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Function to search for and replace text in a string variable. Not case sensitive!

Function to search for and replace text in a string variable. Not case sensitive!

Rate Function to search for and replace text in a string variable. Not case sensitive!

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' Task1 is the searched for text
' Task2 is the replacement text
' Replacing is the complete text to be searched in a string variable
' MainText = ReplacingText(SearchFor, ReplaceWith, FullText)

Dim WD As Integer
Dim FirstPart As String
Dim LastPart As String
Dim MD As Integer
Dim Temporary As String
Dim NewReplace As String
Dim SF As String
Dim WE As Integer

' capitalize the strings to render the search not case sensitive

SF = UCase(Task1)
WE = InStr(UCase(Task2), SF)

' if the replacement text is contained in the searched for text, first replace the searched for text with a nonsense string.

If WE Then
NewReplace = "#$%@"
Another2:
Temporary = UCase(Replacing)
WD = InStr(Temporary, SF)
    If WD Then
    MD = WD + Len(Task1)
    FirstPart = Mid(Replacing, 1, WD - 1)
    LastPart = Mid(Replacing, MD, Len(Replacing))
    Replacing = FirstPart & NewReplace & LastPart
    GoTo Another2
    End If
SF = UCase("#$%@")
End If

' replace either the orginal searched for text with the replacement text, or replace the nonsense string with the replacement text

Another:
Temporary = UCase(Replacing)
WD = InStr(Temporary, SF)
If WD Then
MD = WD + Len(SF)
FirstPart = Mid(Replacing, 1, WD - 1)
LastPart = Mid(Replacing, MD, Len(Replacing))
Replacing = FirstPart & Task2 & LastPart
GoTo Another
End If

' place the result of the string for processing by the calling command
ReplacingText = Replacing

End Function