If i wanted to use the replace function to delete all instances of comments in an html document how would I do this. I tried to put this in the replace function
<!-- * --> but that did not work. Does it have to be the exact comment to be found by the replace function?
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Jo Ann
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Well hmm I was going to open the help file for this to see what it said in there, but it gave me a 404 not found website?
https://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles … d-replace/
I don't see anything that addresses any possible variables we can use when I looked in the PDF help file for CCHE so that didn't help. I've never had a variable work in a search/replace before so I'm not sure if it works in here or not. Jo Ann
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https://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles … d-replace/
I don't see anything that addresses any possible variables we can use when I looked in the PDF help file for CCHE so that didn't help. I've never had a variable work in a search/replace before so I'm not sure if it works in here or not. Jo Ann
http://lbwebsites.com just recently completed and open
http://northbaldwinliteracycouncil.org .... Our local Literacy Council
Due to spammers the below sites are not viewable outside the US, sorry guys
http://proudayou.com - My sons website for his music business
http://rockinwithmainstreet.com - My brother's band website
Peter G
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Yes, I would have thought so, any edit or replace function would only do EXACTLY what it was told... with no faffing about.Not easy if there are strings inside that are different...
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Dave Thompson
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Wildcards used for replacement could be dangerous if set by default but it could be a good idea for an option.
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Jimmy the Sailor
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Hummmm!!!
I agree with Dave, replacing using an wildcard may be dangerous.
Why not using the "Find" function instead of "Replace" to finde the characteres "<!--" and then delete what you want. It will be a semi-automatic solution... Jimmy The Sailor
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I agree with Dave, replacing using an wildcard may be dangerous.
Why not using the "Find" function instead of "Replace" to finde the characteres "<!--" and then delete what you want. It will be a semi-automatic solution... Jimmy The Sailor
http://www.jimmythesailor.com (trying to show my photos)
http://www.art-i-batik.com (my wife's gallery)
Kim
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Wild Card is not a good thing, you might lose important things you might want to keep.
When I create a website - I typically put comments on a line for itself. Plus I usually modify my preferences for comments. In my case it is gray words on a light green background. That way they always stand out and I can easily find them and delete them out if I need to.
You might want to change your comment preferences so that you can see and manually delete them. I know it is not the perfect way, but it might make the job easier.
From Menu > Click Tools > Select Preferences > Click Customization Tab > Click Modified Highlight button > Under Elements Box click Comment >
Be sure the foreground and background box are unchecked and then you can select the colors for those features.
Idea:
It be wonderful if some day CoffeeCup would add a feature that allowed you to delete lines out of code if you had the number lines checked. Maybe a right click on the line number and allowed a copy, delete, paste above or below.... "Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today"
"It can only be dark, if there is no light." - Kim Rickman
When I create a website - I typically put comments on a line for itself. Plus I usually modify my preferences for comments. In my case it is gray words on a light green background. That way they always stand out and I can easily find them and delete them out if I need to.
You might want to change your comment preferences so that you can see and manually delete them. I know it is not the perfect way, but it might make the job easier.
From Menu > Click Tools > Select Preferences > Click Customization Tab > Click Modified Highlight button > Under Elements Box click Comment >
Be sure the foreground and background box are unchecked and then you can select the colors for those features.
Idea:
It be wonderful if some day CoffeeCup would add a feature that allowed you to delete lines out of code if you had the number lines checked. Maybe a right click on the line number and allowed a copy, delete, paste above or below.... "Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today"
"It can only be dark, if there is no light." - Kim Rickman
Jimmy the Sailor
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Hi Kim
Nice tip, thanks a lot Jimmy The Sailor
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Nice tip, thanks a lot Jimmy The Sailor
http://www.jimmythesailor.com (trying to show my photos)
http://www.art-i-batik.com (my wife's gallery)
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