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Here is some sample code:

'---- Find and Replace -- Pierre Zippi, 1999
_searchAndReplace = 2
_MainWnd =  1
_MainEdit1 =  1
_MainEdit2 =  2
_MainEdit3 =  3
DIM gProgramEnds
DIM size&
DIM hndl&
END GLOBALS
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLEAR LOCAL
DIM replStr&, replLen&
DIM findStr&, findLen&
DIM found&
LOCAL FN Mung&(tgt$,repl$,txtH&,start&,mungMode)
    ' Munger function replaces the target text contained in tgt$
    ' with the replacement text contained in repl$ after the start search location
    ' (start&) in TEXT handle txtH& returns the found position in txtH&
    ' note: if tgtPtr&=NIL,  repl$ will replace the specified number of
    '       characters beginning at the starting position,
    '       regardless of what they contain
    ' note: if tgtLen&=0, repl$ is inserted at the starting position
    '       without replacing anything
    ' note: if tgtLen&<0 and tgtPtr&=NIL, repl$ is inserted at the
    '       starting position, replacing everything to the end of the
    '       destination text.
    ' note: if replPtr&=NIL, munger will return (in found&) the position
    '       of the first occurrence of tgt$ without any replacement
    ' note: if replLen& is 0 but replPtr& is NOT NIL, Munger will deletetgt$
    '       from the destination text (txtH&)
    findStr& = @tgt$+1
    findLen& = PEEK(@tgt$)
    replStr& = @repl$+1
    replLen& = PEEK(@repl$)
    found&=FN MUNGER(txtH&,start&,findStr&,findLen&,replStr&,replLen&)
END FN = found&

CLEAR LOCAL
LOCAL FN FindAndReplace
    count=0
    mungMode=2                                      'search and replace
    size&=FN GETHANDLESIZE(hndl&)                   'may have changed with last edit
    LONG IF size& < 32000
        teHndl&=TEHANDLE(1)
        textH& = teHndl&..teTextH&                  'get text handle
        strSize&=FN GETHANDLESIZE(textH&)
        found&=3                                    'skip size btyes
        start&=found&
        tgt$= EDIT$(2)
        repl$= EDIT$(3)
        tgtLen=LEN(tgt$)
        repLen=LEN(repl$)
        DO
            found&=FN Mung&(tgt$,repl$,txtH&,start&,mungMode)
            start&=found&+1
            INC(count)                              'track number of changes
        UNTIL found&=-1 OR found&>=strSize&
        CALL TECALTEXT(teHndl&)                     'recalculate field info
        CALL INVALRECT(#[teHndl&]+_teViewRect)      'force redraw
    END IF
END FN

LOCAL FN Build
    test$="1@@2@@3@@4@@5@@6"
    WINDOW 1,"Find and Replace",(10,45)-(310,450),(_doc), 1
    TEXT _monaco,9,0,0:COLOR=_zBlack
    PRINT %(10,40) "Command-period to quit"
    '------
    BUTTON 2,1,"Replace",(110,7)-(160,25),_push_useWFont
    EDIT FIELD _MainEdit1,test$,(0,100)-(300,300),_framed, _leftJust
    EDIT FIELD _MainEdit2,"@@",(10,11)-(50,22),_framedNoCR, _leftJust
    EDIT FIELD _MainEdit3,"@",(60,11)-(100,22),_framedNoCR, _leftJust
    SCROLL BUTTON -1,1,1,1,1,,_scrollVert
    EDIT TEXT _monaco, 9,
    EDIT FIELD _MainEdit2
END FN

'-------------------------------------
CLEAR LOCAL
DIM efID%
DIM rect;8
LOCAL FN MainDialog(dlgEvent%,dlgID%)
    SELECT dlgEvent%
        CASE _wndClose
            WINDOW CLOSE _MainWnd
        CASE _wndActivate
            IF dlgID%>0 THEN WINDOW OUTPUT #ABS(dlgID%):
        CASE _wndClick
            WINDOW #dlgID%
        CASE _wndRefresh
            'FN MainRefresh
        CASE _btnClick
            SELECT dlgID%
                CASE 1                              'scroll
                    'current% = BUTTON(1)
                    'SCROLL BUTTON #1, current%
                CASE 2                              'search and replace
                    FN FindAndReplace
            END SELECT
        CASE _efShiftTab, _efUpArrow, _efLeftArrow
            efID%=WINDOW(_efNum)
            efID%=efID%-1
            IF efID%=0 THEN efID%= 3
            EDIT FIELD efID%
        CASE _efTab, _efDownArrow, _efRightArrow
            efID%=WINDOW(_efNum)
            efID%=(efID% MOD 3)+1
            EDIT FIELD efID%
        CASE _efClick
            EDIT FIELD dlgID%
    END SELECT
END FN
'-------------------------------------
LOCAL FN quitProgram
    gProgramEnds=_True
END FN

LOCAL FN doDialog                                   'Dialog function template
    evnt = DIALOG(0)
    id   = DIALOG(evnt)
    IF evnt=_wndClick THEN WINDOW id                ' --- activate a window if you
    click ON it
    W=WINDOW(_outputWnd)                            ' --- get current winodw
    SELECT W
        CASE _MainWnd
            FN MainDialog(evnt,id)
    END SELECT
END FN

FN Build

ON DIALOG FN doDialog

DO
    HANDLEEVENTS
UNTIL gProgramEnds