Include file name in grep/extract results?

[severdia]

I have a lot of XML files and I'd like to grep a string and use Extract to copy that string from each file to a single CSV file. Is there a pattern for including the filename the strong was extracted from in the results? My goal is a single text file (comma separated) that contains the string found from each XML file.

I thought I saw a way to do this in BBedit, but maybe not. Is there a replace pattern for file name?

[Christopher Stone]

On May 07, 2023, at 14:17, severdia <seve...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have a lot of XML files and I'd like to grep a string and use Extract to copy that string from each file to a single CSV file. Is there a pattern for including the filename the strong was extracted from in the results? My goal is a single text file (comma separated) that contains the string found from each XML file.

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Hey Severdia,

I'm not aware of any tokens that can return the file name or path during a multi-file search...

However – to get what you need you can:

• Do a multi-file search (Cmd-Shift-F).
• Copy the contents of the search results window.
• Paste that into a new document.
• Do a little post-processing.

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Best Regards,

Chris