Batch Regex Replace Script

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Batch Regex Replace Script #

Disclaimer: This script is really niche, but has come in handy when dealing with lots of text objects that contain labels driven by multiple attribute fields. Ok, into the weeds:

Labeling with multiple attribute fields. Sometimes I’ll need to label a set of hundreds of points with multiple attribute fields. MAPublisher can do this easily enough, but I often don’t want them to be broken up into separate text objects. Aligning and moving them around accurately can be quite a chore. Luckily, it’s easy enough to concatenate attributes together into a new field and then label the points with that field. Other text can be added in as well. For example, to concatenate The Name field and Population field together into a newly created citypoplbl field, along with some other text (more on this later), we could do the following:

(Name)& "$Pop.$" &(Population)

Custom Scripts and Shortcuts for Cartography

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Custom Scripts and Shortcuts for Cartography #

2017 NACIS presentation #

Back in 2017 I gave a presentation about a set of custom scripts and shortcuts for enhanced productivity in Adobe Illustrator. They have proven indispensable for me and my cartographic work. If you want to spend less time in menus and also have some special tools to help you make maps, check out the video below. There are also installation videos for Mac and Windows. I’ve updated the shortcuts and scripts for Illustrator 2020 on Mac and Windows. Download the scripts and shortcuts here.

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Batch Regex Replace Script

Batch Regex Replace Script #

Custom Scripts and Shortcuts for Cartography

Custom Scripts and Shortcuts for Cartography #

2017 NACIS presentation #