[JS] About Search and replace

Hello,
Can anyone tell me how to Search and replace in a document using javascript.
I want to replace ?? to 5.
Thank you,
--Avi

doc.findTextPreferences.findWhat="??";
doc.changeTextPreferences.changeTo="5";
doc.changeText();

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In a text file I wanted to replace all the text between two defined words. the script I got was this
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In 8.2, the only thing the project has to let you search for a vi is "Find vi's on disk", which is redundant since I can do that in windows explorer. What I want is a way to search for vi's in my application the way the search and replace function works, except I want it to apply to all vi's in a project instead of just the vi's currently loaded in memory. Do we have this in 8.5?
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I'll give an example of what I was trying to do yesterday in 8.2. I tried to build a source distribution of a large instrument driver. Since its an instrument driver there is no single top-level vi that contains all vi's - there are different categories of vi's to do different functions on my instrument. When I'm doing the source distribution I have to do it in several stages since 8.2 doesn't do source distributions right - but thats not really what this post is about. Anyway, every time I do the distribution I get an error saying CnvrtArrayIntoBitPattern.vi is password protected (and another engineer wrote it and I don't have the password). So the build fails. Now I don't know the password, I'll find it out later, but I at least want to know where in the hierarchy this vi is even being called. I don't know where it is on disk, I don't know what is calling it, it isn't in the project explicitly, it's a dependency.
If I had a top-level vi that loaded everything, I could just do a search and replace on that vi and find exactly where it is being called in seconds. But since I am in a project and have no idea where to start looking, there is no way I can find this vi. Ideally, in 8.5 there would be a search and replace menu option that searches all vi's in a project to find any calls to this vi. I want to look for all instances of a vi in my project. It sounds like you still can't really do that in 8.5.
What I ended up doing is writing a vi that opens all vi's in a folder hierarchy on disk. I don't know where this vi is, but all vi's in my project are in the same root folder. So I run my program to open every single project vi. Then since I know every single vi is open and loaded simultaneously I used the search and replace function on one of them to find all instances of CnvrtArrayIntoBitPattern.vi. But that is a painstaking process to create a simple search function.
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How can I search and replace fonts?

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Only then you have a reliable counting order.
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        dP = aP-bP,
        dy = aY-bY,
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JS InDesign Server CS2 - Search and Replace

I am struggling to get a search and replace script to work on InDesign Server CS2.
This works on my Desktop CS2:
app.documents[0].search('xxx', false, false, 'yyy');
but not through InDesign Server CS2.
Can any one please help.
Thanks
Simon Kemp

Thanks for all of the replies.
This situation is that the company I work for has decided to consolidate some of the duties of our graphics departments. People in one location will be dummying documents for people at another location.
The paths to the images are UNC paths, which means they're pointing to different shares on different servers. This cannot be changed.
Also, the images at either location may not exist until days after the dumming process.
During the dummying process, the application that's used to build the pages places empty ad boxes (placeholders) on the page. The placeholders are text frames.
I don't understand in what way, but the paths to the images are hidden inside the InDesign file. From the users' standpoint, the placeholders simply display basic information about the ad (customer name, ad number, etc.) and hold the position for the images that will be placed later.
It is not using script labels to apply the paths.
So, this is why I describe the problem as needing to do a search and replace inside the InDesign file.
As I mentioned before, I know this is doable. I think I now see that the problem problem is figuring out how these hidden paths are being applied in the document. My only thought was script labels, but this is not the case...

