Hi David,
Here is another option with Javascript for automation this time.
Copy this snippet into the Script Editor, choose Javascript as the language
in the languages menu under the window titlebar and run it on BBEdit's
front window.
function run() {
var chapterNumber = 1;
let vDocument =
Application('BBEdit').textWindows()[0].documents()[0]
vDocument.contents =
vDocument.contents().replace(/#start#\s+\d*\s*/ig, () => "#start#\n" +
(chapterNumber++) + " ")
}
HTH
Jean Jourdain
On Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 10:53:27 PM UTC+1 [email protected] wrote:
> Chris S, I tried your script, but nothing appears to happen. No changes.
>
> I made mods to your code. I was not as clear as I should have been on
> explanation desired results.
>
> What I am working on is 50 chapters which are of the format:
> #start#
> 1 xxxxxx
> 2 xxxxxxx
> ….
> n xxxxxxx
> #endofGen#
> What I am trying to do is after I find a start, then the next line should
> be a 1 and text. I want to change that 1 to whatever the current chapter
> number it should be. All the chapters ar in order. Example for 20 chapter,
> the output would look like:
>
> #start#
> 20 xxxxxx
> 2 xxxxxxx
> ….
> n xxxxxxx
> #endofGen#
>
> That line starting with a 1 and following a start is the only change
> desired.
>
> I am on MacOS 10.15.7 and the very latest BBEdit 14.0.5. The Perl I am
> executing is 5.28.2.
>
> I get no errors when I run the the filter.
>
> Here is what I have as a script after my minor changes:
>
> my $cntr = 0;
> my $ChgSw = 0;
> while (<>) {
> if ( /^#Start#/i ) {
> $cntr++;
> $ChgSw = 1;
> }
> if ( $ChgSw ) {
> if ( /^1\h/ ) {
> s!^1!$cntr!;
> }
> $ChgSw = 0;
> }
> print;
> }
>
> Sorry for delay in getting back to you. I truly appreciate the insight
> from what I see in the scripts and the way they work with BBEdit.
>
> Wags ;)
> WagsWorld
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> On Jan 6, 2022, 04:56 -0800, Christopher Stone <[email protected]>,
> wrote:
>
> Hey Chris,
>
> This fails on my Mojave system with the stock `awk`.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> #Start#Start#Start#
> 2 In the beginning, God created the heavens and
> Xxxxxxccx
> #Start#EndOfGen#Start#
> #Start#Start#Start#
> 6 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,
> Xxxxxxxx
> #Start#EndOfGen#Start#
> #Start#Start#Start#
> 10 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that
> the LORD God had made.
> Xxxxxxx
> #Start#EndOfGen#Start#
>
> ------------------------------
>
> It works if I use the current version of `gawk`.
>
> It looks like David has an older version of macOS as well.
>
> --
> Take Care,
> Chris
>
> ------------------------------
>
> On Jan 05, 2022, at 21:52, Christopher Waterman <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Sorry David,
>
> I did make a mistake but the output you're getting still confuses me.
> All my chapter numbers were off by one, but that was it.
>
> Anyway here is the fixed script. ( I think 🤞)
>
> I provided an example of my input and output, also a screenshot.
> Be sure to copy the script exactly.
>
> #!/usr/bin/env awk -f
>
> BEGIN {
> RS = "#Start#"
> ORS = ""
> FS = "\n"
> OFS = "\n"
> }
>
> {
> sub( /[0-9]+/, NR-1 , $2 )
> }
>
> NR != 1 {
> print "#Start#" $0
> }
>
> Input:
> #Start#
> 1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and
> Xxxxxxccx
> #EndOfGen#
> #Start#
> 1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished,
> Xxxxxxxx
> #EndOfGen#
> #Start#
> 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that
> the LORD God had made.
> Xxxxxxx
> #EndOfGen#
>
>
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