[WebDNA] Grep everything and replace with asterisks?

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2010


It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01CAC9B2.86851230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I want to take a string and replace everything in it with asterisks. = None of these work: [grep search=3D[*]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] [grep search=3D[ ]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] [grep search=3D[url][ ][/url]&replace=3D*]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 ------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01CAC9B2.86851230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I want to take a string and replace = everything in=20 it with asterisks. None of these work:
 
[grep=20 search=3D[*]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep]
[grep search=3D[=20 ]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep]
[grep search=3D[url][=20 ][/url]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep]
 
I know how to do a grep that replaces = all letters=20 and numbers, but what about other symbols and such (@, = etc.)?
 
I suppose I could do a [countchars] on = the input=20 then replace with that many asterisks, but it just seems like this is = exactly=20 the kind of job that grep is for.
 
Not terribly important, but now I'm = curious how it=20 can be done.
 
Thanks,
-Dan
------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01CAC9B2.86851230-- 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)
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01CAC9B2.86851230 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I want to take a string and replace everything in it with asterisks. = None of these work: [grep search=3D[*]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] [grep search=3D[ ]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep] [grep search=3D[url][ ][/url]&replace=3D*]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 ------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01CAC9B2.86851230 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I want to take a string and replace = everything in=20 it with asterisks. None of these work:
 
[grep=20 search=3D[*]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep]
[grep search=3D[=20 ]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep]
[grep search=3D[url][=20 ][/url]&replace=3D*]h4tdb!@6889gfd[/grep]
 
I know how to do a grep that replaces = all letters=20 and numbers, but what about other symbols and such (@, = etc.)?
 
I suppose I could do a [countchars] on = the input=20 then replace with that many asterisks, but it just seems like this is = exactly=20 the kind of job that grep is for.
 
Not terribly important, but now I'm = curious how it=20 can be done.
 
Thanks,
-Dan
------=_NextPart_000_00AC_01CAC9B2.86851230-- "Dan Strong"

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