RE: (forte-users) search and replace within aTextData

Welll, you're both right. The MoveToChar makes it unnecessary (if a little
sloppy) to MoveNext as long as you've changed the character. thus,
outStr: TextData = new;
outStr.SetValue(inStr);
while (outStr.MoveToChar(' ')) do
outStr.ReplaceRange('_', outStr.Offset, outStr.Offset+1);
end while;
return outStr;
works fine to change blanks to underscores.
Regards,
David
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, 14 January 2000 0:58
To: 'Matthew Middleton'
Cc: kamranaminyahoo.com
Subject: RE: (forte-users) search and replace within a TextData
If you do not use the MoveNext method to skip beyond the "found" character,
a subsequent invocation of MoveToChar will find the same character, located
at exactly the same offset.
If there is no match, MoveToChar returns FALSE and the current offset does
not change.
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Middleton <mathew.middletonlawpoint.com.au>
To:kamranaminyahoo.com
Unless I'm missing something here...you needn't go through every
character...use MoveToChar()...as per Help...
while (TextdataObj.MoveToChar (' ')) do
end while;
Regards,
Dave Campbell
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Caro Systems Inc.
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Why not this:
while myText.moveToString(' ') do
myText.ReplaceRange('-', myText.Offset, myText.Offset+1);
end while;
or if you prefer verbosity:
while myText.moveToString(source=' ') do
myText.ReplaceRange(source='-', startOffset=myText.Offset,
endOffset=myText.Offset+1);
end while;
-----Original Message-----
From: FatchJeBAM.com [mailto:FatchJeBAM.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 2:51 PM
To: Troy.Burnsvacationclub.com; kamranaminyahoo.com
Subject: RE: (forte-users) search and replace within a TextData
How about this?? May have to play with start/end on ReplaceRange as I
didn't really test this
Anybody got a better way??
-- replace space with underscore
For x in 1 to myTextdata.LengthToEnd() do
If myTextData.IsSpace() then
MyTextdata.ReplaceRange('_'. Startoffset=myTextdata.offset,
endoffset=myTextdata.offset+1);
End if;
MyTextdata.MoveNext;
End for;
Jerry Fatcheric
-----Original Message-----
From: Burns, Troy [mailto:Troy.Burnsvacationclub.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 9:40 AM
To: kamranaminyahoo.com
Subject: (forte-users) search and replace within a
TextData
Hello all,
I need to search within a textdata object, replacing all
occurrances of a
space
with another character. Can you give a quick code example
of how I would do
this?
Thanks in advance,
Troy
Troy Burns
Marriott Vacation Club Intl.
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Search and replacing a url...

I just ran across an issue last night, my hyperlinks added a space at the end of the url. Does anyone know how to do a search and replace for the hyperlink window? I ended up editing every one of them. It probably wouldn't be so bad but that is a lot of repetition that InDesign should be doing.
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Photos moved from an external HDD to another: Search and replace paths?

Hi everyone,
I've been using iPhoto for a few years now and today I have iPhoto '09. I never let iPhoto copy my photos in its library when importing them, since I have most of them stored on an external hard drive. (Also, if the folders within the library would be properly dated like "2008-09-07" and not named like "7-Sep-2008" and "8-Apr-2008" making the former getting listed before the later, and if I could easily manage external volumes, I would be happy. But, I suppose that's a job for Aperture or Lightroom.)
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To manage photos not stored within its library, iPhoto creates an alias to each picture file. I found a Bash script allowing me to perform a search and replace on all symbolic links in a specific directory. However, the problem is aliases are not the same as symbolic links.
Is there any way for me to perform a search and replace on all the aliases within the iPhoto library in order to make them point to the new hard drive now containing the pictures?
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Should you wish to consider converting from a Referenced to a Managed library, then AliasHerder is an application that will replace these aliases with the actual files, and so preserve your Library and all your work in it. As always: back up first.
(Also, if the folders within the library would be properly dated like "2008-09-07" and not named like "7-Sep-2008" and "8-Apr-2008" making the former getting listed before the later, and if I could easily manage external volumes, I would be happy. But, I suppose that's a job for Aperture or Lightroom.)
How iPhoto names the folders within the Library Package is irrelevant as you never access them that way.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
*For Users of 10.5 and later*
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Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!
You can access the Library from the New Message Window in Mail:
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*For users of 10.4 and later* ...
Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
If you use Apple's Mail, Entourage, AOL or Eudora you can email from within iPhoto.
If you use a Cocoa-based Browser such as Safari, you can drag the pics from the iPhoto Window to the Attach window in the browser.
*If you want to access the files with iPhoto not running*:
For users of 10.6 and later:
You can download a free Services component from MacOSXAutomation which will give you access to the iPhoto Library from your Services Menu. Using the Services Preference Pane you can even create a keyboard shortcut for it.
For Users of 10.4 and later:
Create a Media Browser using Automator (takes about 10 seconds) or use this free utility Karelia iMedia Browser
Other options include:
1. *Drag and Drop*: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. *Show File*: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
Regards
TD

