text.Replace ( Text ; SearchText1 ; SearchText2 ; ReplacementText ) )
Replaces a text between two identifiers (including the identifiers)
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Sample input:
text.Replace ( xml ; "" ; " " ; ""
Sample output:
FileMaker 9 Developer Reference<title><br>
<pubdate>2008</pubdate><br>
</book><br>
</xml> </div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<p> Function definition:<span class="grayital"> (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)</span> </p>
<textarea name="textarea" class="codearea" readonly id="textarea" style="height: 250px;">/*
Name: text.Replace
Params: text
SearchText1
SearchText2
ReplacementText
Function:
*/
Let
(
[
text = text;
SearchText1 = SearchText1 ;
SearchText2 = SearchText2 ;
ReplacementText = ReplacementText ;
Len = Length ( text ) ;
Stop1 = Position ( text ; SearchText1 ; 1 ; 1 ) ;
Stop2 = Position ( text ; SearchText2 ; 1 ; 1 ) + Length ( SearchText2 ) ;
LChunk = Left ( text ; stop1 - 1 ) ;
RChunk = Right ( text ; Len - Stop2 + 1 ) ;
T = middle ( text ; stop1; Stop2 - Stop1 ) ;
X = Replace ( T ; 1 ; Length ( T ) ; ReplacementText ) ;
CleanText = LChunk & X & Rchunk ;
checkSearchText1 = Patterncount ( RChunk ; SearchText1 ) ;
checkSearchText2 = Patterncount ( RChunk ; SearchText2 ) ;
Rmd = Getasboolean ( checkSearchText1 ) and getasboolean ( checkSearchText2 )
];
LChunk & X &
If ( Rmd ; text.Replace ( RChunk ; SearchText1 ; SearchText2 ; ReplacementText ) ; RChunk )
)
/* Notes: Substitutes for a block of text when only the start and end parts are know and the middle is unknown. Replace on sterioids.
Rob Poelking */</textarea>
<button id="copyBlock" class="cool_button">Click to copy</button>
<span id="copyAnswer" class="redital"></span>
<script type="text/javascript">
var textarea = document.getElementById( "textarea" );
var answer = document.getElementById( "copyAnswer" );
var copy = document.getElementById( "copyBlock" );
copy.addEventListener( 'click', function ( e ) {
textarea.select();
try {
var ok = document.execCommand( 'copy' );
if ( ok ) answer.innerHTML = 'Copied';
else answer.innerHTML = 'Unable to copy';
} catch ( err ) {
answer.innerHTML = 'Unsupported Browser';
}
} );
</script>
<p style="word-wrap: break-word;">
Substitutes a block of text when only the start and end parts are known and the middle is unknown. Replace on sterioids. </p>
<p> </p>
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