Search and Highlight Feature

V9.4.5: When I search for a word, phrase, number, etc., how come it only highlights that "match" on certain pages? It will still go to other pages with that particular match but it won't highlight it; I will have to read through the text to find what I'm looking for. I know that is lazy, but it helps when reading a 1400 page RFP . Thanks any and all who can shed some light on this quirk!

Awesome, thanks for this info! I knew it was a bug! I will be looking for an update.
Thanks, Jim

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HIGHLIGHTING WORDS AND DICTIONARIES SUPPORT - Search and highlight words in the PDF documents

One of the things that Adobe people don't understand very well, is they focus and focus and focus constantly in adding new "cool" features to the product... as more flash support... etc. etc.
But Adobe still pending to make easier the life of people that work with tons and literally tons of PDF documents.
Students, researchers, law professors, academics... they all need a solution to search and highlight in different colors, for certain words in a lot of documents.
So here we have a challenge for the Adobe folks.
Let's imagine you are working in a Law Office, ok? (you're lawyer, not programmer)
You have a trial tomorrow...
The trial is about robbery (for example)
Now you are looking for Jurisprudence (other similar cases that were judged before)...
And let's imagine you have a folder with 200 cases in 200 PDF files, talking about robbery, between the years 2005-2009
Now, let's imagine you are interested to search the words:
CONVICTION
KIDNAPPING
ASSAULT
FAILURE
CRIME
SUBPOENA
How do you do that Adobe folks?
Reading the 200 documents? one by one, having to drink all the ink of the documents, line by line...
Or, could you, please, allow Adobe Acrobat 10 can handle dictionaries of words, and allow the users, to search and highlight those words in folder of PDF documents.
Of course!!! you'll tell me, oh, you can accomplish a search of the desired words and Acrobat will search them for you in a lot of documents in a folder...
And I'll reply you! oh! that is not enough!
And do you know why?
Just simpley because I need to see all the information highlighted in a context...
If I see the word CRIME in red close to FAILURE... also in red I can see that something wrong is happening with that trial, for example...
Do you understand now that searching single words in a lot of documents is not enough, and you have to improve URGENTLY this feature?
Highlighting the words the users need to search in a folder of documents, allow INTENSIVE RESEARCH AND SAVE HOURS AND DAYS AND EVEN MONTHS OF HARD WORK TO THE USERS.
In that way, you don't have to read the whole document, you just go directly to the highlighted parts.
I've been submitting this feature since Adobe Acrobat 6!!!! No one in Adobe listened to me!!!
I sincerely don't know why these forums are opened, must be an idea of someone from marketing, because finally, Adobe don't implement any specification from the users.
I am absolutely sure, Adobe folks will present the 10 version as something pretty cool, with more flash support and more graphic stuff.
But, as always, withouth helping the real people that work extensively with large amounts of documents.
So I hope, Sirs, Madams of Adobe, please, now yes, you give support to this feature once and for all !!!
Thanks

Adobe does listen to users, but it listens to 10 users more frequently than 1 user. It listens to 1000 users more frequently than 10. Get everyone you know that works for lawyers to post the request in the Adobe wish form (where Adobe tabulates user requests).
https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
Then maybe it will appear in Acrobat 11. If it is not in Acrobat 10 by now it is probably too late in the upgrade cycle for it to get in.

PS Shadow and Highlights feature in Lightroom.

I would like to see the Shadows and Highlight features (the entire thing)
added as a palette in Lightroom. It would be very useful in my opinion and
does such a great job in Photoshop.
Robert

> I like the ability to have it automatically apply it when you bring it up. I
also like the ability to adjust the settings and save them as a default. So
if they added both of these to LR (as well as the other slider controls)
that would be great.
They are (presets for the first, ACR defaults for the second).

