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300.Advanced search and replace -- How to replace all "ID" in following xml file with increased ID?

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Description:
How to replace all "ID" in following xml file with increased ID?
Input Sample:
<student id="ID" name="Tommy">
<student id="ID" name="Jenny">
<student id="ID" name="Mary">
<student id="ID" name="Harry">
...
Output Sample:
<student id="1" name="Tommy">
<student id="2" name="Jenny">
<student id="3" name="Mary">
<student id="4" name="Harry">
...
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. ctrl-o open source file
2. ctrl-h open "Replace" dialog
set "Search for Pattern" to:

set "Replace with Pattern" to:

3. click "Replace", done!

Note: $word_no is the sequence number of matched unit.
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