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Replace Text Expression For Correct Quotation Marks
Hi guys, I would like to have an expression that replaces wrong quotation marks set by an editor in a MOGRT used in Premiere Pro.
In German the corect quotation marks have to look like this: „text“ (option+shift+w and option+2).
But if you can imagine an editor can’t remember this shortcuts, they simply use shift+2 what results the symbol for inches or seconds (“).
The difficulty (why I can’t use a simple text replace expression) is that the editor uses the same symbol twice. In front and behind the quote. But I need a result with two different symbols.
Any ideas? My mail software on the Mac does exactly that what I want automatically.
Is there a way in counting the wrong symbols and odd numbers result the first lower quotation mark and even numbers the upper one?
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Just in case if someone has the same problem, here is what solved my problem very simple:
txt = text.sourceText;
txt.replace(/”/,”„”).replace(/”/,”“”).replace(/”/,”„”).replace(/”/,”“”).replace(/’/,”’”).replace(/’/,”’”).replace(/ß/,”ẞ”).replace(/ß/,”ẞ”).replace(/ß/,”ẞ”).replace(/ß/,”ẞ”)
The expression replaces the wrong signs in the written order: two times for quotation marks followed by two apostrophes and four capital letter ß (what’s very common in German).
Thats all I have to expect in my case so it will work fine hopefully.
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