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Started by Michael's Music Service
Wed, 08 May 1996 00:00
Duplicate Search macro
Author: Michael's Music Service
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 08 May 1996 00:00
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I have a huge document with 10000 single-line sentences. They are in alpha order. I want to write a macro that will read the first few words of line1, store it, read line2, compare it, and delete line2 if they're the same. Well, really, it'll just stop there and give me the chance to edit or delete. I can't figure out how to read the stuff into a variable. I thought maybe Search, but nothing seems to work. Ideas, anyone? -- Cheers! Michael -- MICHAEL'S MUSIC SERVICE | CIS: 70731,3403 |---| Organ Music Our Specialty 4146 Sheridan Drive | ambrose@mercury.interpath.com |----| John Apple Charlotte, NC 28205-5654| (704) 567-1066 |-------------| Michael Johnston Christ Episcopal Church |---| St. Gabriel's RC Church |--| Temple Beth-El
Re: Duplicate Search macro
Author: Jordan Hodgson
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 00:00
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This can almost certainly be done, but the implementation will depend on which version of WP you're using. It makes all the difference. I'm constantly amazed at how many visitors to these forums fail to understand that there are at least 3 distinct and mutually exclusive species of WP in widespread use. Generically the procedure will be: 1. Assume the macro will commence operation at the start of a line. 2. Turn on Blocking. 3. Do Ctrl-Right Arrow a number of times = number of words you want to read. 4. Assign the blocked text to a variable. 5. Move to start of next line. 6. Repeat the block, movement, assign steps, assigning to a different variable name. 7. IF test for equality of the 2 variables. 8. If they're the same, have the macro execute an action, or have it stop as your posting implies. Just how you'll assign the block to a variable brings us back to my opening point. Dan Hodgson
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