Find and replace text in a string.
Syntax
Replace(String, StringToFind, ReplaceString
[,Start [,Count [, Compare]]])
Key
String The initial string of Text
StringToFind The text we want to find in String
ReplaceString The string that will replace StringToFind if a match is found
Start Character position in string at which to start the search
Count The number of replacements to perform
Compare Either vbBinaryCompare or VBTextCompare
If ReplaceString ="" then the StringToFind will be deleted from String.
myString = "Hello John" myString = Replace(myString,"John","world") WScript.Echo myString
âReputations are made by searching for things that canât be done and doing themâ ~ Frank Tyger
replace.vbs - Script to search and replace text.
InStr - Find one string within another.
RegExp - Regular expression search object.
StrComp - Compare two strings.
Equivalent in PowerShell: $result = "Hello Cleveland" -replace("Cleveland","world")