[OS X TeX] Search and replace in many files

[Michael Sharpe]

On Sep 5, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Alain Schremmer wrote:

> As I was getting desperate, I started making the changes with the OgreKit by hand but there are lots and lots of files. Since the OgreKit can do it, I was wondering if an applescript could make the OgreKit do it---after I have entered the strings in the Ogrekit panel by hand.
> 
> I googled a lot but that stuff is very hermetic. Could anyone suggest a list where I could ask?
> 
> Hopeful regards
> --schremmer
> 
> 
> 
> Here are the four search and replace that I need to make and that the Ogrekit does very nicely:
> 
> =========================
> 1	Search string: (Copy full line)
> 
> \ifthenelse{\boolean{Quiz?}}%
> 
> 	Replace string: (Copy two full lines)
> 
> %SSSSSSSSSSSS
> \ifthenelse{\boolean{Quiz?}}%
> 
> 
> =========================
> 2 	Search string: (Copy only string)
> 
> %SSSSSSSSSSSS - Begin CHECKABLE ITEM:
> 
> 	Replace string:  (Copy only string)
> 
> %SSSSSSSSSSSS - Begin CHECKABLE ITEM:
> %
> 
> 
> 
> =========================
> 3	Search string: (Copy two full lines)
> 
> %SSSSSSSSSSSS
> \ifthenelse{\boolean{Quiz?}}%
> 
> 	Replace string: (Copy all full lines)
> 
> %SSSSSSSSSSSS
> \ifthenelse{\boolean{Workout?}}%
> {%begin Workout? true
> %ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss - Begin WORKOUT
> \UseProblem{\CheckableItem-w}%
> 		{%
> WORKOUTtext%
> 		}{%
> 			$a$%
> 			}{%
> 			$b$%
> 			}{%
> 			$c$%
> 			}{%
> 			$d$%
> 		}{%
> 			x%
> 		}{%
> WORKOUTdiscussion%
> 		}%
> %ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss - End WORKOUT
> }%end Workout? true
> {%begin Workout? false
> \ifthenelse{\boolean{Quiz?}}%
> 
> 
> =========================
> 4	Search string:
> 
> }% end Quiz? false
> % SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS - End CHECKABLE ITEM
> 
> 	Replace string:
> 
> }% end Quiz? false
> }% end Workout? false
> % SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS - End CHECKABLE ITEM
> 

You might find my replaceall applescripts useful for multifile search and replace, from

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3825336/TeX/index.html

Michael