using tags in Find and Replace
Thread poster: Vito Smolej
Vito Smolej
Vito Smolej
Germany
Local time: 14:19
Member (2004)
English to Slovenian
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Mar 7, 2020

Case 1 - update job: I have a number of segments, where CustomerName in the target must be replaced by "tag"CustomerName"/tag". Tags and/or tag pairs can be anything (just look into the source segment for their deeper meaning). I have yet to find a way to add a specific tag (F9 would be swell) into the "replace" field in the Find&Replace dialogue. Any suggestions? Is it possible at all? Will it be some time in a (not so) distant future?

Case 2 - update job: The old ta
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Case 1 - update job: I have a number of segments, where CustomerName in the target must be replaced by "tag"CustomerName"/tag". Tags and/or tag pairs can be anything (just look into the source segment for their deeper meaning). I have yet to find a way to add a specific tag (F9 would be swell) into the "replace" field in the Find&Replace dialogue. Any suggestions? Is it possible at all? Will it be some time in a (not so) distant future?

Case 2 - update job: The old target segments - for a number of segments - are fine, just missing (sigh!) a tag at the beginning.

If I could say

source: (.*) - target: ^"tag1"/1

(in a kinky regex-speak, probaby wrong but you get the idea) and propagate it down the range, my time would be much better paid. Again, any suggestions?

TiA

Smo
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Christian Hackspacher
Christian Hackspacher  Identity Verified
Austria
Local time: 14:19
German to Portuguese
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Same question Nov 11, 2021

Hi!

I have the same question.
Did you already find the answer?


Thanks!


 
Stepan Konev
Stepan Konev  Identity Verified
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:19
English to Russian
Can you clarify the question? Nov 11, 2021

If I could say
source: (.*) - target: ^"tag1"/1
(in a kinky regex-speak, probaby wrong but you get the idea
No, I don't. Can you please rephrase the question?

How is that:
Tags and/or tag pairs can be anything
VS
I have yet to find a way to add a specific tag


[Edited at 2021-11-11 20:02 GMT]


 


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using tags in Find and Replace






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