or replace '.' with '. 'then replace ' '(two spaces) with ' '(one)
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Sun 20 Apr 2008, 5:52,
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That'd workunless of course you want to be able to have double spaces elsewhere, then you're fucked
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Sun 20 Apr 2008, 5:54,
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Exactly.I need to be able to leave the text pretty much untouched, because that will matter to the people entering it. But I can't allow single periods in the middle of lines of text, it's too risky in terms of form security in the context it will be used.
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mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ,
Sun 20 Apr 2008, 5:58,
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Anyone who uses double spaces deserves everything that happens to them -Tried posting multiple spaces here?
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Sun 20 Apr 2008, 6:00,
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That will put a space between each period in an elipse.So ... would become . . .
Also, I don't want to run replace twice on the string when I can (hopefully) write a regex that will do the job in one pass. I know it's possible, I just haven't been able to get it right.
(Also, I don't want to run replace twice on the string when I can (hopefully) write a regex that will do the job in one pass. I know it's possible, I just haven't been able to get it right.
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Sun 20 Apr 2008, 5:55,
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I think the point is he knows he could do thisbut is trying to just figure an expression that will handle it in a single pass rather than multiple
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Sun 20 Apr 2008, 6:04,
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