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Posted: **Wed Dec 31, 2014 4:45 pm**

I'm trying to use replace with a variable, as this:
replace cb with "stuff" in fileContent

cb is a variable containing a block of text taken from fileContent, I'm trying to replace that block with other stuff in the variable fileContent.

But I'm getting this error: stack "main": execution error at line 119 (replace: error in pattern expression), char 1

It works if I put some text, replace "text" with "other text" in fileContent, just not with a variable

Posted: **Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:10 pm**

Hi Marcus,
I tested this

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on mouseUp
   answer file "open"
   if it = empty then exit mouseup
   put url("file:" & it) into tContent
   put tContent into z
   put line 1 to 10 of tContent into tReplace
   replace tReplace with "stuff" in tContent
   put z & cr & cr & tContent
end mouseUp

and it works for me
Best regards
Jean-Marc

Posted: **Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:13 pm**

Very strange.

Your result is the behavior I expect, I'll keep digging, maybe I'm doing something odd somewhere else

Posted: **Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:20 pm**

The first question is what data is contained in the cb variable?
Is it text? If yes, are you sure?
What happens if you "put cb" before the attempt to replace?

Posted: **Wed Dec 31, 2014 5:43 pm**

Sparkout's point is probably the hint
"(replace: error in pattern expression)" sound like as some special chars are in your cb variable

Posted: **Wed Dec 31, 2014 11:26 pm**

Well, it does contain at least newlines and tabs, I'll test more and let you know how it goes

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