Perform Find/Replace
Purpose 
Finds/replaces data according to the options in the Specify Find/Replace dialog box.
Format 
Perform Find/Replace [No dialog; “<text to be found>”; ”<replacement text>”; Find Next/Replace & Find/Replace/Replace All]
Options 
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Perform without dialog prevents display of the Find/Replace Summary dialog box at the end of the find/replace operation. This option also prevents display of the confirmation dialog box when a Replace All operation is executed.
If you want the user to be able to enter find or replace criteria, use the Open Find/Replace script step.
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Specify displays the Specify Find/Replace dialog box, where you can set search options and the type of find/replace operation to be performed.
Compatibility 
This script step is:
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not supported in web publishing
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not supported in a FileMaker Server scheduled script
Examples 
Perform Find/Replace ["Houston"; "Dallas"; Replace & Find]
Related topics 
Script steps reference (alphabetical list)
Script steps reference (category list)
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