Re: [libreoffice-users] list of items to a table in LOcalc and then to a db

On 2016-08-08 08:34, Felipe T. Dorado wrote:
> Hola Remy  : )
>
> On Sat, 06 Aug 2016 18:58:02 -0400, Remy escribió:
>
> RG> Some the search/replace that you are attempting to do can be performed
> RG> easily with the AltSearch extension (http://extensions.libreoffice.org/
> RG> extension-center/alternative-dialog-find-replace-for-writer) in Writer.
> RG> You can then create a table with this data, and once you have a table
> RG> made with your data in Writer, you can cut/paste directly into Calc.
>
> Thank you for directing me to that extension, I'll be using it from
> now on for many things. It's great!
>
> However, for the task in hand, that is, replacing end of line
> (non-printable) character doesn't work I'm afraid.
> In theory what one looks for is the "salto de línea manual        /n",
> right?  In English that must be "Manual line feed    /n"  I presume. Or is
> it CR/LF? Not sure.
> Ok. It simply ignores it.
> If I include some spaces at the beginning of the next line, it includes
> them in the search and even replaces them with, in this case, a comma. But
> the linefeed stays where it is.
>
> I can see the (non-printable) character as a mirrored blue capital p by
> going to View > Non-printable characters   Ctrl + F10.  But even trying to
> copy that into the search box doesn't produce anything to look for.
>
> I'll keep on searching.
>
> Thank you again for the suggestion, Rémy.
>
> Felipe  : )
Hi. If you search back on the list (may be in nabble if your 
subscription has not been long) you may find some information.
Looking quickly I found the below. I am not sure this is what you need, 
but I think the search term is not /n.

To get rid of the blank paragraph, use Edit > Find and Replace, Click Other options, and check 
Regular expressions. In the search field enter ^$


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