Search and highlight the text

Hi All,
It would be great if someone advice or help for developing customized application for PDF document. I want make following feature in my application using .Net technology.
1. How to search the particular listed text and need Highlight that words in PDF document
2. And is it feasible to search that highlighted word alone using search custom option
3. once reached the word I want to change the background color in that word
Many thanks,
Gnanasekaran

Thank you and I have few queries:
I have Adobe Acrobat, after developed certain autoamation with VB.Net; I need to install that EXE in another system; it is require again Adobe Acrobat full version or Reader alone. Please confirm.

Desktop search engine: boolean search and highlighting hits

On Windows I had dtSearch to search the desktop (www.dtsearch.com). Is there something similar for Mac OS? I have already tried out several apps. DEVONsphere Express provides boolean search, Insider has preview, but the preview doesn't work with binary files as "DOC" etc.
DtSearch allows sophisticated boolean search and provides a very performing preview with highlighted hits. It works with many types of files, including including Office, different email-applications etc. dtSearch allows also to limit the search on a selection of folders and/or files. Unfortunately, there is apparently no Mac OS Version of dtSearch.

Some of the free or cheap seach apps match with my boolean search needs. None of them hights the hits in a preview. That's my issue: I want to have a preview with highlighted hit. I want to jump from hit to hit with lightening speed.
Now I have found out that DEVONthink Pro Office is a program for Mac which is similar to dtSearch. It costs a bit less, but also about $ 150.
DEVONthink works quite well. Only the boolean NEAR-function has to be improved. "term1 NEAR term2" highlights all the term1 and term2, not only the ones which are close to each other.

Is there a "search and replace" feature on IWeb?

After building my entire site from scratch, I have learned many, many things that will help it load faster, etc.
This will involve redesigning buttons, and taking some photos and manipulating them in Photoshop (rather than adding borders in IWeb, etc.), etc.
As I have several pages that include the same items, is there a way that I can find all of the same pictures and replace them with my new edited version with a "search and replace" type of function? Or do I have to go to each page, and delete the old and add the new?
Thanks for all the help -
Kim

As I have several pages that include the same items, is there a way that I can find all of the same pictures and replace them with my new edited version
You'll have to copy an paste the new items in each page.
I suppose you could name the new item the same as the old and replace it in the individual page folder. I think that would save you from having to edit any html pages. But if you're going to make other edits to the page which require you to open it in iWeb you might as well replace it that way. It will have to be the same pixel size as the previous file was.
I did a file replacement for the last three tutorials button in my Old Toad's Tutorials site. Worked like a charm until I next publish.
*HOWEVER, if you republish the site or page the files will be replaced with the originals. So unless you're not going to change it again you'll have to do the change in iWeb so they will remain changed.*
Just changed that page from within iWeb so the demo of the process is not available any more.
OT
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Search and highlight found sentence

I'm designing a C# console application that searches sentences in a PDF text (i.e multiple words separated by space , and may be separated by line) and a title sentence that may take more than one line .
I get the pdf text in a string then match the given sentences against them , for example i'm matching a pdf string against a title like this : "Lower leg compartment syndrome post \nappendicectomy"
the point is i need the search to allow searching the whole sentence even if it's separated by lines then highlight it when matches.. can any one help ?

Ok, this would be done by JavaScript, through the VB:JavaScript linkage. VB is a better choice but it appears that it might be possible to do this with C#, not sure.
To find positions of text you use doc.getPageNthWord and doc.getPageNthWordQuads. This gives the position of each word and NOTHING ELSE. To look for consecutive words you would need to analyse the results. Text in a PDF is not just strings with newlines, but a complicated collection of graphics; getPageNthWord assembles the graphics and uses GUESSWORK to pick word boundaries.
I believe you can also use JavaScript to add highlight annotations.
You might use the OLE API to open, save and close the framing PDF, assuming it isn't already open in Acrobat.

Search and highlight

Hi. I would like to write a script (Javascript or IAC) that can take a wordlist (from a search on a website) and dynamically highlight those words in a PDF on the users computer. Also, I need this to work in Adobe Reader, as I do not want to require users to have Acrobat. Is this possible - and if so - can you explain the steps?
Thanks for your assistance.

