Script to add a string at the end of line

Script to add a string at the end of line

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    Dec 13, 2022#1

    I need a script which will search for <CM> and if found on a line in the file it must append <CM> to the end of that line.

    Example: The line contains:

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    die vyfde met <W •sardoniks><CM>die sesde met <W •karneool><CM>die sewende met <W •chrisoliet><CM>die agtste met <W •berilsteen><CM>die negende met <W •topaas><CM>die tiende met <W •chrisopraas><CM>die elfde met <W •hiasint><CM>en die twaalfde met <W •ametis>.
     It must end up like this:

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    die vyfde met <W •sardoniks><CM>die sesde met <W •karneool><CM>die sewende met <W •chrisoliet><CM>die agtste met <W •berilsteen><CM>die negende met <W •topaas><CM>die tiende met <W •chrisopraas><CM>die elfde met <W •hiasint><CM>en die twaalfde met <W •ametis>. <CM>
    Is that possible?

    I use UltraEdit version 18.10.0.1018.

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      Dec 13, 2022#2

      A Perl regular expression replace all with (<CM>.+)$(?<!<CM>) as search expression and \1 <CM> as replace expression appends a space and <CM> at end of every line containing <CM> and not already ending with <CM>.

      Recorded as UltraEdit macro:

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      InsertMode
      ColumnModeOff
      HexOff
      Top
      PerlReOn
      Find MatchCase RegExp "(<CM>.+)$(?<!<CM>)"
      Replace All "\1 <CM>"
      Written as UltraEdit script:

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      if (UltraEdit.document.length > 0)  // Is any file opened?
      {
         // Define environment for this script.
         UltraEdit.insertMode();
         if (typeof(UltraEdit.columnModeOff) == "function") UltraEdit.columnModeOff();
         else if (typeof(UltraEdit.activeDocument.columnModeOff) == "function") UltraEdit.activeDocument.columnModeOff();
      
         // Move caret to top of the active file.
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.top();
      
         // Define all parameters for a case-sensitive Perl regular expression
         // replace all executed from top of the file and execute the replace.
         UltraEdit.perlReOn();
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.mode=0;
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.matchCase=true;
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.matchWord=false;
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.regExp=true;
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.searchDown=true;
         if (typeof(UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.searchInColumn) == "boolean")
         {
            UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.searchInColumn=false;
         }
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.preserveCase=false;
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.replaceAll=true;
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.replaceInAllOpen=false;
      
         // In JavaScript strings a backslash is interpreted as escape character
         // and must be escaped itself with a backslash to define the regular
         // expression replace string with a literal interpreted backslash by
         // the JavaScript core engine.
         UltraEdit.activeDocument.findReplace.replace("(<CM>.+)$(?<!<CM>)", "\\1 <CM>");
      }
      Best regards from an UC/UE/UES for Windows user from Austria

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        Dec 13, 2022#3

        Thank you very much! It does exactly what I wanted.