Search and replace with variables

[Judy Bragg]

Thank you! That's perfect!

Judy Bragg
Technical Writer
HYPACK, Inc.
860-635-1500

On 6/4/2013 8:39 AM, Fred Ridder wrote:
> You've already got everything you need in the standard Find/Change. 
> Here are the steps:
> 1) Define a new variable.
> 2) Manually insert it once into the document
> 3) Select the instance of the variable you just inserted, and then copy it
> 4) In the Find/Change dialog set up the find criteria, and in the 
> Change box choose "By pasting"
> 5) Run the Find/Change
>
> -Fred Ridder
>
> > Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 08:15:02 -0400
> > From: judy at hypack.com
> > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> > Subject: Search and replace with variables
> >
> > I'm wondering if there's a tool out there that will do a search and
> > replace where the replacement is a variable rather than alternate text.
> > I have a 1500 page manual where no variables were used. I'd like to
> > implement them, but it's painful to think about doing it by manually.
> >
> > Any ideas would be most welcome.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Judy Bragg
> > Technical Writer
> > HYPACK, Inc.
> > 860-635-1500
> >
> >
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