Ok, this would be done by JavaScript, through the VB:JavaScript linkage. VB is a better choice but it appears that it might be possible to do this with C#, not sure.
To find positions of text you use doc.getPageNthWord and doc.getPageNthWordQuads. This gives the position of each word and NOTHING ELSE. To look for consecutive words you would need to analyse the results. Text in a PDF is not just strings with newlines, but a complicated collection of graphics; getPageNthWord assembles the graphics and uses GUESSWORK to pick word boundaries.
I believe you can also use JavaScript to add highlight annotations.
You might use the OLE API to open, save and close the framing PDF, assuming it isn't already open in Acrobat.

Text find and Highlight

I have a textbox that I am loading text from instructionsArray that gets data from a XML file. I want to search that textbox for a word that might be in the dictionaryArray that gets data from and XML file. Then I want the word if its there to be higlighted in red and be able to rollover or click the word to get a popup that shows the words definition that is also in the dictionaryArray. SO the code for all of this as I have it so far builds a rectangle backgournd and addes the textbox to it. The MA is a variable that tells what set of instuctions it is on (1, 2, etc). Everything works except the search and highlight. Is this better?
XML FILE
CODE for XML Dictionary
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<dictionary>
 <allWords>
 <word>Enzymes</word>
 <definition>Natural chemical substances found in all plant and animal tissue. In growing plants, they aid in all growth processes including maturation and ripening. After maturity, continued activity of enzymes can cause undesirable changes in color, ﬂavor and texture. Enzymes that cause these undesirable changes are destroyed during heat processing of foods.</definition>
 <visualAids>
 <image src="Flash_pictures/tn/tn_mouth.png" title="Mouth" url="Flash_pictures/mouth.png" />
 </visualAids>
 </allWords>
 <allWords>
 <word>Oxidation</word>
 <definition>Gain in oxygen or loss of electrons. Acid Foods: Foods containing natural acids, those that had vinegar added to them or those produced by controlled microbial fermentation are classiﬁed as acid foods. This food group includes fruits, tomatoes, pickles, sauerkraut and relishes. Because microorganisms do not thrive in acid, these foods can be safely processed in a water bath canner at 212 F (100 C) </definition>
 <visualAids>
 <image src="Flash_pictures/tn/tn_mouth.png" title="Mouth" url="Flash_pictures/mouth.png" />
 </visualAids>
 </allWords>
</dictionary>
CODE FOR XML INSTRUCTIONS
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<allInsturctions>
 <actInstructions>
 <name>
 act1
 </name>
 <boxtext>
 Before tomatoes enter the plant, they must be graded for quality. The quality of the tomatoes on a truckload determines how much the producer gets paid. Only grade A/B tomatoes will be used in canning. Grade C tomatoes may be used for other types of tomato food products such as juice or salsa.
 </boxtext>
 <instructions>
 <![CDATA[ Tomato Grading
Enzymes The quality grade of a tomato is based on 3 things: size, ripeness and defects. This step is only an average of the quality for the whole truck so the producer can be fairly paid. Later, every tomato will be graded both by machine and by hand before being processed.
Minimum quality requirements must be met to continue processing or you risk the final canned product getting recalled by the USDA. The estimated Grade quality for the truck is not sufficient enough. Each tomato is graded for redness by a machine where tomatoes that are too green are siphoned off for juice production. Tomatoes are also evaluated by hand so that any broken fruit can be discarded. Broken fruit will jam up the machinery and not peel properly.
 Now it is your turn to practice grading tomatoes in order to determine how much to pay the producer!
1. Take a sample of tomatoes from 3 different spots in the truckload. 2. Give each separate sample a grade of A/B, or C. 3. Then average the 3 samples together to determine how much to pay you producer and decide what finished product to use the tomatoes for.

