Notepad++ Check line number in search and replace

Question

I am looking at translating guitar tabs into a string of digits!

so when I do a search and replace, its wrong... for example Line 1 a 5 is a "A" line 2 a 5 would mean "D"

My question is, How can I check the line number in a search and replace? this is the formula I would want to use

if the LineNumber is line 1,7,13 replace 1 with F

then I would run this for each different string... Thanks for any help! Justin

EDIT: File type I'm translating e---------------15-13- B--10-11-13----------- G--------------------- D--------------------- A--------------------- E---------------------

Answer 1

You don't need line numbers if your lines 1, 7 and 13 all start with signature e. In this case it is sufficient to identify the line.

You can get the result using search/replace with

• Search mode = Regular Expressions
• ". matches newline" = Off

Have a text:

e---------------15-13-
B--10-11-13-----------
G---------------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------
e---------------15-13-
B--10-11-13-----------
G---------------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------
e---------------15-13-
B--10-11-13-----------
G---------------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

• Find what = ^(e.*)1
• Replace with = \1F
• Press Replace All multiple times until all replacements are made.

e---------------F5-F3-
B--10-11-13-----------
G---------------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------
e---------------F5-F3-
B--10-11-13-----------
G---------------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------
e---------------F5-F3-
B--10-11-13-----------
G---------------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

Repeat for other guitar strings and notes.