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475.Advanced search and replace -- How to replace a string in one text file with random words from another file?

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How to replace a string in one text file with random words from another file?
I have a text file address.txt that contains keywords _NAME_ , and I have another text file name.txt that contains real names.
How to replace all the _NAME_ in address.txt with the real name from name.txt randomly?

Input Sample:

================
address.txt:

... _NAME_ ....
.._NAME_ ...._NAME_....
......

================
name.txt

Joanna
Peter
Tony
Jack
...

Output Sample:

... Joanna ....
..Tony ....Peter....
......

Answer:

Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.

1. Add the name.txt into dictionary
(1) ctrl-o open name.txt
(2) ctrl-h open replace window
* set 'Replace Unit' to 'Line'
* click 'Advanced' page,
set 'run following at the beginning of replace' to:

set 'run following for each replace unit' to:

(3) click 'Replace', done!

2. Replace the file address.txt:
(1) ctrl-o open address.txt
(2) ctrl-h open 'replace' window
in 'search for pattern' enter:

in 'replace with pattern' enter:

(3) click 'replace', done
(4) ctrl-s save to disk.

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