Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: RichText.ReplaceText

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RichText.ReplaceText

Replaces text in current rich text document with new text.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
RichText	4.4	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	Yes

MBS( "RichText.ReplaceText"; SearchText; NewText { ; Multiple } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

SearchText The text to search. Search is case insensitive. "$FirstName"

NewText The new text to use as replacement. Can be empty. "Christian"

Multiple Optional, Pass 1 to replace all occurrences. Default is 0 to replace the first one found. 0 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
SearchText	The text to search. Search is case insensitive.	"$FirstName"
NewText	The new text to use as replacement. Can be empty.	"Christian"
Multiple	Optional, Pass 1 to replace all occurrences. Default is 0 to replace the first one found.	0	Optional

Result

Returns Count or error.

Description

Replaces text in current rich text document with new text.
This can be used to load Word file (DOC, RTF, DOCX), replace place holders with values for client and save a personalized copy.
Version 6.0 and newer returns number of replaces. Older versions just returned OK on success.

Examples

Replace choclate with vanilla:

Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "RichText.ReadHTML"; "<html><body><p><b>Schokoladenplätzchen</b></p></body></html>" ) ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS("RichText.ReplaceText"; "Schokoladen"; "Vanille") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "HTML" ; MBS( "RichText.HTMLText" ) ]

Example Databases

Mac only/RichText/Replace Text in Word File

Blog Entries

Created 16th October 2014, last changed 25th November 2017

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