Regular Expression Search and Replace

[FrescoLily]

If I am using this term in Search and Replace:

[code]

(\\\[) ([a-h][ies]{0,1}[s]{0,1}[,']{0,10}[124836]?[624.]?[8.]?) -"([IXV]{1,3})" (.{1,80}) (\\\])

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I am finding results. But I am not able to replace anyone of the results. There is no reaction, if I am hitting the replace button.

[FrescoLily]

I have this problem with Win 10 Frescobaldi 3.1.1,  3.1.2 and 2.20.0

As attachment a file, wich has search results.

[Knute Snortum]

You have (I think) five different capturing groups. How are you
building your replace string? \0 matches the whole express; \1
matches the first group; \2 matches the second; and so on.

Maybe if you could post the replace string and the code you are
searching, that would be helpful.

To research a complex regex like yours, try using regex101.com:

https://regex101.com/r/CREpKX/1

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[FrescoLily]

I had posted a code one minute before your post.

In the end I tried replacing the match just with the figure "1". No replacement.

[Knute Snortum]

Please post the entire search string.

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On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 6:21 AM 'FrescoLily' via Frescobaldi

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[FrescoLily]

It is the same like in the first posting.

(\\\[) ([a-h][ies]{0,1}[s]{0,1}[,']{0,10}[124836]?[624.]?[8.]?) -"([IXV]{1,3})" (.{1,80}) (\\\])

[FrescoLily]

Playing around, I figured out search terms  like

.* (\\\])

 (.*) (\\\])

 (.{1,80}) (\\\])  

cause this problem. There is no replacement of the matches possible, if the match is more than one line.

But I can replace the matches of the search of (\\\])