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Basically what the title says, let me make an example.

this=X

that=XXX

those=XX

I want to randomly replace X with a value from a list for example, (1, 2 or 3), so that it becomes:

this=2

that=312

those=32

Note that I would prefer that there are no repetitions in the strings, although I can repair that later, if necessary.

notepad++

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Basically what the title says, let me make an example.

this=X

that=XXX

those=XX

I want to randomly replace X with a value from a list for example, (1, 2 or 3), so that it becomes:

this=2

that=312

those=32

Note that I would prefer that there are no repetitions in the strings, although I can repair that later, if necessary.

notepad++

share|improve this question

edited Jul 30 '16 at 17:23

DavidPostill♦

108k27235270

asked Jul 30 '16 at 17:06

AnotheroneAnotherone

62

add a comment | 

Basically what the title says, let me make an example.

this=X

that=XXX

those=XX

I want to randomly replace X with a value from a list for example, (1, 2 or 3), so that it becomes:

this=2

that=312

those=32

Note that I would prefer that there are no repetitions in the strings, although I can repair that later, if necessary.

notepad++

share|improve this question

edited Jul 30 '16 at 17:23

DavidPostill♦

108k27235270

asked Jul 30 '16 at 17:06

AnotheroneAnotherone

62

this=X

that=XXX

those=XX

this=2

that=312

those=32

share|improve this question

edited Jul 30 '16 at 17:23

DavidPostill♦

108k27235270

asked Jul 30 '16 at 17:06

AnotheroneAnotherone

62

share|improve this question

edited Jul 30 '16 at 17:23

DavidPostill♦

108k27235270

asked Jul 30 '16 at 17:06

AnotheroneAnotherone

62

edited Jul 30 '16 at 17:23

DavidPostill♦

108k27235270

edited Jul 30 '16 at 17:23

DavidPostill♦

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asked Jul 30 '16 at 17:06

AnotheroneAnotherone

62

asked Jul 30 '16 at 17:06

AnotheroneAnotherone

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I want to randomly replace X with a value from a list

This is not possible using built in Notepad++ functionality.

You could write a script to do it.

There is a python script plugin for Notepad++:

Python Script for Notepad++

• Full programmatic access to Notepad++ features and menus


• Full programmatic access to all of Scintilla features


• Call other plugin menu items


• Assign menu items, shortcuts and toolbar icons to scripts


• Process Notepad++ and Scintilla events, direct from a Python script


• Python console built-in


• Full regular expression support for search and replace - script Python regular expression replaces


• Start external programs and pipe the output direct to a Notepad++ document, or filter it, or simply to the console window


• Full documentation for all the objects and methods

Source Python Script for Notepad++

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answered Jul 30 '16 at 17:22

DavidPostill♦DavidPostill

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As DavidPostill wrote, this is not possible via Notepad++.

However, if the list of replacements and the list of files in which to replace is short, I'd use the following manual approach:

• first, replace XXX, because XXX is not part of X or XX (reversed, X is a part of XXX, and if you replace X first, e. g. with foo, then you will end up with foo, foofoo, foofoofoo.)


• then replace XX
  


• 
  

  at the end, replace X

  
  
  

  test1=X
  test2=XX
  test3=XXX

  
  

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: XXX
replace: foo

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=foo

ctrl-h

search: XX
replace: bar

test1=X

test2=bar

test3=foo

and so on.

Counter example:

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=XXX

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: X
replace: foo

test1=foo

test2=foofoo

test3=foofoofoo

Alternatives

Cygwin

the first alternative which comes to my mind is Cygwin because it's installed on my PC anyway.

Fire up Cygwin and use perl, sed or awk for replacement.

Powershell

As stated here, you could use some PowerShell script along the lines of

(Get-Content test.txt) | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace "foo", "bar" } | Set-Content test2.txt

Batch

As stated here, you can also use Batch scripts, e. g.

@echo off &setlocal

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion



set "search=%1"

set "replace=%2"

set "textfile=Input.txt"

set "newfile=Output.txt"

(for /f "delims=" %%i in (%textfile%) do (

    set "line=%%i"

    set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"

    echo(!line!

