Help, need to make a extension that uses search and replace

[Suman Dahal]

Hello,

I am trying to make an extension that searches for certain tags in the
source code. Something similar to "Remove Frontpage tags" extension.

I have had a look at some really simple extensions that talk about using
javascript. How do i use javascript to look for certain tags and strip them?

I am a newbie so please take it easy on the jargon :)

cheers
Suman

[danilocelic *TMM*]

Suman Dahal wrote:

> I have had a look at some really simple extensions that talk about using
> javascript. How do i use javascript to look for certain tags and strip them?

There are a variety of ways to accomplish this task depending on the
specifics of the case. One way would be to use regular expressions to
remove the starting and ending tags. Or you could "walk the DOM" to
strip out tags.

Both fashions require a good bit of general JavaScript knowledge.

First thing I'd suggest you do (after reading the resources and links
below) would be to take a look at the files that comprise the Clean up
HTML command, which can be found at on a PC, as it allows you to be able
to remove specified tags:
C:/Program Files/Macromedia/Dreamweaver MX
2004/Configuration/Commands/Clean Up HTML.htm
C:/Program Files/Macromedia/Dreamweaver MX
2004/Configuration/Commands/Clean Up HTML.js

Actually, unless you really really want to get into extension
development, this command could more than likely cover your needs.

> I am a newbie so please take it easy on the jargon :)

You should read up on building extensions, theres a lot of ground to
cover. Here's my generic getting started post:

MX04:
Help > Extensions > Extending Dreamweaver
and
Help > Extensions > API Reference
and
Help > Extensions > Creating and Submitting

livedocs as well:
[url]http://livedocs.macromedia.com/dreamweaver/mx2004/index.html[/url]

Configuration folder locations:
[url]http://www.communitymx.com/blog/index.cfm?newsid=27&blogger=12[/url]

Dreamweaver MX 2004 SDK (includes MXI format for DWMX 2004):
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?view=sn121&extid=1009962[/url]

MXI File Format for DWMX 2004:
[url]http://download.macromedia.com/pub/dw_exchange/mxi_file_format.pdf[/url]

MXI File format for DWMX and earlier:
[url]http://download.macromedia.com/pub/dw_exchange/mxi_file_format.pdf[/url]

Books (dedicated):
Building Dreamweaver 4 and Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 Extension
Tom Muck and Ray West
[url]http://basic-ultradev.com/building_extensions/index.asp[/url]

Dreamweaver MX Extensions
Laura Gutman
[url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0735711828/qid=10686781[/url]...

Covers extending:
Dreamweaver MX The Complete Reference
Ray West and Tom Muck
[url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0072195142/basicultradev-20[/url]

Dreamweaver MX 2004 The Complete Reference
Ray West and Tom Muck
[url]http://dwteam.com/tcr/[/url]

Beyond Dreamweaver
Joseph Lowrey
[url]http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0789727404/qid=10686785[/url]...

Plus, always good to see what others have done. Visit the Exchange and
look at as many as you can:
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/exchange/[/url]

Lists of DW extension developer sites:
[url]http://www.dwfaq.com/Resources/Extensions/default.asp[/url]
[url]http://www.felixone.it/extensions/mext.asp[/url]

And also the site I write for: [url]http://www.communitymx.com/[/url] I have a few
extension related articles there (commercial site).



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