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Re: Reformatting a string
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Re: Reformatting a string


  • Subject: Re: Reformatting a string
  • From: Thomas Fischer <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:42:54 +0100

Hi Shane,


> On 28/01/2012, at 8:43 PM, Thomas Fischer wrote:
>
>> if I have to add additional software
>
> You don't have to *add* additional software, but you do have to *use* additional software -- and that's really the point: that vanilla methods just aren't up to the task in the general sense.

With "add" I meant installing software that isn't included in every (fairly recent) Mac, in my case the Satimage.osax.

>> I'd rather stick with AppleScript and take the (always useful) Satimage.osax with its "change" and regular expressions.
>
> Regular expressions looks like a bit of a sledgehammer when Satimage.osax has a perfectly good "uppercase" command.

Yes, I agree on that account. Although I suppose that internally and performance-wise there isn't a big difference (didn't check though).

Best
Thomas


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