Executing Multiple Saved Regular Expressions

[Peter Kaufman]

Folks,

I couldn't find this in the documentation.

BBEdit version 13.5.7 (415124, 64-bit Intel, sandboxed)

Mac OSX 11.6.1 (Big Sur)

I have stored over 2 dozen regular expressions stored under the "g" in Find/Replace.

I'd like to run 6 of them sequentially against a file.  Is there a way to do this?

Thanks very much in advance!

Peter

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[François Schiettecatte]

Peter

Have you looked at Text Factories at all? It looks like they might fit the bill.

Cheers

François

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[Patrick Woolsey]

On Jan 05, 2022, at 18:03, Peter Kaufman <pkau...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I couldn't find this in the documentation.
>
> BBEdit version 13.5.7 (415124, 64-bit Intel, sandboxed)
> Mac OSX 11.6.1 (Big Sur)
>
> I have stored over 2 dozen regular expressions stored under the "g" in Find/Replace.
> I'd like to run 6 of them sequentially against a file. Is there a way to do this?

A _text factory_ which contains a suitable set of 'Replace All' actions should do just what you want. :-)

To get started, please see the "Text Factories" section in Chapter 5 of the PDF manual (starts on pg. 145 of the current edition).


Regards,

Patrick Woolsey
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[Fletcher Sandbeck]

You can do this with a Text Factory. Create one from the File > New menu and then add your search/replace operations using several Replace All actions. Use the Choose button to select the open text window you want to do the replacements in and then hit the Play button.

[fletcher]

On Jan 5, 2022, at 3:03 PM, Peter Kaufman <pkau...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Peter Kaufman]

François, Patrick and Fletcher, you gentlemen are amazing!  Fast and accurate!  Thank you - I will pursue Text Factory.

Peter

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[Christopher Stone]

On Jan 05, 2022, at 17:03, Peter Kaufman <pkau...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have stored over 2 dozen regular expressions stored under the "g" in Find/Replace.

I'd like to run 6 of them sequentially against a file.  Is there a way to do this?

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Hey Peter,

While Text Factories work well, I tend to use AppleScript for this sort of task.

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tell application "BBEdit"

    tell front text document's text

        replace "Match-Pattern-1" using "Replace-Pattern" options {search mode:grep, case sensitive:false, starting at top:true}

        replace "Match-Pattern-2" using "Replace-Pattern" options {search mode:grep, case sensitive:false, starting at top:true}

    end tell

end tell

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I find a AppleScripts easier to manage and work with than Text Factories.

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Best Regards,

Chris

[Peter Kaufman]

Thanks, Chris!  I'll try that too!  Love learning new tools!!

Peter

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