Re: deleting text
Re: deleting text
- Subject: Re: deleting text
- From: Michelle Steiner <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:39:46 -0700
On Nov 25, 2003, at 11:51 AM, Ruby Madraswala wrote:
I have text files (over 60 to 200 paragraphs). I am trying to write a
script to delete the "\" always in front of a word and "|" (pipe) at
end of a word. "\" and "|" can be at beginning and end of one word.
Sounds simple but I can't get the delete statement to work. What am I
missing here and am I using the wrong command and or wrong approach.
(trying with the slash first). Can tell I am a beginner at scripting.
You are using the wrong approach. You can't delete characters from a
string directly.
Try using text item delimiters; for example to remove the pipe, try
this.
set applescript's text item delimiters to {"|"}
set wordlist to text items of File1Text
set applscript's text item delimiters to {""}
set File1Text to wordlist as text
Then repeat that with the slash, keeping in mind the special handling
that a slash needs.
--Michelle
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