LibreOffice Macro - straight quotes to curly

StraightQuotes2CurlyQuotes.bas

sub StraightQuotes2CurlyQuotes
' Thanks to Tintazul for refinements
'    https://gist.github.com/Tintazul/deb5e137cabf86ddf4c2
' Now updated to work with LibreOffice Writer Version: 5.0.x

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem define variables
dim document   as object
dim dispatcher as object
dim undo as object

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem create single undo action
undo = ThisComponent.UndoManager
undo.enterUndoContext("Educate quotes")

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem get access to the document
document   = ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame
dispatcher = createUnoService("com.sun.star.frame.DispatchHelper")

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args1(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args1(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args1(0).Value = 2
args1(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args1(1).Value = 0
args1(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args1(2).Value = true
args1(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args1(3).Value = false
args1(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args1(4).Value = false
args1(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args1(5).Value = false
args1(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args1(6).Value = false
args1(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args1(7).Value = false
args1(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args1(8).Value = 1
args1(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args1(9).Value = 65536
args1(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args1(10).Value = CHR$(34)+"\<"
args1(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args1(11).Value = "“"
args1(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args1(12).Value = 255
args1(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args1(13).Value = 2
args1(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args1(14).Value = 2
args1(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args1(15).Value = 2
args1(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args1(16).Value = 1280
args1(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args1(17).Value = 3
args1(18).Name = "Quiet"
args1(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args1())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args2(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args2(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args2(0).Value = 2
args2(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args2(1).Value = 0
args2(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args2(2).Value = true
args2(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args2(3).Value = false
args2(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args2(4).Value = false
args2(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args2(5).Value = false
args2(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args2(6).Value = false
args2(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args2(7).Value = false
args2(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args2(8).Value = 1
args2(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args2(9).Value = 65536
args2(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args2(10).Value = CHR$(34)+"([\[\(])"
args2(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args2(11).Value = "“$1"
args2(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args2(12).Value = 255
args2(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args2(13).Value = 2
args2(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args2(14).Value = 2
args2(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args2(15).Value = 2
args2(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args2(16).Value = 1280
args2(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args2(17).Value = 3
args2(18).Name = "Quiet"
args2(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args2())


rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args3(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args3(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args3(0).Value = 2
args3(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args3(1).Value = 0
args3(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args3(2).Value = true
args3(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args3(3).Value = false
args3(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args3(4).Value = false
args3(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args3(5).Value = false
args3(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args3(6).Value = false
args3(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args3(7).Value = false
args3(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args3(8).Value = 1
args3(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args3(9).Value = 65536
args3(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args3(10).Value = "\>"+CHR$(34)
args3(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args3(11).Value = "”"
args3(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args3(12).Value = 255
args3(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args3(13).Value = 2
args3(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args3(14).Value = 2
args3(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args3(15).Value = 2
args3(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args3(16).Value = 1280
args3(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args3(17).Value = 3
args3(18).Name = "Quiet"
args3(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args3())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args4(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args4(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args4(0).Value = 2
args4(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args4(1).Value = 0
args4(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args4(2).Value = true
args4(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args4(3).Value = false
args4(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args4(4).Value = false
args4(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args4(5).Value = false
args4(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args4(6).Value = false
args4(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args4(7).Value = false
args4(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args4(8).Value = 1
args4(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args4(9).Value = 65536
args4(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args4(10).Value = "([,.;!?\]\)])"+CHR$(34)
args4(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args4(11).Value = "$1”"
args4(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args4(12).Value = 255
args4(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args4(13).Value = 2
args4(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args4(14).Value = 2
args4(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args4(15).Value = 2
args4(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args4(16).Value = 1280
args4(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args4(17).Value = 3
args4(18).Name = "Quiet"
args4(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args4())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args5(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args5(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args5(0).Value = 2
args5(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args5(1).Value = 0
args5(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args5(2).Value = true
args5(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args5(3).Value = false
args5(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args5(4).Value = false
args5(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args5(5).Value = false
args5(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args5(6).Value = false
args5(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args5(7).Value = false
args5(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args5(8).Value = 1
args5(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args5(9).Value = 65536
args5(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args5(10).Value = CHR$(39)+"\<"
args5(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args5(11).Value = "‘"
args5(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args5(12).Value = 255
args5(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args5(13).Value = 2
args5(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args5(14).Value = 2
args5(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args5(15).Value = 2
args5(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args5(16).Value = 1280
args5(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args5(17).Value = 3
args5(18).Name = "Quiet"
args5(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args5())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args6(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args6(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args6(0).Value = 2
args6(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args6(1).Value = 0
args6(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args6(2).Value = true
args6(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args6(3).Value = false
args6(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args6(4).Value = false
args6(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args6(5).Value = false
args6(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args6(6).Value = false
args6(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args6(7).Value = false
args6(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args6(8).Value = 1
args6(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args6(9).Value = 65536
args6(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args6(10).Value = CHR$(39)+"([\[\(])"
args6(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args6(11).Value = "‘$1"
args6(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args6(12).Value = 255
args6(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args6(13).Value = 2
args6(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args6(14).Value = 2
args6(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args6(15).Value = 2
args6(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args6(16).Value = 1280
args6(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args6(17).Value = 3
args6(18).Name = "Quiet"
args6(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args6())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
dim args7(18) as new com.sun.star.beans.PropertyValue
args7(0).Name = "SearchItem.StyleFamily"
args7(0).Value = 2
args7(1).Name = "SearchItem.CellType"
args7(1).Value = 0
args7(2).Name = "SearchItem.RowDirection"
args7(2).Value = true
args7(3).Name = "SearchItem.AllTables"
args7(3).Value = false
args7(4).Name = "SearchItem.Backward"
args7(4).Value = false
args7(5).Name = "SearchItem.Pattern"
args7(5).Value = false
args7(6).Name = "SearchItem.Content"
args7(6).Value = false
args7(7).Name = "SearchItem.AsianOptions"
args7(7).Value = false
args7(8).Name = "SearchItem.AlgorithmType"
args7(8).Value = 1
args7(9).Name = "SearchItem.SearchFlags"
args7(9).Value = 65536
args7(10).Name = "SearchItem.SearchString"
args7(10).Value = "'"
args7(11).Name = "SearchItem.ReplaceString"
args7(11).Value = "’"
args7(12).Name = "SearchItem.Locale"
args7(12).Value = 255
args7(13).Name = "SearchItem.ChangedChars"
args7(13).Value = 2
args7(14).Name = "SearchItem.DeletedChars"
args7(14).Value = 2
args7(15).Name = "SearchItem.InsertedChars"
args7(15).Value = 2
args7(16).Name = "SearchItem.TransliterateFlags"
args7(16).Value = 1280
args7(17).Name = "SearchItem.Command"
args7(17).Value = 3
args7(18).Name = "Quiet"
args7(18).Value = true

dispatcher.executeDispatch(document, ".uno:ExecuteSearch", "", 0, args7())

rem ----------------------------------------------------------------------
rem close the undo action
undo.leaveUndoContext

end sub

I was using this macro, and I find that the word Dr.'s is turning into Dr.‘s, with the wrong kind of single quote (with an opening single quote instead of a closing single quote).

Thanks for the code! I had to update it a little bit to get it to work on my copy of LibreOffice, version 5.2.0.4. Not sure exactly why the extra SearchItem.AlgorithmType2 with value 2 needed to be added to this particular Find and Replace, but without it in my particular document I ended up with literal a little "$1”" in my text. Recording a new macro added this in. Annoyingly I can't reproduce the problem in an empty document...

https://gist.github.com/flexo/ae3758b744cf5aef852e851018a184dc

Thanks for the code! I had to update it a little bit to get it to work on my copy of LibreOffice, version 5.2.0.4. Not sure exactly why the extra SearchItem.AlgorithmType2 with value 2 needed to be added to this particular Find and Replace, but without it in my particular document I ended up with literal a little "$1”" in my text. Recording a new macro added this in. Annoyingly I can't reproduce the problem in an empty document...

https://gist.github.com/flexo/ae3758b744cf5aef852e851018a184dc

I just wanted to say thank you, I had the same problem but had no idea how to fix it. Your fix worked and I never would have figured it out otherwise!