Application.Replace method (Project)

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09/13/2021

Searches for an unfiltered value and replaces it with the specified value.

Syntax

expression.Replace (Field, Test, Value, Replacement, ReplaceAll, Next, MatchCase, FieldID, TestID)

expression A variable that represents an Application object.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Description
Field	Optional	String	The name of the field to search.
Test	Optional	String	The type of comparison made between Field and Value. Can be one of the comparison strings.
Value	Optional	Variant	The value to compare with the value of the field specified in Field.
Replacement	Optional	Variant	Use "" (an empty string) to clear Field where it meets the test specified by Test and Value.
ReplaceAll	Optional	Variant	True if all occurrences of Value are replaced. False if only the first occurrence is replaced. The default value is False.
Next	Optional	Variant	True if Project searches down for the next occurrence of matching search criteria. False if Project searches up for the next occurrence. The default value is True.
MatchCase	Optional	Variant	True if the search is case-sensitive. The default value is False.
FieldID	Optional	Variant	The field identification number can be one of the PjField constants. FieldID takes precedence over any Field value.
TestID	Optional	Variant	The test identification number can be one of the PjComparison constants. TestID takes precedence over any Test value.

Comparison strings

Comparison string	Description
"equals"	The value of Field equals Value.
"does not equal"	The value of Field does not equal Value.
"is greater than"	The value of Field is greater than Value.
"is greater than or equal to"	The value of Field is greater than or equal to Value.
"is less than"	The value of Field is less than Value.
"is less than or equal to"	The value of Field is less than or equal to Value.
"is within"	The value of Field is within Value.
"is not within"	The value of Field is not within Value.
"contains"	Field contains Value.
"does not contain"	Field does not contain Value.
"contains exactly"	Field contains exactly Value.

Return value

Boolean

True if any replacements are made; otherwise, False.

Remarks

Using the Replace method with no arguments, or without specifying Field, Test, and Value, displays the Replace dialog box that has options set for the previous state.

To replace a value in all available fields, use the ReplaceEx method.

Example

Either statement in the following example lowers the priority of all tasks that are equal to or over 800 to priority 600.

Sub LowerPriority() 
    Replace Field:="Priority", Test:="is greater than or equal to", Value:="800", _ 
        Replacement:="600", ReplaceAll:=True 
    Replace Field:="xx", Test:="xx", FieldID:=pjTaskPriority, TestID:=pjCompareGreaterThanOrEqual, _ 
        Value:="800", Replacement:="600" 
End Sub

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