text 1 of text document "..."

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tell application "BBEdit"
	activate
	replace "ä" using "auml;" searching in text 1 of text document "f_action_main.html" options {search mode:literal, starting at top:true, wrap around:false, backwards:false, case sensitive:true, match words:false, extend selection:false}
	replace "Ä" using "Auml;" searching in text 1 of text document "f_action_main.html" options {search mode:literal, starting at top:true, wrap around:false, backwards:false, case sensitive:true, match words:false, extend selection:false}
	replace "ö" using "ouml;" searching in text 1 of text document "f_action_main.html" options {search mode:literal, starting at top:true, wrap around:false, backwards:false, case sensitive:true, match words:false, extend selection:false}
	replace "Ö" using "Ouml;" searching in text 1 of text document "f_action_main.html" options {search mode:literal, starting at top:true, wrap around:false, backwards:false, case sensitive:true, match words:false, extend selection:false}
	replace "ü" using "uuml;" searching in text 1 of text document "f_action_main.html" options {search mode:literal, starting at top:true, wrap around:false, backwards:false, case sensitive:true, match words:false, extend selection:false}
	replace "Ü" using "Uuml;" searching in text 1 of text document "f_action_main.html" options {search mode:literal, starting at top:true, wrap around:false, backwards:false, case sensitive:true, match words:false, extend selection:false}
end tell

It is a recorded macro in Bbedit and confuses me, because it focus on a special document and I don’t know if I can use it for any other document. So I thought:
I would like to turn this script to a more general drag and drop script for replacing german special chars of any document I drop over, but I don’t know how to request it. All I know is, that I have to change the 'searching in text 1 of text document “f_action_main.html” ’ string to a more general parameter set.
Can somebody please help me with this snippet a lil bit?

thanks in advance,
LaSchmoove

Model: G5
Browser: Safari 312
Operating System: Mac OS X (10.3.9)

#2

even a link to applescript support for this would help me maybe. I’m just new to this and want to learn how to use it for text editing macros.

La Schmoove

#3

You can use “text window 1” instead of a specific document reference. That would be the current open window.

#4

There was recently a lengthy discussion headed Find & Replace, in the Code Exchange forum, which might interest you. You can check it out at: http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=13008&p=1

While the information won’t help you with your specific BBEdit questions, I posted a message there on 2005-06-22 04:35:47 (about halfway through the discussion) that touches on switching special German characters, reading and writing text direct from/to a file - and carrying out similar conversions using TextEdit. (I’ve also just updated some of the code in that message - to take care of a Unicode text issue in Tiger that was subsequently identified by Nigel Garvey.)

As far as creating a droplet is concerned, you might like to briefly check out unstuffing files/folder at http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=13324. (While the actual subject may be of little interest to you at the moment, a short droplet example is given.)

If you get confused or ‘run into sand’, don’t worry. Just come back here and shout for more help. :slight_smile:

#5

thank you so much for your useful support. it is very appreciated.
Useful help like this is quite seldom in message boards.

I try to figure out your tips now. I will come back later.

thanks again.