Fix Double Space file - Delete every other line?

othni · Post by **othni** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:29 am

What would be the best way to fix a file that, for some reason, was written with a blank line every other line.

I am thinking of using the Remove Blank lines filter.

Is that the best way?

Post by **DataMystic Support** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:21 am

Yes. I thought that would be obvious!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:54 am

Is not the same to remove all blank lines than to remove every other line (that just happen to be bank).

There maybe blank (valid) lines that I do not want removed.

If there are two blank lines together, only one should be removed.

Post by **DataMystic Support** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:34 pm

Sorry! I see what you mean.

You can remove blank lines by doing an EasyPattern search replace like this:

[ capture( 0+ not cr or lf ), cr lf,
cr, lf ]

Replace with:

$1