How to split text file by 5000 characters?

[zmike]

How to split text file by 5000 characters?
And copy the 1st 5000 characters, then copy the 2nd 5000 characters?
When split the text file, need to finish the last period (.)
So that a full sentence is not broken.

 

[aleksa77]

regex

(^(?:\S+\s+\n?){1,{-Variable.numercharacters}})

 

[zmike]

regex

(^(?:\S+\s+\n?){1,{-Variable.numercharacters}})

@aleksa77

Thank you for sharing!

Is it like this?

 

[zmike]

How can I get the first 5000 characters, then the second, third and fourth (if any)

I can only get the first match

 

[aleksa77]

your questions are from total beginner to total advanced , very messy, if you do not know how to take simple regex, maybe you can read first wiki and tutorials . And manipulation with text, you can check javascript or regex options about it .

 

[zmike]

Ok thanks,

 

[VladZen]

How can I get the first 5000 characters, then the second, third and fourth (if any)

I can only get the first match

You could select All, not first.
There is also Text processing>Subscrting operation which allows to get certain fragment of text.

 

[zmike]

Should it be 5000 to 1? If I want to select the 1st to 5000 characters?
How to preserve a whole sentence?
Example: if a sentence is crossing the 5000th character limit, don't break that sentence but take from the previous full stop?

 

[VladZen]

Should it be 5000 to 1? If I want to select the 1st to 5000 characters?
How to preserve a whole sentence?
Example: if a sentence is crossing the 5000th character limit, don't break that sentence but take from the previous full stop?

Should be from 1 to 5000. There is no option to preserver sentence. You should make some regex to cut text and make it end on last sentence.

 

[zmike]

I have got regex code to break the article into full sentence close to 5000 characters, but it may not end at 5000th character.

 

[aleksa77]

you can with javascript take last character, then check is dot, if not, take 5001 or 4999 and go further .