Script to replace conrefs in DITA topics

[Scott Turner]

I would simply use a competent text editor, like Oxygen XML editor. 

> On Oct 2, 2013, at 8:42, Yves Barbion <yves.barbion at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi group
> 
> Suppose you have a bunch of topics in a DITA map or in a folder in which you want to replace specific conrefs with an element with text. For example:
> 
> <keyword conref="!conref_library.dita#topic_2m1_vgk_3h/keyword_kqg_drd_f3"/>
> 
> needs to be replaced with:
> 
> <keyword>XYZ</keyword>
> 
> and 
> 
> <keyword conref="!conref_library.dita#topic_2m1_vgk_3h/keyword_drf_tvd_f7"/>
> 
> needs to be replaced with:
> 
> <keyword>ABC</keyword>
> 
> I guess this can be automated with a Framescript or Extendscript which does the following:
> 
> 1. Collect all the conrefs in a DITA map or a folder.
> 2. Present the conrefs in some kind of list, for example a column in an Excel spreadsheet. 
> 3. In the second column, the user could then enter the text and elements which need to replace the conref, for example:
> 
> cell A1 (find): <keyword conref="!conref_library.dita#topic_2m1_vgk_3h/keyword_kqg_drd_f3"/>
> cell B1 (replace with): <keyword>XYZ</keyword>
> cell A2: <keyword conref="!conref_library.dita#topic_2m1_vgk_3h/keyword_drf_tvd_f7"/>
> cell B2: <keyword>ABC</keyword>
> 
> 4. Apply this search/replace list to all topics in a given DITA map or folder.
> 
> Any takers?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> -- 
> Yves Barbion
> www.scripto.nu
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