Search and Replace JavaScript

Hi, I try to search and replace with Dreamweaver a code
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<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="
http://prof.estat.com/js/m.js"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

</SCRIPT>
<NOSCRIPT>
<IMG SRC="
http://prof.estat.com/m/web/228028157164?g=229029157161&p=PR_AID_MA&c=PRESSE&st=0&sjs=0"
BORDER="0">
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Mick
frafad wrote:
> Hi, I try to search and replace with Dreamweaver a code
Javascript like this :
>
> 
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> 
> </SCRIPT>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript" SRC="
http://prof.estat.com/js/m.js"></SCRIPT>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> 
> </SCRIPT>
> <NOSCRIPT>
> <IMG
> SRC="
http://prof.estat.com/m/web/228028157164?g=229029157161&p=PR_AID_MA&c=PRESS
> E&st=0&sjs=0" BORDER="0">
> </NOSCRIPT>
> 
>
> Some parts of this code like : PR_AID_MA and PRESSE are
different on every
> pages.
>
> I tried to use regexp but i didn't find the good syntax.
>
> Anyone Know about this and could you give me an exemple
> thanks.
>
>

Search and Replace using wild characters

I have a bit of a problem on my hands while dealing jdom and xml. I am parseing an xml response from a service. The issue is that it contains an element with a colon. Nothing I can do about the service so I have to deal with it. I know I could use DOM and s on but I have chose to use jdom for a couple of reasons. What I am planning on doing is removing the colon in the element names with some sort of search and replace. The problem is that the there could be up to 500 element names with a numeric value. The element name looks like the following ns1:Point, ns2:Point, ns3:Point, and so on. JDom will not handle this so I would like it the element name to look ns1Point, ns2Point, etc. I have the xml returned from the service in a string. Is there any way I can do a search and replace given the above information. Thanks in advance

Silverfoot wrote:
I realize that it seperates the name space. The namespace for the element is different than ns1. Maybe I am missing something though
Using JDOM, I navigate my way through the xml using getChild(elementname, namespace). When i get to ns1:Point, i use the same namespace as previous elements. Are you suggesting that ns1 is another namespace. In that case I would use a second name space to the Point element.I think you're missing a whole lot, actually. You don't seem to know much about namespaces. For a start you're apparently making the beginner error of assuming that the namespace prefix declares the namespace. And this idea:
What I am planning on doing is removing the colon in the element names with some sort of search and replace.is just wrong. I would suggest you go off and find a tutorial (or a chapter in your XML book) about namespaces.

Search and Replace... tried everything, no luck, think it's quite simple!

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to do some editing on many many html files. As it wouldn't be realistic in the slightest to do it manually I'm trying to use the search and replace feature in DW, but it's proving quite difficult. I've looked at everything available on this forum and others with no luck.
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<meta name="description" content="[^"]*" />
It doesn't find it.
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Any help much appreciated,
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Whenever possible, I use the Search Tag with Attributes feature.
So let's say you need to find all meta tags that contain attribute "name" & the content is different in each one.
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Action: Set Attribute          content   to: type your new values here....
Replace All.
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Global search and replace on large-scale multi-user sites

Is there a way for Dreamweaver to select only the files that
are found when using the find and replace facility? This would make
updating large websites a lot easier.
From time to time I need to perform small changes to text or
code (that obviously is not contained in an include file or library
item) sitewide. As the site is administered by multiple users, it
uses the check-in/check-out system, which means that before editing
a file, it needs to be checked out. Thus, we can't just use search
and replace directly, we have to check out the relevant files
before performing the replace routine. The problem is selecting
only those files which will be affected by the search and replace
(and perform the operation in minutes) rather than selecting
everything (and spending hours).
Since it seems one is unable to select only files that appear
in the search results, I have to manually identify the folder that
holds the files with the results, and then check it out. As the
files which need to be edited might be scattered around the whole
site, this often means that I have to check out whole folders close
to the site root. The check-out command will include everything in
a folder, and the site contains thousands of files (which has to be
checked back in afterwards), so obviously this is a heavy and
time-consuming operation.
Does anyone know if DW has a way of selecting only the
relevant documents, or have suggestions for other ways of doing
this? I get the feeling that this is most easily achievable by
using tools outside DW, but I hesitate to go outside DW since it
would interfere with DW's site managment system.

