Re: how can I make regexp expression effective across many lines

[Peter Dyballa]

Am 29.01.2007 um 22:01 schrieb Michael Chen:

> Hi, there, I have problem with newlines in regexp. Here is what I want
> to do: delete anything between <FORM> to TIP OF THE WEEK inclusively.
> There are many lines in between. Any regex I tried can not go through
> the newline. Any idea?

Make it look for something that's not between beginning and end. For  
example

        <FORM>[^·]*TIP OF THE WEEK

This greedy expression would find (and delete) everything between the  
first <FORM> it finds and the last TIP OF THE WEEK in the buffer. So  
you better use the improved form:

        <FORM>[^·]*?TIP OF THE WEEK

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Greetings

  Pete

Upgraded:  Didn't work the first time.