Wildcard search for [dd], d=digit

[sydcarten]

I want to find and delete all double digits inside square brackets. for example: [21][32][43][54][65][76][87]
I thought a wildcard search something like [??] would work, but it doesn't.
does anyone know how to do it?

[robleyd]

You probably need a regular expression; is this for use in Calc, Writer or what?

[sydcarten]

the openoffice word document application.
I am copying and editing texts from Wikipedia.

[robleyd]

In the Search for box use

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\[[:digit:][:digit:]\]

Your question says "find and delete all double digits inside square brackets'. It isn't clear if you want to delete just the digits and leave the brackets, or delete digits and brackets.

To delete just the digits, put [] in the Replace with field; to delete digits and brackets, leave it empty. Make sure you open the More Options and check the Regular Expressions box.

[sydcarten]

I want to delete the digits and the brackets - but I don't want to delete square brackets that contain text, only those with double digits in them

[sydcarten]

also, your solution doesn't work. when I put [] in the search for field it doesn't find anything

[RoryOF]

When you put [] in the search field after a search using Regular Expressions, you may need to select More Options and Uncheck Regular Expressions.

[robleyd]

Well, my answer will do what you want. The search expression I wrote above searches for left square bracket, followed by exactly two digits, followed by right square bracket. If you leave Replace with empty, you'll get what you want.

Read more about Regular Expressions from this web search or serach regular expressions in the offline HELP - F1.