Re: How modify numbers in a region by a multiplier?

[Juanma Barranquero]

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 16:31, Seweryn Kokot <sewkokot@gmail.com> wrote:

> But why my function does not work since re-search-forward
> and replace-match is recommended in lisp functions?

The regexp you use to match the numbers

  "\\([0-9]*\\.?[0-9]*\\)"

matches also the empty string, so after 33.444 it matches on "" and
generates .000, and then matches again on "" and generates another
.000, etc.

I just used "\\([0-9.]+\\)", which is less precise (it'll match
"1..2", ".", ".3.", etc.), but for quick-and-dirty jobs is enough.
You'll have to fix your regexp, or move point one character forward if
you matched the empty string.

    Juanma