]]>
 </instructions>
 <question>
 <![CDATA[ How would you grade this truck?]]>
 </question>
 <options>
 <a>Grade A</a>
 Grade B
 <c>Grade C</c>
 </options>
 <image src="Flash_pictures/tn/tn_mouth.png" title="Mouth" url="Flash_pictures/mouth.png" />
 <video>
 Arrival
 </video>
 </actInstructions>
</allInsturctions>
//LOAD EXTERNAL XML FILES
function loadXML():void
 XMLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoadComplete);
 XMLDataRequest = new URLRequest(XMLFiles[XMLFilesPointer]);
 XMLLoader.load(XMLDataRequest);
 trace(XMLFiles[XMLFilesPointer]);
function xmlLoadComplete(e:Event):void
 XMLLoader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoadComplete);
 var xmlData = XML(e.target.data);
 //distinguish between both xml types
 xmlData.ignoreWhitespace = true;
 if (xmlData.actInstructions != undefined)
 {//if instructions node exists, then it is instructions xml
 trace('instructions xml file');
 for (var b = 0; b < xmlData.actInstructions.length(); b++)
 instructionsArray.push({name:xmlData.actInstructions[b].name.text(), boxtext:xmlData.actInstructions[b].boxtext.text(), instructions: xmlData.actInstructions[b].instructions.text(), question: xmlData.actInstructions[b].question.text(), image: xmlData.actInstructions[b].visualAids.text(), video: xmlData.actInstructions[b].video.text() });
 if (xmlData.allWords != undefined)
 {//if movie node exists, then it is dictionary xml
 trace('dictionary xml file');
 trace(xmlData.allWords.length());
 for (var n = 0; n < xmlData.allWords.length(); n++)
 dictionaryArray.push({word: xmlData.allWords[n].word.text(), definition: xmlData.allWords[n].definition.text(), image: xmlData.allWords[n].visualAids.text() });
 XMLFilesPointer++;
 if (XMLFilesPointer < XMLFiles.length)
 loadXML();
//build display and add text
var words:Array = instructionsArray[MA].instructions.split(/\s+/);
var highlight:TextFormat = new TextFormat("Arial",14,0xff0000,null,true);
var dictionaryTimer:Timer = new Timer(100,dictionaryArray.length-1);
dictionaryTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);
dictionaryTimer.start();
function onTimer(e:TimerEvent):void
 textbox.setTextFormat(textbox.defaultTextFormat);
 var re:RegExp = new RegExp("\\b"+words[dictionaryTimer.currentCount]+"\\b", "gi");
 var result:Object = re.exec(instructionsArray[MA].instructions);
 while (result)
 textbox.setTextFormat(highlight, result.index, result.index+words[dictionaryTimer.currentCount].length);
 result = re.exec(instructionsArray[MA].instructions);
instructionsFormat.font = tomatoBasefont.fontName;
 instructionsFormat.size = 14;
 textbox.defaultTextFormat = instructionsFormat;
 textbox.multiline = true;
 textbox.htmlText = instructionsArray[MA].instructions;
 textbox.width = 778;
 textbox.height = 340;
 //Testing Dictionary Search START
 //Search instructions for words in dictionaryArray
 dictionaryTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, onTimer);
 dictionaryTimer.start();
 //Testing Dictionary Search END
 i_MC.x = 180;
 i_MC.y = 160;
 i_MC.name = "instructionBox";
 // Shadow Gray color;
 qbkg_shadow.graphics.beginFill(shadowColor);
 // x, y, width, height, ellipseW, ellipseH;
 qbkg_shadow.graphics.drawRoundRect(10, 10, 788, 351, 20, 20);
 qbkg_shadow.graphics.endFill();
 // Purple Box color;
 qbkg.graphics.beginFill(boxColor);
 // x, y, width, height, ellipseW, ellipseH;
 qbkg.graphics.drawRoundRect(0, 0, 788, 351, 20, 20);
 qbkg.graphics.endFill();
 xClose.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, mouseClickHandler);
 xClose.x = 750;
 xClose.y = 2;
 i_MC.addChild(qbkg_shadow);
 i_MC.addChild(qbkg);
 i_MC.addChild(textbox);
 i_MC.addChild(xClose);
 addChild(i_MC);

