02-20-2008
Replace text in parentheses
Hi
I would like to replace a comma in parentheses to a semicolon for example. Other commas outside () stay unchanged. How can I do this?
aaaa,bbb,ccc,ddd(eee,fff,ggg),hhh,iii
to
aaaa,bbb,ccc,ddd(eee;fff;ggg),hhh,iii
Thanks
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