))>"%newfile%"

del %textfile%

rename %newfile%  %textfile%

endlocal

share|improve this answer

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answered Jul 31 '16 at 6:49

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I want to randomly replace X with a value from a list

This is not possible using built in Notepad++ functionality.

You could write a script to do it.

There is a python script plugin for Notepad++:

Python Script for Notepad++

• Full programmatic access to Notepad++ features and menus


• Full programmatic access to all of Scintilla features


• Call other plugin menu items


• Assign menu items, shortcuts and toolbar icons to scripts


• Process Notepad++ and Scintilla events, direct from a Python script


• Python console built-in


• Full regular expression support for search and replace - script Python regular expression replaces


• Start external programs and pipe the output direct to a Notepad++ document, or filter it, or simply to the console window


• Full documentation for all the objects and methods

Source Python Script for Notepad++

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 30 '16 at 17:22

DavidPostill♦DavidPostill

108k27235270

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0

I want to randomly replace X with a value from a list

This is not possible using built in Notepad++ functionality.

You could write a script to do it.

There is a python script plugin for Notepad++:

Python Script for Notepad++

• Full programmatic access to Notepad++ features and menus


• Full programmatic access to all of Scintilla features


• Call other plugin menu items


• Assign menu items, shortcuts and toolbar icons to scripts


• Process Notepad++ and Scintilla events, direct from a Python script


• Python console built-in


• Full regular expression support for search and replace - script Python regular expression replaces


• Start external programs and pipe the output direct to a Notepad++ document, or filter it, or simply to the console window


• Full documentation for all the objects and methods

Source Python Script for Notepad++

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 30 '16 at 17:22

DavidPostill♦DavidPostill

108k27235270

add a comment | 

I want to randomly replace X with a value from a list

This is not possible using built in Notepad++ functionality.

You could write a script to do it.

There is a python script plugin for Notepad++:

Python Script for Notepad++

• Full programmatic access to Notepad++ features and menus


• Full programmatic access to all of Scintilla features


• Call other plugin menu items


• Assign menu items, shortcuts and toolbar icons to scripts


• Process Notepad++ and Scintilla events, direct from a Python script


• Python console built-in


• Full regular expression support for search and replace - script Python regular expression replaces


• Start external programs and pipe the output direct to a Notepad++ document, or filter it, or simply to the console window


• Full documentation for all the objects and methods

Source Python Script for Notepad++

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 30 '16 at 17:22

DavidPostill♦DavidPostill

108k27235270

share|improve this answer

answered Jul 30 '16 at 17:22

DavidPostill♦DavidPostill

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answered Jul 30 '16 at 17:22

DavidPostill♦DavidPostill

108k27235270

answered Jul 30 '16 at 17:22

DavidPostill♦DavidPostill

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As DavidPostill wrote, this is not possible via Notepad++.

However, if the list of replacements and the list of files in which to replace is short, I'd use the following manual approach:

• first, replace XXX, because XXX is not part of X or XX (reversed, X is a part of XXX, and if you replace X first, e. g. with foo, then you will end up with foo, foofoo, foofoofoo.)


• then replace XX
  


• 
  

  at the end, replace X

  
  
  

  test1=X
  test2=XX
  test3=XXX

  
  

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: XXX
replace: foo

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=foo

ctrl-h

search: XX
replace: bar

test1=X

test2=bar

test3=foo

and so on.

Counter example:

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=XXX

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: X
replace: foo

test1=foo

test2=foofoo

test3=foofoofoo

Alternatives

Cygwin

the first alternative which comes to my mind is Cygwin because it's installed on my PC anyway.

Fire up Cygwin and use perl, sed or awk for replacement.

Powershell

As stated here, you could use some PowerShell script along the lines of

(Get-Content test.txt) | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace "foo", "bar" } | Set-Content test2.txt

Batch

As stated here, you can also use Batch scripts, e. g.

@echo off &setlocal

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion



set "search=%1"

set "replace=%2"

set "textfile=Input.txt"

set "newfile=Output.txt"

(for /f "delims=" %%i in (%textfile%) do (

    set "line=%%i"

    set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"

    echo(!line!

))>"%newfile%"

del %textfile%

rename %newfile%  %textfile%

endlocal

share|improve this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community♦

1

answered Jul 31 '16 at 6:49

stuejastueja

5011311

add a comment | 

0

As DavidPostill wrote, this is not possible via Notepad++.

