[guispeak] Re: Ed sharp--search and replace

  • From: Jamal Mazrui <empower@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:05:15 -0400 (EDT)

Try the Transform Files command, Alt+Equals.  There are a few steps
involved, so it's not quick to explain, but the documentation should
cover it.  Let me know if you still have questions afterward.

Jamal
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009,
Donald L. Roberts wrote:

> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:39:40 -0700
> From: Donald L. Roberts <donald_roberts_99@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [guispeak] Ed sharp--search and replace
>
>
> I have a folder containing some 300 small text files.  Since
> most of these were copied from the web, many contain
> characters purporting to be the apostrophe but are not.
>
> I wish to examine each file in this folder to find and
> replace such characters with Ansi 027 or whatever the value
> is for the genuine apostrophe.  I know how to search and
> replace within one file; but, what does one do to tell Ed
> Sharp to search each text file in the folder to see if any
> characters need  replacing?
>
> Thanks in advance for feedback.
>
> Don Roberts
>
>
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