How do I highlight a split function text?

[gilgalbiblewhee]

How do I highlight a split function text?

dim strKeywords, strText, strFore, strAft, bolInComplete
dim Text1, Text2, Text3, Text4, Text5, Text6
dim keywordarray, counter

Text1=Request("Keyword")
Text2=Request("Keywordb")
Text3=Request("Keywordc")
Text4=Request("Keywordd")
Text5=Request("Keyworde")
Text6=Request("Keywordf")

IF Text1<>"" THEN

       keywordarray = split(Text1," ")
        StrKeywords = StrKeywords & keywordarray(0)
        for counter=1 to ubound(keywordarray)
            StrKeywords = StrKeywords & " " & keywordarray(counter)
        next

response.write StrKeywords
'StrKeywords = StrKeywords & Text1
END IF

IF Text2<>"" THEN
IF StrKeywords<>"" THEN
StrKeywords =StrKeywords&","&Text2
ELSE
StrKeywords = Text2
END IF
END IF
IF Text3<>"" THEN
IF StrKeywords<>"" THEN
StrKeywords =StrKeywords&","&Text3
ELSE
StrKeywords = Text3
END IF
END IF
IF Text4<>"" THEN
IF StrKeywords<>"" THEN
StrKeywords =StrKeywords&","&Text4
ELSE
StrKeywords = Text4
END IF
END IF
IF Text5<>"" THEN
IF StrKeywords<>"" THEN
StrKeywords =StrKeywords&","&Text5
ELSE
StrKeywords = Text5
END IF
END IF
IF Text6<>"" THEN
IF StrKeywords<>"" THEN
StrKeywords =StrKeywords&","&Text6
ELSE
StrKeywords = Text6
END IF
END IF

strFore="<font color=red><b>,<font color=blue><b>,<font color=green><b>,<font color=orange><b>,<font color=purple><b>,<font color=aqua><b>"
strAft="</b></font>"
bolInComplete=true
Do until RS.eof
strText =rs("text_data")

strText=HighlightKeywords(strText,strKeywords, strFore, strAft,bolInComplete)
Response.Write "<sup>" & rs("verse") & "</sup>" & strText & "</br>"

rs.movenext

Loop
else
response.write "No verses found"
End If

Function HighlightKeywords(byVal strText, byRef strKeywords, byRef strFore, byRef strAft, byVal bolInComplete)

' Dim the variables.
dim arrKeywords
dim strPattern, strReplace
dim i
dim arrstrFore
' Split the list of keywords into an array for easy iteration.
arrKeywords = Split(strKeywords,",")
arrstrFore=Split(strFore,",")

' Loop through the array of keywords and build the strings needed for the highlighting.
For i=0 to UBound(arrKeywords,1)
' Build the pattern string. Basically what we are saying is:
' Find all instances of this word that are distinct words not in pointed brackets.

' If we are not to find incomplete words then use the rigid pattern.
If Not bolInComplete Then
strPattern ="(?!<)\b(" & arrKeywords(i) &")\b(?!>)"
' Else allow for characters following the keyword before the word break.
Else
strPattern ="(?!<)\b(\w*" & arrKeywords(i) &"\w*)\b(?!>)"
End If


' Build the replace string. This tells the regexp what to replace the instances found
' with. We use the $1 to say: Use the value that was there. This is good for use when
' you don't want to change the case of the existing word.
strReplace = arrstrFore(i) & "$1" & strAft


' Call the helper routine.
strText = Highlight(strText,strPattern,strReplace,True)

'response.write arrstrFore(i)
'response.write arrKeywords(i)

Next'i'

' Return the newly formatted string.
HighlightKeywords = strText
End Function

Function Highlight(byVal strText, byRef strPattern, byRef strReplace,byRef bolIgnoreCase)

' Dim the Variables
dim mobjRegExp
dim i

' Initialize the Regular Expressions Object.
Set mobjRegExp = New RegExp

' Set it to find all matches.
mobjRegExp.Global = True

' This parameter tells RegExp if it should be case sensitive or insensitive.
' This is a parameter that should be specified by the calling function.
mobjRegExp.IgnoreCase = bolIgnoreCase

' The pattern to find. This is the most difficult part of using RegExps.
mobjRegExp.Pattern = strPattern

' Call the replace method of the RegExp object. This will do all the work.
strText = mobjRegExp.Replace(strText,strReplace)

' Kill the object.
Set mobjRegExp = Nothing

' Return the newly formatted string.
Highlight = strText
End Function

[Till]

I don't understand the question.

[gilgalbiblewhee]

What I meant was that, what I'm looking for is how to highlight words that don't appear side-by-side. Let's say I'm looking for dog and homework in a textbox: "dog homework". ASP splits by split(keyword," ").

I need to highlight like this "the dog ate my homework"

But I don't want to drift away from the present coding except for my attempt of highlighting which was in my previous post above in red.

[Deadeye]

afaik a regular text box cant do rich text formatting. I know there are AJAX scripts that can do rich text formating like you want. You will probably need to look farther into this.

*EDIT* misspelled AJAX

[gilgalbiblewhee]

Can that mix with ASP like it does with VBScript?

[Deadeye]

we use it here at my work, and afaik yes

[gilgalbiblewhee]

what's afaik?

[curtiss]

Originally Posted by gilgalbiblewhee

what's afaik?

afaik = as far as i know