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Why does Excel replace using `*` (asterisk) wildcard unintuitively replace more text than expected?
I have a list of terms (Before). I replace all occurrences of |[*] Carbamidomethyl (C) with nothing, in order to remove them. This generates the column in After.
I observe that several occurrences ...
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What are the primary specifications, physical features, and/or part numbers I need to find to ensure compatibility when buying a new fan?
I'm looking to replace the cooling fan in my laptop CPU, as the current one is either failing or not performing adequately. However, I would like figure out exactly which specific fan models are ...
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How to replace first two fixed digits of a 4 digit number in Notepad++?
Let’s say I have these, and wish to replace 11 with 34 but only the first two digits of the 4 digits numbers:
defc 111 1211)
(def6t 1155
(defdt 1143
defa 113 1144)
To this:
defc 111 1211)
(def6t 3455
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How to find the capital 'R's and replace with lowercase 'r's | Excel on Mac
How to find the capital 'R's and replace with lowercase 'r's across all cells in a worksheet. The Rs are within words. Excel on Mac.
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Using requestly replace string to reroute a local call to a live test environment
I am using the replace string rule to try and replace a content endpoint call within a test environment and replacing it with my localhost url to be able to use live data from an endpoint to test in ...
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Text file remove all https:// [view] and .?,:...! plus add a comma after every word or character block (numbers)
Input:
The sun ... rises in the: East! (https://www.youtube.com/123). Smile! Yes!! [view] ... The sun ... sets in the: west! (https://www.youtube.com/456). Smile! Yes!! [view] ...
Desired Output:
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Replace text surrounding a wildcard in Notepad++
So, many years ago when I started writing PHP code, I learned to format information sent from a form as such:
$_POST[itemnamehere];
Whether that was right or wrong at the time, it worked. However, ...
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How do I delete 1 of 2 One Drives from a Dell laptop?
My previous job was remote. Once my contract expired, they let me keep the laptop provided. I am able to use it but a message requesting me to log in into my previous job's drive pops constantly. I ...
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MS Access replace function is not giving the expected result
I am concatenating two fields, however in some cases the second field begins with \, but not always.
I'm trying to remove the possible extraneous \ using replace.
stDigitalFolderLocation = ...
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How to replace a USB-C hub plug?
I got a USB-C hub with a broken plug (the end which is inserted in the computer) from a friend. Since the connector was completely destroyed inside, he did cut the cable behind it (probably that wasn'...
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Notepad++ How do I remove a break and join 2 lines together?
My chat log has unnecessarily added a line break between timestamp and usernames / messages. Not sure if this is to be fixed in "Find & Replace" or "Line Operations".
Basically ...
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How to change all the same pictures in microsoft word to the another picture for all of them in one operation?
How to change all the same pictures in microsoft word to the another picture for all of them in one operation, while all other pictures (they also might be similar to each other or not) must remain ...
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How can I find the correct part for a replacement keyboard for an LG laptop
My daughter's laptop (an LG 13U70P) has an A key that broke off. (The base part that connects it is broken.) I've replaced laptop keyboards before, but it's been a while.
Just finding the correct ...
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Notepad++ How to replace every 11th character (25 characters per line) with a #
I have a set of data - 25 characters long per line by a couple of hundred lines.
Each line / set of 25 characters per line consists of Numbers and Letters (both upper and lowercase)
I want to replace ...
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How to prevent notepad++ from replacing < and > with < and >
I have just updated notepad++ win64 to version 8.5..
When I type < or > into html files, notepad++ is replacing those characters with < and >
For example, when I type <b>, ...
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