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I have a very long MTA file for scripting MP3 tag changes.

I've edited the file numerous times in Notepad++ and this has caused the numbers for each particular action to go out of sync.

How could I use Notepad++ to find each instance of '[#number]' and replace the content incremented by one each time it finds a match, starting from the beginning of the file?

The process would have to strictly find matches like the example given to avoid other code being edited within the file.

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robinCTS
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ShaunHill
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You cannot 'add one' with a regular expression with notepad++.

However, this workaround may work for you:

  1. Clean the numbers first: Replace \[#\d+\] by [#]
  2. Replace new lines with something that cannot be repeated inside the file: For example, replace \r\n(?!\r\n) by <<<EOL>>>
  3. Fix first line (insert the number by hand)
  4. Use column editor for the rest of the columns. Place the cursor on the second line, after the '#' and press ALT+C
  5. Select "Number to insert": Initial number => 2, Increase by => 1.
  6. Select "Leading zeros"
  7. OK => This will add the numbers
  8. Replace \[#0+(\d+)\] by [#\1]
  9. Now restore the end of lines: replace <<<EOL>>> by \r\n

Note: I'm assuming windows line ending. You may need to use \r for Mac or \n for linux.

Julio
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