And here is a "workable solution" - an example of how to deal with it.
This class creates roll overs and tooltips for the search term.
A lot of this code is based on what we discussed before - nothing really new.
Just place this class in to FLA directory and make this class a Document Class in Flash IDE. I don't like Flash IDE and coding on the timeline - so it is up to you to translate it into timeline code. Some aspects are commented in the code.
package
 import flash.display.Sprite;
 import flash.events.MouseEvent;
 import flash.geom.Rectangle;
 import flash.text.TextField;
 import flash.text.TextFormat;
 public class TextRollOverExample extends Sprite
 private var highlight:TextFormat = new TextFormat("Arial", 14, 0xff0000, null, true, true);
 private var originalText:String;
 private var tf:TextField;
 private var inputField:TextField;
 private var termBoundaries:Vector.<Rectangle>;
 private var _searchTerm:String;
 private var tipText:TextField;
 public function TextRollOverExample()
 init();
 private function init():void
 originalText = "I have a textfield that I am reading the content in from a XML file. Is there a way to search said textfield for a certain word from an Array? For Ex. if I have a paragraph of text in the textfield and I want to search the textfield for a word that is in an array like 'The' and underline every instance of the word can I do that?";
 tf = new TextField();
 tf.defaultTextFormat = new TextFormat("Arial", 12);
 tf.multiline = tf.wordWrap = true;
 tf.width = 300;
 tf.autoSize = "left";
 tf.text = originalText;
 tf.x = tf.y = 50;
 addChild(tf);
 searchTerm = "textfield";
 private function set searchTerm(term:String):void
 _searchTerm = term;
 tf.setTextFormat(tf.defaultTextFormat);
 var re:RegExp = new RegExp(term, "gi");
 var result:Object = re.exec(originalText);
 termBoundaries = new Vector.<Rectangle>();
 while (result)
 tf.setTextFormat(highlight, result.index, result.index + term.length);
 // get term boundaries and push them into collection of all related boundaries
 termBoundaries.push(tf.getCharBoundaries(result.index).union(tf.getCharBoundaries(result.index + term.length)));
 result = re.exec(originalText);
 drawHotSpots();
 private function drawHotSpots():void
 // create hot spots for all
 for each (var rect:Rectangle in termBoundaries)
 hotSpot = rect;
 private function set hotSpot(rect:Rectangle):void
 var s:Sprite = new Sprite();
 s.buttonMode = s.useHandCursor = true;
 s.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onHotSpotInteraction);
 s.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, onHotSpotInteraction);
 s.graphics.beginFill(0xff0000, 0);
 s.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, rect.width, rect.height);
 addChild(s);
 // position hotspot over corresponding word
 s.x = tf.x + rect.x;
 s.y = tf.y + rect.y;
 private function onHotSpotInteraction(e:MouseEvent):void
 switch (e.type)
 case MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER:
 drawTooltip(_searchTerm, Sprite(e.currentTarget));
 break;
 case MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT:
 killToolTip();
 break;
 private function drawTooltip(term:String, target:Sprite):void
 killToolTip();
 tipText = new TextField();
 tipText.defaultTextFormat = new TextFormat("Arial", 11, 0x008000);
 tipText.width = 100;
 tipText.border = true;
 tipText.background = true;
 tipText.borderColor = 0x808080;
 tipText.autoSize = "left";
 tipText.multiline = tipText.wordWrap = true;
 tipText.text = "This thingy describes what " + term + " is.";
 addChild(tipText);
 tipText.x = target.x;
 tipText.y = target.y + target.height + 2;
 private function killToolTip():void
 if (tipText)
 if (this.contains(tipText))
 removeChild(tipText);
 tipText = null;

