Globally adding content to empty cells in InDesign Tables

I have a file with 190 tables, all with a number of empty cells. The client has decided that these cells need to contain an m-dash. Is there a way to globally add this m-dash to all empty cells, to avoid having to go cell by cell?

I think that would have to be scripted.
Perhaps check out the Scripting forum - but sometimes those clever scripters are lurking here too

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Hi everybody,
Its urgent. I want to add ToolTip for individual cells. What I have implemented, it show same ToolTip for each cell. I want different ToolTip for individual cell.
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Hi,
See this demo pasted below-
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import javax.swing.*;
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import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
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Hi here,
I have read the similar title "Adding ToolTip for individual cell in the table".
The method that use "tableModel" and "override getToolTipText" for individual cell is useful for individual cell with tooltip that i have tried.
How could i get the tooltip for each columns and show every row value on each tooltip.I wish when mouse moved above a column and the column could show all of that column's row value.
Please help me.
Thanks..

your explanation sounds a bit confusing but if i got you right
you could do something like this in your table
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How can I add a character globally to empty cells in an InDesign table?

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Hi Jarek,
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try
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My apologies if this is not posted in the proper category...
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Hi Skip,
Ithink you may have hit the nail on the head with "My problem is I am too impatient."
Earlier you wrote:
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PageNo
Subject
Title
46
The Subject
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Another Subject
54
Subject
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/*jslint undef: true, newcap: true, nomen: false, regexp: true,
        bitwise: true, onevar: true, indent: 4, white: false */
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UserInteractionLevels,
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function initTags(doc, tagnames) {
    var i, t, tags = {};
    for (i=0; i<tagnames.length; i++) {
        try {
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        } catch (e0) {}
        tags[tagnames[i]] = doc.xmlTags.itemByName(tagnames[i]);
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    for (i=0; i<e.length; i++) {
        if (e[i].markupTag === tag) {
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function lastChildTag(node, tag) {
    var i, e = node.xmlElements;
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//       this.name = "addNode";
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// function(element, ruleProcessor, parent, tag) {
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function(element, ruleProcessor, parent, tag) {
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    // <section-head>, <page>, or <article>, add a <td> to the last
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I am new to scripting and now looking into it.
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Thanks for reply Loic_aigon
As Marc suggested in discussion, I used
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