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Herbert Fritsch wrote:

> Hi
> 
> There are some text blocks. They all are different but beginn with the
> same word and end with the same "lastword*".There are many lines. How can
> I delete these blocks?
> 
> Thanks for help
> 
> Herbert

Would a macro work? Search for the first word, then start a region (set 
mark), search for the ending word, then delete. Repeat.

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