Xml search and replace for 'Session Variables' in column title view

Hi Experts,
I have around 10 reports where measure column titles are displayed based the session variable.
Below is the syntax I have used in the column title
@{biServer.variables['NQ_SESSION.VariableName']}
Now I would like to replace the above syntax with some static text. To do this, I am trying to use the xml search and replace feature in the catalog manager.
For some reason, catalog manager is unable to find the syntax in the xml file. I have tried using escape character also for the apostrophe by using &apos, but no luck.
Any pointers on how to replace the text?
Thanks

Using Analysis get the xml conversion for @{biServer.variables['NQ_SESSION.VariableName']} from Advanced tab's xml code
use this code to find in catalog manager, if you able to find then go for search and replace option.
I think this should work for you.

Using search and comments on my own server

Hi all,
I have created a blog site and I use the search and comments features.
I noticed that every time I publish my site to a folder (or to our internal server) instead to .Mac the functionality of the search and comments is gone.
Is there a way to restore them on our internal server?
Thanks,
Ziv

The search and comments features are part of dotMac.
WOW there are a lot of websites out there using .mac I would never of guessed given that information...
j/k
irony; if you _search for search_ your may find what you're searching for
Want someone to hold your hand?
Comments
C'mon Ziv search is your friend! Don't ask how to put it on your site if you don't know how to use it in the first place that's just hypocritical.

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.
So I'm trying to replace a huge block of code, but as the code is different in all the files I have to use the wildcard. So I match up the code at the front and the block which is the same in all the files I'm trying to change and insert [^"]*. For example, if I wanted to change the meta content I search for:
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It doesn't find it.
The other blocks of code are much bigger and it's the same story. If I copy the code in which I am looking to replace (without the wild card) and search it doesn't find it, but if I click off 'use regular expression' it does find it, so this leads me to believe that it may be something to do with the special characters that is in the code that I am trying to replace, but I am unsure how to go about excluding these..
Any help much appreciated,
Brian

I'm the very first to admit that I STINK at Reg Ex. It's a totally foreign language to me.
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.
Find In: Current document (to test)
Search: Specific Tag meta
With Attribute name = [any value]
Action: Set Attribute content to: type your new values here....
Replace All.
Hope this helps.
Nancy O.
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists
http://alt-web.com/
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http://alt-web.blogspot.com/

Bing does not appear in add ons or in the search engine list or control panel, in fact there is no reference to it on my computer, yet still, it has hijacked my search and the normally very useful 'highlight, right click, open search in a new tab'

Bing does not appear in add ons or in the search engine list or control panel, in fact there is no reference to it on my computer, yet still, it has hijacked my search and the normally very useful 'highlight, right click, open search in a new tab'

Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have. '''(Not all programs detect the same Malware.)'''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php]
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AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/]
Spybot Search & Destroy - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html]
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[http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php]
[http://forum.aumha.org/]
[http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/]
[http://bleepingcomputer.com]

Does Adobe Viewer on iPad support Search, Bookmark and Highlight Text?

I would like to know if the Adobe Viewer for the iPad support the Search, Bookmark and Highlight Text features.... Or if some of these features are planned to be developed later and when.
Thanks for your quick answer.

Not yet. Those features are on the roadmap, but I can't offer an estimated time.

Why does the highlight feature seem not to work about 1/2 the time in various ibooks. I'm trying to take notes and about 50 pages into a book the highlight feature stopped working.

I've long noted that the highlight feature in ibooks is clunky and fairly limited in it's note-taking features, but the last two books I've read I've had trouble getting the highlight feature to work at all. I click and drag over text and nothing happens. I try with command depressed and nothing happens. If I double click a bunch it will eventually highlight one word, but nothing more. What gives?
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And why does the text of a book often render so that it's haf cut off of the page?

There is a button for speech within the iBooks menu. Edit > Speech. You might be better off buying Audiobooks. You can get them from the iTunes Store or Audible.com

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