Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks?

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2010


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 105086
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texte = Works, but wow is that counter-intuitive or what? I would see that and think that it literally is looking for periods to replace... ah the wonders of [grep]. Thanks, Marc. -Dan -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marc Thompson" Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:39 AM To: Subject: Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? > [grep search=.&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] > > Dan Strong wrote: >> I want to take a string and replace everything in it with asterisks. >> None of these work: >> >> [grep search=[*]&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] >> [grep search=[ ]&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] >> [grep search=[url][ ][/url]&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] >> >> I know how to do a grep that replaces all letters and numbers, but what >> about other symbols and such (@, etc.)? >> >> I suppose I could do a [countchars] on the input then replace with that >> many asterisks, but it just seems like this is exactly the kind of job >> that grep is for. >> >> Not terribly important, but now I'm curious how it can be done. >> >> Thanks, >> -Dan > > -- > ------------------------------------------- > Marc Thompson > Software Engineer > Media Solutions > University Information Technology > University of Utah > 801.585.9264 > marc.thompson@utah.edu > ------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? ("Terry Wilson" 2010)
  2. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? (Govinda 2010)
  3. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? ("Dan Strong" 2010)
  4. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? (Bob Minor 2010)
  5. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? ("Dan Strong" 2010)
  6. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? (Marc Thompson 2010)
  7. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? ("Dan Strong" 2010)
  8. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? (Marc Thompson 2010)
  9. Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? ("Dan Strong" 2010)
  10. [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? ("Dan Strong" 2010)
Works, but wow is that counter-intuitive or what? I would see that and think that it literally is looking for periods to replace... ah the wonders of [grep]. Thanks, Marc. -Dan -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marc Thompson" Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:39 AM To: Subject: Re: [WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks? > [grep search=.&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] > > Dan Strong wrote: >> I want to take a string and replace everything in it with asterisks. >> None of these work: >> >> [grep search=[*]&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] >> [grep search=[ ]&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] >> [grep search=[url][ ][/url]&replace=*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] >> >> I know how to do a grep that replaces all letters and numbers, but what >> about other symbols and such (@, etc.)? >> >> I suppose I could do a [countchars] on the input then replace with that >> many asterisks, but it just seems like this is exactly the kind of job >> that grep is for. >> >> Not terribly important, but now I'm curious how it can be done. >> >> Thanks, >> -Dan > > -- > ------------------------------------------- > Marc Thompson > Software Engineer > Media Solutions > University Information Technology > University of Utah > 801.585.9264 > marc.thompson@utah.edu > ------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us > old archives: http://dev.webdna.us/TalkListArchive/ > Bug Reporting: http://forum.webdna.us/eucabb.html?page=topics&category=288 > "Dan Strong"

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