On 19 Aug 2021, at 15:18, mwra wrote:
I'm currently re-using grep find/replace via the Find dialog because I
can't find a way to save and sequentially apply a number of
find/replace
tasks (e.g. 4 or 5 discrete tasks) to a file.
It feels like a Text Factory is the place to do this but it's not to
clear.
That is the exact purpose of a Text Factory; namely, applying a sequence
of transformations to an input text. The input can either be a
specifically chosen file; or a folder; or some of each.
You can also apply a Text Factory to the contents or selection of the
active document by saving the factory into BBEdit's "Text Filters"
folder.
There's an entire section of Chapter 5 of the manual devoted to text
factories; and I'm sure Tech Support would be delighted to hear about
any errors or omissions there.
It looks like the rather un-intuitively titled "Replace all" option is
the
way to go but to to easily re-use find/Replace parings you need to
save
those as a saved pattern (correct term?)
There's no need to save a pattern before using it in a text factory; you
can directly enter whatever you like in the fields for the "Replace All"
action; or copy and paste a pattern that you've worked out in the Find
window.
If you *already* have a saved pattern, that certainly saves a
copy/paste; but it is by no means required, necessary, or mandatory.
The "Replace All" text factory action performs the same operation as the
"Replace All" item on the Search menu and the "Replace All" button in
the Find window. Naming the text factory action anything else would be
counterintuitive.
R.
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