR RELEASE FRIDAY, DEC. 1, 2017
    BY FRANCIS DRAKE
    —

    What kind of day will tomorrow be? To find out what the stars say, read the forecast given for your birth sign.
    For Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017

    Thanks for any help or advice…..

  • November 30, 2017 at 5:54 pm #99990
    Aaron Troia

    Participant

    Hey Larry,

    One way to do it with the text you provided would be to try:

    Find: FROM (?s:.+?)For Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017

    and just leave the replace field empty. The (?s) in (?s:.+?) allows for GREP to do a multiline search.

    Aaron

  • November 30, 2017 at 6:07 pm #99991
    Larry Pitts

    Member

    Wow…that’s works…but one problem….I didn’t point this out at the beginning. Sorry. The date changes from day-to-day….is there a wildcard description I can use to zero in on the days and dates….Saturday, Sunday, Monday, etc. with different dates.
    I hope this helps clear up my earlier mistake.
    But this is great. Thanks so much for your help.
    I’ve been banging my head against the wall trying to figure this out.

  • November 30, 2017 at 6:12 pm #99992
    Aaron Troia

    Participant

    oh ok, no problem, we can work that in, try something like:

    Find: FROM (?s:.+?)For \w+, \w+\.? \d+, \d+$

    thats a little greedy on the words and numbers but this might be more specific with a few less greedy modifications:

    Find FROM (?s:.+?)For \w+day, \w{3,4}\.? \d{1,2}, \d{4}$

    \w+day will find the days of the week
    \w{3,4}\.? will find your abbreviated months, and just to be sure with months like June, I made it go to four letters and the decimal is optional
    \d{1,2} is your days of the month
    \d{4} is your year

  • November 30, 2017 at 6:17 pm #99993
    Larry Pitts

    Member

    Got it…Fantastic, Aaron….Thanks so much. You’re the master….I’ve seen a lot of your post here and I’ve learned a lot from just reading your replies….Thanks again…made my day….

  • November 30, 2017 at 6:21 pm #99999
    Aaron Troia

    Participant

    No problem Larry, I just updated both RegEx’s from that last post to account for months like June that might not be abbreviated and so not necessarily need the period.

  • November 30, 2017 at 6:32 pm #100000
    Aaron Troia

    Participant

    And thank you Larry, you’re too kind, and I’m glad to hear I made your day :) I really do enjoy helping with GREP questions and try to help as much as I can, when I can, in the forum :)

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