Mike,
I noticed that you can now have multiple text replacement files defined in the preferences section.
Save me some trial/error time. How does PM use multiple files? Does it internally concatenate the text or do I get to choose which one I want searched?
It parses through each file in order and adds the codes and the replacements as it processes them. Collisions are handled in the following way:if file A has code x24 and file B has code x24 then the replacement for file B will be used. It is of course best to use unique codes for each file.
I can see the benefit of first option if one file is the home team roster and the second file is the visiting team roster.
For my equestrian shows, I have a code replacement file for the events (class # and class name) and the riders/horses (rider # and rider name). Is there any way to have two (or more) categories of text replacement active at the same time so I can have class #/name replaced in one IPTC field and rider #/name replaced in a different one without have to make two passes and change files in between?
Just use slightly different codes for the two types of replacements, like for class #, append a 'c' onto the codes. For the rider #, append a 'r onto the codes, like so:
12c[tab]class 12
12r[tab]rider 12
That should do it.
HTH,
-Kirk
