Re: [MacPerl] StyledText data into a record of text and styl

[Detlef Lindenthal]

Ronald J Kimball wrote:

> Still, I don't know why it would be preferable to
> write a solution with these obscure limitations (which will be difficult to
> debug if they're ever hit) when there's another approach which is correct
> and robust.
>
> Ronald

>From my point of view: Because so far no pioneer showed us that other
correct and robust approach. Are you thinking of AppleScript?
And combined with that approach I could do text replacing using
Perl Regex’? -- But how?
Can you provide sample code?
Perl is quick; is that other approach quick too?

What I would like to do: Automatic editing of styled text of a FileMaker
database with thousands of articles, with help of regex’. Or of a pile of
styled text files opened by TexEdit.
Does your approach approach this?

I'm thankful for help.

Detlef Lindenthal