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December 9, 2023
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How do I write a regular expression to replace everything after the 2nd occurrence of a period?

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Correct answer try67

Ah OK. I think a Regular Expression is a bit of an overkill for that.
You can do it using this code:

var s = "123.456.78910.1234";
var parts = s.split(".");
var newS = (parts.length<2) ? parts[0] : parts[0]+"."+parts[1];
console.println(newS);

try67

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Replace it with what?

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Remove it. Replace with ""

try67

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Ah OK. I think a Regular Expression is a bit of an overkill for that.
You can do it using this code:

var s = "123.456.78910.1234";
var parts = s.split(".");
var newS = (parts.length<2) ? parts[0] : parts[0]+"."+parts[1];
console.println(newS);

John T Smith

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All of your previous messages are in Acrobat About formsdoctor - Adobe Community

Is this another Acrobat message?

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Yes

kglad

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what app? acrobat? animate? something else?

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Acrobat (JavaScript)

kglad

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in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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