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  • samb

    I have a list of thousands of names and I need to change them all from to <abc@abc.com>

    Is there a quick way of doing this??

  • d_rek0

    find + replace feature of most text editing software?

  • Nairn0

    nngh..

    more. details. please.

  • samb0

    What would I type in the Find section though?

    Its a text file and needs to remain that way but need to add the < and > to each address.

  • Corvo20

    make it html and add "<" and ">" with a css class? save to txt again delete code blocks and find replace tags with empty space?!!!!???

    • forget it doesnt' work!!!!Corvo2
    • wait it might work if you copy text from browser.Corvo2
  • Nairn0

    What precedes each email entry?

    You could do a series of search/replaces on .com/.net/.org/.co.uk/etc, which would take care of the back end.

  • Nairn0

    Is it JUST a list of emails, with carriage returns after each entry?

    If so, get a half decent text editor and do a smart search and replace as follows ..

    SEARCH:

    firstpartofmailaddress@domain.co...<CR>

    REPLACE WITH:

    firstpartofmailaddress@domain.co...<CR>
    <

    ... and then check and edit the first and last entries.

    • oops. where <CR> = carriage return, however that's dealt with by whatever smart editor you choose to use.Nairn
  • Nairn0

    shit. that didn't come out right.

    SEARCH:

    >

    REPLACE WITH:

    >
    <

  • Nairn0

    SOrry, I'm a retard.

    Nairn

    shit. that didn't come out right.

    SEARCH:
    <CR>

    REPLACE WITH:
    ><CR>
    <

    • o_O . . {FFS}

      ignore the second two lines there.
      Nairn
  • Nairn0

    SEARCH:
    <CR>

    REPLACE WITH:
    ><CR>
    <

  • TResudek0

    If these are in CSV format, you can use PHP to run through them and add in the < and >. I can explain more if you think this will work.

  • Corvo20

    Find a way to write that list in a browser. Then you add "<" and ">" in each line. then you copy html txt as displayed on screen. ?

  • armsbottomer0

    regex it baby

    [<](.*)[>]

  • ukit0

    Don't need regex, Nairn's approach will work.

  • version30

    use a typewriter. do it by hand.

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    get a real cool pattern going pressing "Down, Home, <, End, >"... its like playing the piano just find that arrangement and loop it.

    ive done this before lol

    • I like this idea.acrossthesea
    • :D I find myself doing this a lot. horrible at first, then fun, then horrible as you're finishing upismith
    • much like a night with Jnrismith
    • Yep sometimes you just need to grind through itacrossthesea
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    paste into excel.
    save as csv.
    open in text editor.
    find ',' replace with ><
    easy... even a drunk moth could do it.,

  • doctor0

    Aye. Regex.

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    if emails in the list are divided by \r
    replace \r with >\r<

    then add < to the very beginning
    and > to the last email

  • janne760

    well i did this last week for about 8,000 mail addresses, and i found a very smart solution:
    i just typed this:
    <>

    then i copied that, and pasted it, and pasted it again, and again.. like so:

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    .. well you get the idea..

    then i just copied and pasted each address between those, like so:
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    and repeat again and again,
    like so:
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    anyway, it saved me time from having to type each line again.

    just put all the brackets down and then paste the mail addies in there, one by one.

    simple as that!

    god i am a genius.

    • i know i have the winning solution here..janne76
    • i get the idea, janne, but i really want to understand what is going on in that little skull of yours
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  • blaw0

    If it's etc. search on .com[space] replace with .com>[space]<.