Re: selective string-replace
Re: selective string-replace
- Subject: Re: selective string-replace
- From: Paul Skinner <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 16:59:06 -0400
On Wednesday, August 7, 2002, at 04:04 PM, email@hidden wrote:
I have a need to write a script that will convert strings like this:
http://progressive.stream.aol.com/newline/gl/newline/lordoftherings/TheTwoTowe
rs_480.mov
http://progressive.stream.aol.com/wbonline/reloaded_teaser_1_480.mov
into strings like this:
http://progressive.stream.aol.com|newline|gl|newline|lordoftherings|TheTwoTowe
rs_480.mov
http://progressive.stream.aol.com|wbonline|reloaded_teaser_1_480.mov
I somehow need to do a "search and replace" of the slashes with pipes,
yet
leave the http:// slashes intact. Is there a way I can do a
stringreplace,
yet somehow detect that if there's 2 slashes together, that they should
be
left untouched?
- Rob
set inputString to
"
http://progressive.stream.aol.com/newline/gl/newline/lordoftherings/TheTwoTowers_480.
mov
http://progressive.stream.aol.com/wbonline/reloaded_teaser_1_480.mov";
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "//"
set inputString to text items of inputString
repeat with i from 1 to length of inputString
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "/"
set item i of inputString to text items of item i of inputString
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to ""
set item i of inputString to (item i of inputString) as text
end repeat
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to "//"
set inputString to inputString as text
-->"
http://progressive.stream.aol.comnewlineglnewlinelordoftheringsTheTwoTowers_480.
mov
http://progressive.stream.aol.comwbonlinereloaded_teaser_1_480.mov";
--
Paul Skinner
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