User: Rod Smith -- 2014-08-25 << 1235 1237 >> |
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Type: Advanced search and replace |
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Description: |
Replace accented characters in text file with non accented equivalents from dictionary file formatted like following sample but for whole alphabet. á a Á A à a À A ă a Ă A â a  A å a Å A ã a à A ą a Ą A ā a Ā A ä ae Ä AE æ ae Æ AE |
Input Sample: |
àèìòùÀÈÌÒÙ |
Output Sample: |
aeiouAEIOU |
Answer: |
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps. |
0. Prepare an accent dictionary file: (right click and save as txt file) http://www.mind-pioneer.com/services/scripts/accent-convert-dict.txt 1. put the file accent-convert-dict.txt under d:\test\ folder. 2. ctrl-o open the text file you want to convert 3. ctrl-h open 'replace' dialogue * set 'search for pattern' to: * set 'replace with pattern' to: * set 'if=>' to: * click 'advanced' tab, set 'run following at the beginning of replace' to: 4. click 'replace', done. 5. ctrl-s save to file. Note: you should write double backslash in step 3, like d:\\test\\accent-convert-dict.txt Thanks Rod Smith for sharing accent-convert-dict.txt to all who might need. |
Download Script: scripts/accent-convert-dict.txt |
Screenshot 1: Replace_Window |
Screenshot 2: Replace_Advanced_Window |