deleting text
deleting text
- Subject: deleting text
- From: "Ruby Madraswala" <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 13:51:09 -0500
- Thread-topic: Creating a Record
Hi all
I am having problem with a simple script..........................
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.
Set NewFile to Pathname
On deleteslash
Set outfile to open access file NewFile with write permission
Set File1Text to read outfile from 1
Set wordlist to every word of File1Text
Repeat with aword in wordlist
Display dialog aword - to debug
If aword contains "\\" then
Display dialog aword -to debug
Delete character 1 of aword
End if
End repeat
Close access outfile
Return
End deleteslash
Sample text file:
Debugging - this isn't \removing| illegal listening devices from your office. It's \tracking down and fixing| script problems.
Thanks in advance
Ruby
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