[OS X TeX] Multiple Search/Replace in one script?

[Steffen Wolfrum]

Hi Maarten,

thank you for your feedback!

TextWrangler would be a nice start.

Could you give me an example how to write a file containing different search/replace runs like ...

search "1. Dezember" 				- replace with "1.\,Dezember" 	- normal
search "daß" 						- replace with "dass" 			- case insensitive
search "(\.) ([Dezember|Oktober])	- replace with "\1\\,\2"		- with regular expression


... so that all these will can performed on a file/folder with one call?

Steffen




On Sat, 26 May 2007 16:39:59 +0200, Maarten Sneep wrote:
> On May 26, 2007, at 14:53, Steffen Wolfrum wrote:
> 
>> I am looking for a way to automate (and also archive) my most common 
>> ten or twenty search/replace runs.
> 
> Which application. BBEdit/TextWrangler allow you to save 
> search/replace combinations under a descriptive name (needed for most 
> grep searches). The search & replace functionality is fully 
> scriptable through AppleScript, even recordable to get you started.
> 
>> I have to admit, I have no idea about scripting. But I guess there 
>> should be a way in Applecript/Perl/Rupy/Whatever to write down 
>> several entries with...
>> 
>> ... what should be the search string
>> ... what should be the replace string
>> ... what kind of search should be opeated (regulr expression, case 
>> sensitive, etc.)
>> 
>> Any recommendations?
> 
> To start with: which application? For scripting my experiences with 
> BBEdit (TextWrangler) are good.
> 
> Maarten
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