Can macros be used for text searches?

[aneedell]

Hello.
I was hoping that I could create a macro to perform a series of text searches in my projects, but it appears that Flare does not permit that. Regarding macros, the Flare online help says this: "The controls that are disabled are hyperlinks, related topics, concept links, keyword links, equations, and inserting characters..." I tried it, but as soon as I start a macro, the search panel controls becomes disabled. I've not used macros before, so maybe I'm doing something wrong. If any of you have, in fact, used macros to search for text I will appreciate your advice. The reason I want to do this is that I have a list of 20 words for which I need to search in every project, and I want to find a way to automate the task.
Thank you,
Albert

[ChoccieMuffin]

Happy new year!

I suggest you do your search and replace outside of Flare using a different tool. I use FAR HTML for that kind of thing. You can load all of your topics from all of your projects into FAR, and do your 20 searches. Would that help?

[aneedell]

Hello, ChoccieMuffin. Thank you for your reply and for your wishes for a happy 2023! I think you are right: I need to handle the search operation outside of Flare. I usually use AstroGrep for various search operations, but it doesn't appear to fit my needs for this specific task. I'm not familiar with FAR HTML, but I will definitely look into it. A quick Internet search this morning reveals that there are many search tools available for Windows. Now, if I can just find the right tool for my requirement ...
Thanks again, and happy new year!