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Q39998: Search and Replace Macro for M Editor

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Article: Q39998
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 1.00   | 1.00
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 12-JAN-1989

Question:

Can you write a macro to perform a search and replace on a particular
string? When I try to do so, the replace function prompts me for a
string argument. I want the replace function to read the string from
the macro.

Response:

The following is an example of a replace macro that accepts its
argument from inside the macro:

   myreplace:=replace "oldtext" newline "newtext" newline

When the myreplace macro is invoked, all the occurrences of "oldtext"
string, from the cursor position to the end of the file, are replaced
with the "newtext" string. The use of the newline function allows the
macro to respond to the replace-function prompt for a string argument.

To define the myreplace macro and assign it to the F12 key, enter the
following keystrokes from inside the M editor:

   ALT+A
   MyReplace:=replace "oldtext" newline "newtext" newline
   ALT+=

   ALT+A
   MyReplace:F12

To execute the myreplace macro, press the F12 key.

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