Step-by-Step Guide to Changing Text Documents Through the Update Interface

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• Introduction
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    * Text File Updates
    * Edit Text File Update Dialog
    * Text File Properties
    * Append/Create Operation
    * Replace Operation
    * Test Text File Update
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Edit Text File Update Set Dialog

The main dialog interface is composed from two panels. The left side will display Global Properties , Append/Create and Replace operations specified by the user. The right side will display the specific options of the selected node.

Multiple updates can be defined. These operations will be executed on the files specified under Global Properties in the “Include” field.

Add an Append/Create operation

A new append/create operation can be created by selecting[New ] from the context menu or by pressing+ key while the left panel is focused.

Add a Search and Replace operation

A new Search and Replace operation can be created by selecting[New ] from the context menu or by pressingInsert key while the left panel is focused.

Only one append/create operation can be declared per “Text File Update”.

Rename an operation

A created operation can be renamed by selecting[Rename ] from the context menu or by pressingF2 key while the operation is selected.

Move Up

To move up the selected update operation select from the context menu the [Move Up ] option or pressShift + Up keys when the update is selected.

Move Down

To move up the selected update operation select from the context menu the [Move Down ] option or pressShift + Down keys when the update is selected.

Delete

An update operation can be deleted by selecting from the context menu the [Delete ] command or by pressing theDelete key while an update is selected.

Topics

• Text File Properties
  Declare the global properties for the text file
• Append/Create Operation
  Create or append information to a text file
• Replace Operation
  Search and replace content from a text file
• Test Text File Update
  Test the Text File Update operation

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