Quick question: For AppleScript you need to double escape, right? so: - in AppleScript: \\* - becomes \* in BBEdit - to find "*"
On Fri, 17 Mar 2023 at 13:36, Bruce Van Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > Oops - I mis-typed one bit: the inner part of the find pattern should be > “[^*]” - asterisk instead of plus sign. > > tell application “BBEdit" > tell front text window > replace "/\\*([^*]*?)\\*/" using "<!--\\1-->" options ¬ > {search mode:grep, case sensitive:false, starting at top:true} > end tell > end tell > > > — Bruce > > _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_ > > > > > > > On Mar 17, 2023, at 6:08 AM, Bruce Van Allen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here’s a slightly amended version of your script: > > > > tell application “BBEdit” > > tell front text window > > replace "/\\*([^+]*?)\\*/" using "<!--\\1-->" options ¬ > > {search mode:grep, case sensitive:false, starting at top:true} > > end tell > > end tell > > > > The differences are: > > > > - no parentheses () surrounding the whole find pattern because that > becomes the first capture, which you use in the replacement pattern as ‘\1’. > > > > - added parens around the inner part of the find pattern, in order to > capture what’s between the JS comment markers. > > > > - if you needed to keep that outer parens capture for some other > reason, then change the replacement pattern to “<!—\\2—>” (assuming that > part stays the second parens-capture). > > > > - I omitted the replace “%@“ line to keep this part of the script clear. > > > > Using the script as I wrote it above > > > > /* some commented stuff */ /*some more*/ > > > > And /* some more*/ > > > > is transformed in one step into > > > > <!-- some commented stuff --> <!--some more--> > > > > And <!-- some more--> > > > > > > HTH > > > > — Bruce > > > > _bruce__van_allen__santa_cruz_ca_ > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Mar 17, 2023, at 3:04 AM, Mathias <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> OK, so I'm working on an apple script to replace Localizable (apple) > comments on the /* ... */ format to <!-- and --> > >> > >> I got it working, but I'm using two commands because I couldn't figure > the grep out... can this be simplified with only one "replace" ? > >> > >> pointers appreciated, script here: > >> > >> tell application "BBEdit" > >> tell front text window > >> replace "(/\\*[^\\*]*\\*/)" using "<!--\\1-->" options ¬ > >> {search mode:grep, case sensitive:false, starting at top:true} > >> replace "(/\\*|\\*/)" using "" options {search mode:grep, case > sensitive:false, starting at top:true} > >> replace "%@" using "%1$s" options {case sensitive:false, starting at > top:true} > >> > >> end tell > >> end tell > >> > >> -- > >> This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. 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