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Hi, I'm wanting to write a macro to add double quotes around words, and add commas between words. In actuality, it's just a regular expression search and replace. The purpose is to build an "IN ( )" expression in SQL. Say I have this text: AAA BBB CCC DDD EEE FFF GGG HHH III What I want to do is ...

Thanks Britt, much appreciated.

Any more input out there? I'm not sure I have enough to convince IT to choose TextPad over UltraEdit...

P.S: After searching all forums further, I did see additional discussions on this very topic. However, since those discussions were all quite dated, I still feel this thread has relevance in comparing the current versions of both products.

Hi, First of all: 1) I hope this doesn't degrade into "religious" editor wars, which I've sometimes seen in other web forums. Hopefully not, since we're all pro-TextPad here. However, please keep comments on topic per the below. 2) I hope the moderators will let this thread remain. I could really ...

I'd gladly use UltraEdit, but there are still some features in TextPad that UltraEdit doesn't. Little things, like always seeming to know where to position the cursor when I hit the down arrow. So, even though Helios' communication with users and overall support leaves much to be desired, I still ...

So does Helios actually monitor these forums, and provide answers to legitimate questions? According to http://www.textpad.com/support/, these forums are the first avenue for support. Since Helios (or end users) have not replied to my post, I've submitted this issue via the Textpad feedback form (#3 ...

Hi, TextPad 5.3.1... I've configured TextPad to display the last 16 workspaces. The list is full with 16 previously opened workspaces. When I do File --> Workspace, the list does not show my last (several) workspaces, and I have to go hunting for it. Shouldn't TextPad recycle the 16 workspaces ...

Thanks AC, that's exactly what I wanted. I never would have thought to further right click on the tool bar icons while the customize window is open.

Hi, I have two tools defined, say Foo and Bar. I have the Tools toolbar displayed, so I have 16 "hammers" on my toolbars. Currently Foo is bound to Hammer 1, and Bar is bound to Hammer 2. Is there a way to specify which toolbar icon ("hammer number") to which each tool is bound? Reason: depending ...

Hi, I have two tools defined, say Foo and Bar. I have the Tools toolbar displayed, so I have 16 "hammers" on my toolbars. Currently Foo is bound to Hammer 1, and Bar is bound to Hammer 2. Is there a way to specify which toolbar icon ("hammer number") to which each tool is bound? Reason: depending on ...

Hi, We have program headers in the following format: /*==================================================================== Study Number : XXXX Program Name : xxxx Purpose : Some comment about the program's purpose SAS Version : SAS 9.1.3 Input Data : Some comment Output Data : More comment Macros ...

Hi, I do the vast bulk of my work in English. However, I've got some data in an application (SAS) which is in Japanese. I run SAS as a tool configured in Textpad. The resultant output file (text) is encoded in Japanese for a few columns. (I'm using Textpad as my IDE, editing programs and reading ...

Wow Ben, you're good Thus the 1484 posts!

Yeah, my "code" document class converts tabs to spaces. But not the default document class, which is where I was doing my testing.

Thanks for the help, much appreciated.

Hi, with my sample text This is a test $ This is a test$ This is a test $ This worked for the first two lines, but not the third. Here is the results: "This is a test" "This is a test" " This is a test" I also tried ^( *)(.*[^ ])( *)$ replaced with "\2", same results. Any idea if an upgrade to the ...

Hi, I need to replace text as follows: This is a test$ Another test$ Still Another Test $ To "This is a test" "Another test" "Still Another Test" IOW, I need to strip leading and trailing spaces, retain embedded spaces, and add double quotes to the text. I've got an application called RegexBuddy ...