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m5heath
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July 13, 2024
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Search and replace for an absence

  • July 13, 2024
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I am editing a book with a lot of speech in the text and so a lot of  double quotes. The scan has missed a large number of full stops at the end of sentences. So it might end "...and there the matter rested"

What I want to do is search for every double right quotation mark that is not preceded by a full stop and replace it with full stop plus double right quotation mark. Is there some clever, possibly GREP way to do that or do I have to search every sentence?

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Correct answer James Gifford—NitroPress

GREP will handle this just fine.

 

Wait, though — the solution I posted and you probably got in email isn't correct. Give me a minute to correct the GREP string.

ETA: See corrected string in next post.

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James Gifford—NitroPress
James Gifford—NitroPressCorrect answer
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July 13, 2024

GREP will handle this just fine.

 

Wait, though — the solution I posted and you probably got in email isn't correct. Give me a minute to correct the GREP string.

ETA: See corrected string in next post.

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    m5heathAuthor
    Inspiring
    July 13, 2024

    Thank so much for that clever but simple solution without GREP - and I will make a note of the GREP solution as  well. I just love this community!!!

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