GREP needed: Finding duplicate last names in a list

John Reynolds

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    • February 13, 2020 at 8:32 am #1228727
      John Reynolds
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      I know how to find identical FULL paragraphs – ^(.+)*\K\1 – but I want to find paragraphs that have identical LEADS, such as a last name:

      Allen, Artie
      Allen, Arthur
      Allen, Arthur A.

      II’m basically looking for duplicate names that are not entered correctly.

    • February 13, 2020 at 3:42 pm #14323079
      Aaron Troia
      Participant

      Hey John,

      Here was something I came up with, I’m not sure if will work for all of them, but it might be a step in the right direction.

      (\w+), (\w+)( \w\.)?\n$1, $2

      Aaron

    • February 14, 2020 at 2:00 am #14323078
      Vinny –
      Member

      Hi there,
      hmmm tricky one…

      You can give this one a shot:

      ^([^,]+),.+\r(\1.+\r)+

      It will (well, should…) catch blocks of paragraphs if they follow each other AND start by the same “lead” (I used comma as separator as per your example)

      Looking forward for your feedback.

      Vinny

    • February 14, 2020 at 9:07 am #14323074
      John Reynolds
      Member

      BINGO!!!!!

      Thanks so much, Vinny. This is a real keeper.

      JR

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