finding text in HTML file

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi -

I’ve got an AppleScript that opens an html file that is located on my hard drive. I’d like to add something to it to find a certain string of text and change the font of that text when the file is opened. Anyone have any idea how to do that?

Thanks!

Miriam

#2

Do you mean in a text editor, or in a browser?
If in a browser, you need a simple search-replace routine. Eg, replace “bad” with “bad”. You can try this one:
http://macscripter.net/exchange/comments.php?id=198_0_1_0_C

If in a plain text editor, you can try “Tex-Edit Plus”, which is a super-scriptable-and-also-recordable text editor with lots of lots of sample scripts:
http://www.malcolmadams.com/te/

#3

Is there a way to use regular expressions in applescript?

#4

Thanks, JJ! The html file is set to open in the user’s default browser, so I’m going to try your first solution.

Miriam

#5

Satimage osax allows you to use regular expressions in scripts.

– Rob

#6

BBEdit has regex, and it is applescriptable.

#7

There’s also the freeware OSAX mgrep.

Jon