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Using find to add punctuation etc. multiple times
I need to create some very long lists of verses from the Bible to create
lists for a program I'm working on. The lists need to be in .txt format, but I want to use Word for its find/replace capabilities. Then I'll save the file in .txt format. I need to create text files that include for example, every verse in an entire book of the Bible (e.g., Genesis, which has fifty chaps. and many verses in each chap.) Each verse needs to have the book abbrev. followed by the verse number followed by a punctuation mark (most periods, e.g., GE 1:1.), and followed by the actual text of the verse itself (and each on a single line--non-wrapped--in the txt file). The access I have for the verses is such that only the first verse of each chap. has the full chap and verse number (e.g., "1:1," etc.), and then each following verse is preceded only by the verse number (e.g., 1, 2, etc.) until the beginning of the next chap. I need therefore to somehow insert the book abbrev. and chap. number prior to the verse number, as well as to place a period immediately after almost all of the verse numbers. The only way I can think to do it is to use find any digit, and then use replace to add the book name, chap. number, and punc., but then that will eliminate the digit too. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Btw, I'm using 98SE and Word2K. Thanks. |
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