Trim white spaces

[JimXYUser]

In script, how to trim more then 1 white space into just one.

e.g.

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From : "I  have   many    white    spaces."                [Note: many spaces in between]

To    : "I have many white spaces."                         [Note: Become, only 1 space in between ]

thanks.

[SkyFrontier]

This is a neverending torment to me, Jim.

Try this:

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 $Input = "I  not    have   many    white    spaces    , anymore.";  $b = regexreplace($Input, "( +)", " "); text $b;

Credit goes to someone else I can't find for now who helped me on this.

[highend]

I would have used this expression:

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regexreplace($Input, "\s{2,}", " ");

[JimXYUser]

Sorry for not making myself clear, i would like to put the above script to rename some files that have many white spaces.

How do i do that, as right now, the script prompt for input and i don't know how to turn $Input into file name.

thanks for the help.

[highend]

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    foreach($file, <get SelectedItemsPathNames>, "<crlf>") {
        rename r, "\s{2,} >  ", , $file;
    }

[JimXYUser]

foreach($file, <get SelectedItemsPathNames>, "<crlf>") {
rename r, "\s{2,} > ", , $file;
}

very good! thanks.