I don't think you will find anyone here with such experience,
not the least
reason being that Library items run out of useful steam at
about 100 pages.
To use them on larger sites is just too tedious and risky,
honestly. Is
there any possibility to change to server-side includes?
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> item that will affect 200+ files (on a website that has
thousands). Being
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would be a lot
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Search and Replace NTFS permissions by SID

About to pick up a file server out of an SBS domain and drop it into a new domain.
When I drop the server into the new domain it will break all the permissions and they will just be SIDs
Are there any tools or scripts (paid or not) that let me do something like a SID based search and replace within NTFS permissions?
Cheers
Andrew
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Try this:
Turn on Show Invisibles in the View menu.
Select (highlight) the double para breaks.
Use Command-E (Find using selected text).
Open the Find dialogue box (Command-F) and select Find & Replace.The selected para breaks will be in the Find text entry box, but will not be visible!
Click in the Replace text entry box.
Select (highlight) a single para break.
Go to the Edit menu / Find and select 'Use selection for replace' (it will not show in the Replace entry box).
In the Find & Replace dialogue box, click on the Forward or Back arrows to highlight the selected items (e.g. double para break) where you wish to start replacing in the document.
Use the Replace All / Replace & Find / Replace buttons as per usual.
Not a nice solution, but I hope it gets you going until Apple restores the previous functionality!

HTML character entities problem in saved regex search and replace query

I have a many search and replace regular expression queries (.dwr files) that I have saved. I have a problem specifically with saved queries that contain HTML entities such as "& nbsp ; " or "& shy ;" (spaces added otherwise code doesn't render in browser). For example if I use the following search:
([\d]{3}& shy ;[\d]{3}& shy ;[\d]{4}|[\d]{3}& nbsp ;[\d]{3}& nbsp ;[\d]{4})
(which searches for numbers in the 888-555-1234 or 888 555 1234 formats)
This will work fine if I manually enter it into the search text area. However if I save it to file and reload it, it will no longer work because the  and characters are now displayed as " " (space) and "-"(shy) rendering the saved query useless as it's no longer searching for the code. I have some fairly long and complex queries and this is becoming a problem.
Thanks for any help.
I'm currently using Dreaweaver CS4 at home and CS5.5 at work.

Thanks for your reply Kenneth, but that is not what I'm trying to accomplish. I'm looking for the HTML entities that exist in the source code which are & shy ; and & nbsp ; (without the spaces). As I mentioned above, if I enter them manually in the search box, I will get the corrrect results. If I save the search and then reload it, the special characters are no longer in HTML and the search is now useless.
Just for example again
In an open document in code view insert a number in the format (without the spaces): 888& nbsp;888& nbsp ;8888
Open a search dialog box and enter (without the spaces): [\d]{3}& nbsp ;[\d]{3}& nbsp ;[\d]{4}
The search will find that entry.
Save search as phone.dwr for example. Then load it and try the search again. It won't work because upon loading the search Dreamweaver replaces the HTML code which was saved with the rendered HTML. So now the search shows up as: [\d]{3} [\d]{3} [\d]{4} which will not find the string with hard coded non-breaking spaces that I'm looking for.
Basically I want to be able to save a search query for reuse. When I load a search query, I want it to be exactly what I saved, not something that DW has rendered (that doesn't work).

How do I search and replace for invisibles in Pages 5.5.2?

Three related problems all involving search and replace for invisibles.
1. A block of text where all double returns need to become single returns.
2. A block of text where all returns need to be replaced with a single word space.
3. A block of text where all double word spaces to be replaced with a single word space.
Pages 09 could do all three this handily. How can these be done in Pages 5.5.2?
Appreciated.

Here are screenshot of my attempts to make reducing double returns to one. First up selection of a double return:
Copy to the clipboard. Do a Command-F. Here's the resulting dialogue:
I paste in the contents of the clipboard:
Note the Search field no longer has an empty slot selected. Something is clearly in there, but no instance of whatever is has been found. Nevertheless, I proceed to set up the Replace field by selecting a single return:
Copy that to the clipboard and paste into the Replace field:
Nothing to search for and therefore nothing to replace. Am now wondering what that little scoop to the right of the eyeglass icon might indicate. Clicking on it reveals this:
Definitely not "a solution that just works."

[JS] About Search and replace

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