How to search and replace a link with similar code?

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December 14, 2023
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Hi,

I still use Dreamweaver 8 😉

I want to delete many, many links to amazon (including the word "amazon"). They look like this:

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.de/gp/search?ie=UTF8&tag=USERNAME&linkCode=XXXXX&camp=XXXXX&creative=XXXXX&index=sports&keywords=XXXXX" style="color:#999">amazon</a>

These "XXXXX" are always different.

How do I search&replace/delete them right?

Do I have to search for sourcecode oder text or text (extended) oder specific tag?

Can I use wildcard like " * "?

Didn't find a way 😞

THANKS from Germany!!!

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Correct answer L e n a

(<a[^>]*>amazon</a>)

That will only select anchor tags with the word 'amazon' as the link text.
By @osgood_

Sorry to jump on the bandwagon only now, @osgood_ 's proposal is very good, except that the emerging part of the link must exactly be equal to amazon and containing it, if so, so far so good (no pun intended 😉 )

On the other hand, @Uwe27891862d8tv if your text links could be sometimes differents, it's highly likely that your links themselves contain the word amazon in their url, so for my part, I'd suggest filtering by URL instead

<a[^>]*href="[^"]*amazon[^"]*"[^>]*>.*?<\/a>

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

DISCLAIMER:

It's nearly 2024. As an unpaid forum volunteer and product user, I no longer field questions about OBSOLETE software from the early 2000s. If customers cannot see fit to upgrade their tools for compatibility & security reasons, that's their cross to bear, not mine.

MODERN OPTIONS:

-- Adobe Dreamweaver CC - https://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html
-- Codespaces (free, browser-based) - https://github.com/features/codespaces
-- Nova (Mac only, formerly called Coda) - https://nova.app/
-- Pinegrow - https://pinegrow.com/
-- Sublime Text - http://www.sublimetext.com/
-- Visual Studio Code (free) - https://code.visualstudio.com/
-- Wappler ~ Visual Web App Builder - https://wappler.io/

Good luck.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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osgood_

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DISCLAIMER:
It's nearly 2024. As an unpaid forum volunteer and product user, I no longer field questions about OBSOLETE software from the early 2000s. If customers cannot see fit to upgrade their tools for compatibility & security reasons, that's their cross to bear, not mine.

By @Nancy OShea

It was a general question which would be applicable to any program that has a find and replace option, new or old. Theres no security or compatibility issues here. Thats like saying I'm not answering your question because you're driving a 1960s car. Of course it's your call but a little strange in the circumstances.