displaying the number of found text

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js
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displaying the number of found text

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Can the number of found text be caught in a macro? F.e. if yoy are only interested in how many times a selected textstring appears in the document, how would a macro look like that display number of found text, not leaving the actual caret postion?
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Re: displaying the number of found text

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That is something you can do:

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# save selection
$doc = Document.active
$selections = $doc.textSelections

# count found instances
$count = Find 'red', 'a'

# restore selection and prompt
$doc.setSelections($selections)
Prompt "Found $count instances."
I actually would have thought you could you use the "S" Find option, which means preserve the selection, but that only works for Replace commands. I'll have to file that as a bug. In the meantime, you could use the super secret "f" option, which would shorten the macro considerably:

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$count = Find 'red', 'af'
Prompt "Found $count instances."
This would also run quicker, if efficiency is important. Unfortunately the "f" option may change its letter at some point.
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Re: displaying the number of found text

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Ever so happy to discover a little secret. If "f" changes we will change with it. Thanks for helping.
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Re: displaying the number of found text

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Glad to help! The next update will have the "S" option fixed for Find commands, so you can simply use "S" instead of "f" and it will work as intended.
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