replace multiple text elements in a text document

Question

Hi,

I'm trying to build a scenario that will download a document (Closed Captioning file), then using a control project in Workfront that contains all the words (Tasks) that need replaced or "bleeped" and replacing them within the document.
I understand how I would do this for 1 word, but how do I loop the output of the first replacement into the 2nd replacement and so on.....

thanks for any advice,

Kelly

_Manish_Singh · Accepted Answer

I have not tried this, so I'm not certain if this will work, but...

It appears you will need to use the set variable module to store your first replacement output. Then, retrieve this information using the get variable module in the loop.

The get variable will be blank the first time, but you can manage this by using the if() function in combination with the replace() function. If the get variable text is blank, use the document text for replacement; otherwise, use the get variable text.

iterator for task names >> get variable >> set variable (if and replace) >> dummy aggregator.

Kelly_StarzEnt · Answer

A little more context.

This is the content of my document:

A brown fox dashed through the meadow one night,
His tail held high and his grin just right.
He leaped over fences, he spun in the air,
Stealing a snack with the greatest of flair!

Here is my list of words with replacements in the control project:

Search for: Replace with:

brown b****

snack s*****

Here is an example of the output that I would like:

A b**** fox dashed through the meadow one night,
His tail held high and his grin just right.
He leaped over fences, he spun in the air,
Stealing a s***** with the greatest of flair!

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