However, if the list of replacements and the list of files in which to replace is short, I'd use the following manual approach:

• first, replace XXX, because XXX is not part of X or XX (reversed, X is a part of XXX, and if you replace X first, e. g. with foo, then you will end up with foo, foofoo, foofoofoo.)


• then replace XX
  


• 
  

  at the end, replace X

  
  
  

  test1=X
  test2=XX
  test3=XXX

  
  

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: XXX
replace: foo

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=foo

ctrl-h

search: XX
replace: bar

test1=X

test2=bar

test3=foo

and so on.

Counter example:

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=XXX

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: X
replace: foo

test1=foo

test2=foofoo

test3=foofoofoo

Alternatives

Cygwin

the first alternative which comes to my mind is Cygwin because it's installed on my PC anyway.

Fire up Cygwin and use perl, sed or awk for replacement.

Powershell

As stated here, you could use some PowerShell script along the lines of

(Get-Content test.txt) | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace "foo", "bar" } | Set-Content test2.txt

Batch

As stated here, you can also use Batch scripts, e. g.

@echo off &setlocal

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion



set "search=%1"

set "replace=%2"

set "textfile=Input.txt"

set "newfile=Output.txt"

(for /f "delims=" %%i in (%textfile%) do (

    set "line=%%i"

    set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"

    echo(!line!

))>"%newfile%"

del %textfile%

rename %newfile%  %textfile%

endlocal

share|improve this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community♦

1

answered Jul 31 '16 at 6:49

stuejastueja

5011311

add a comment | 

As DavidPostill wrote, this is not possible via Notepad++.

However, if the list of replacements and the list of files in which to replace is short, I'd use the following manual approach:

• first, replace XXX, because XXX is not part of X or XX (reversed, X is a part of XXX, and if you replace X first, e. g. with foo, then you will end up with foo, foofoo, foofoofoo.)


• then replace XX
  


• 
  

  at the end, replace X

  
  
  

  test1=X
  test2=XX
  test3=XXX

  
  

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: XXX
replace: foo

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=foo

ctrl-h

search: XX
replace: bar

test1=X

test2=bar

test3=foo

and so on.

Counter example:

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=XXX

ctrl-a, ctrl-h

search: X
replace: foo

test1=foo

test2=foofoo

test3=foofoofoo

Alternatives

Cygwin

the first alternative which comes to my mind is Cygwin because it's installed on my PC anyway.

Fire up Cygwin and use perl, sed or awk for replacement.

Powershell

As stated here, you could use some PowerShell script along the lines of

(Get-Content test.txt) | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace "foo", "bar" } | Set-Content test2.txt

Batch

As stated here, you can also use Batch scripts, e. g.

@echo off &setlocal

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion



set "search=%1"

set "replace=%2"

set "textfile=Input.txt"

set "newfile=Output.txt"

(for /f "delims=" %%i in (%textfile%) do (

    set "line=%%i"

    set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"

    echo(!line!

))>"%newfile%"

del %textfile%

rename %newfile%  %textfile%

endlocal

share|improve this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community♦

1

answered Jul 31 '16 at 6:49

stuejastueja

5011311

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=foo

test1=X

test2=bar

test3=foo

test1=X

test2=XX

test3=XXX

test1=foo

test2=foofoo

test3=foofoofoo

(Get-Content test.txt) | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace "foo", "bar" } | Set-Content test2.txt

@echo off &setlocal

setlocal enabledelayedexpansion



set "search=%1"

set "replace=%2"

set "textfile=Input.txt"

set "newfile=Output.txt"

(for /f "delims=" %%i in (%textfile%) do (

    set "line=%%i"

    set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"

    echo(!line!

))>"%newfile%"

del %textfile%

rename %newfile%  %textfile%

endlocal

share|improve this answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community♦

1

answered Jul 31 '16 at 6:49

stuejastueja

5011311

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community♦

1

edited May 23 '17 at 12:41

Community♦

1

answered Jul 31 '16 at 6:49

stuejastueja

5011311

answered Jul 31 '16 at 6:49

stuejastueja

5011311