Re: [libreoffice-users] Need simple find & replace macro

On 01/19/2012 10:39 AM, paulwhitehurst wrote:
> I want to migrate my law office from WordPerfect to Libreoffice.  My forms
> have the } character that I use where I want to input text.  I created a
> macro in WordPerfect that searches for that character, deletes it, and
> leaves the cursor at the position.  I've assigned the macro to a key so I
> can quickly go through documents.
>
> I'm having difficulty learning how to duplicate this in Libreoffice.
> Likewise, I'm having difficulty finding one that already does this.
>
> Help please.  Thanks.
>
> Paul

If I were not lacking in time I would provide a better macro than this, 
but...... Does this work for you?

sub findAndRemoveChar
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem define variables
dim document   as object
dim dispatcher as object
rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem get access to the document
document   = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame
dispatcher = createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper")

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args1(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args1(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args1(0).Value = 2
args1(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args1(1).Value = 0
args1(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args1(2).Value = true
args1(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args1(3).Value = false
args1(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args1(4).Value = false
args1(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args1(5).Value = false
args1(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args1(6).Value = false
args1(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args1(7).Value = false
args1(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args1(8).Value = 1
args1(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args1(9).Value = 65536
args1(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args1(10).Value = "}"
args1(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args1(11).Value = ""
args1(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args1(12).Value = 255
args1(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args1(13).Value = 2
args1(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args1(14).Value = 2
args1(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args1(15).Value = 2
args1(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args1(16).Value = 1280
args1(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args1(17).Value = 0
args1(18).Name = "Quiet"
args1(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args1())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:SwBackspace", "", 0, Array())


end sub

Known issues. (1) This will issue the backspace even if nothing is 
found. Grumble, unacceptable. grumble grumble...

OK, I will write one myself... how about one of these...

Sub findNextAndRemoveChar()
  Dim oFind
  Dim oFound
  Dim oDoc

  oDoc = ThisComponent
  oFind = oDoc.createSearchDescriptor()
  With oFind
   .SearchString  = "}"
  End With

  oFound = oDoc.FindNext(oDoc.CurrentController.ViewCursor, oFind)
  If Not IsEmpty(oFound) Then
    oFound.setString("")
    oDoc.CurrentController.select(oFound)
  End If
End Sub

Sub findFirstAndRemoveChar()
  Dim oFind
  Dim oFound
  Dim oDoc

  oDoc = ThisComponent
  oFind = oDoc.createSearchDescriptor()
  With oFind
   .SearchString  = "}"
  End With

  oFound = oDoc.FindFirst(oFind)
  If Not IsEmpty(oFound) Then
    oFound.setString("")
    oDoc.CurrentController.select(oFound)
  End If
End Sub



--
Andrew Pitonyak
My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt
Info:  http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php


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