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Allow search-and-replace to only replace the found search text in variable names and string values

Allow search-and-replace to only replace the found search text in variable names and string values

Status: Archived Submitted by 5-Regular Member on ‎Sep 20, 2018 11:54 AM
1 Comment (1 New)

Currently (Prime 5) search and replace can be used to find partial-word matches, but replace insists on making full-word replacement for variable names. Search-and-replace completely destroys string values.

In other words, if I have variables named "MyApple" and "MyOrange", and I want to change "My" to "Your", I have to do this by hand. Search-and-replace "My"->"Your" ends up with two variables named "Your" and "Your" which is not helpful.

 

Search-and-replace does currently work as expected in text regions, but not for variable names, and certainly not for string values.

 

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olivierlp
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‎Jan 03, 2022 01:18 PM
‎Jan 03, 2022 01:18 PM
Status changed to: Archived

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