[gcole]

Hello everybody,

I´m new here and grateful for the existence of this web page.

I have a 6 Mb textfile, wich only can be edited in notepad (Windows). In the file appear about 1000 identical lines, wich should be deleted, without leaving a blank line. Using "replace all" it works without a glitch, but leaves that blank line. With what should I replace the unwanted textline?

My desktop is a HP, 500 RAM, Vista 32bit, Office 2007.

I would appreciate any help offered.

Guido

[Dust Sailor]

Welcome to TSG If you have a blank space between the " top " part and the " bottom " part and wish to close it , make sure the cursor is at the start of the "bottom" line and hold down the " backspace " key until they are in the required position . Does that help ???

[TheOutcaste]

Welcome to TSG!

Can't do it in Notepad, but Notepad++ can do it easily. A great free Notepad replacement.
Highlight the line including the CR/LF by clicking in the border to the left of the line.
If it's not the entire line, just highlight to the end and bring the mouse back to the start of the next line, but don't highlight the first letter of the next line.

Press CTRL+H for Replace, leave the Replace With box blank, click Replace All.

[stantley]

I agree with TheOutcaste, Notepad++ would do that easily.

If you do end up with some blank lines, you can go to TextFX > TextFX Edit and click on "Delete Blank Lines".

[gcole]

Thanks to everybody. This is not exactly what I had in mind. I was looking for a code to put in the "replace with" box that would delete the line (the way Excel deletes a line). I will try the TheOutcaste/Stantley solution and report back.

[gcole]

It worked as predicted. Thanks a lot to all.

[TheOutcaste]

You're Welcome!

You'd think after all this time they could have added some basic features to Notepad like codes to use to search for tabs and CR/LF, or at least the ability to paste them into the Find and Replace box. When they say it's a plain-text editor, they really mean plain.

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Jerry