convert [*] to the n with tab

[rev at armbase.com]

Quoting rev at armbase.com:

> Hi All.
>
> I have a field with text items separated with charachters bounded by 
> multiples
> of [*].
>
> eg
> [0][0][9]item1[0][0][0][6]item2[0]item3
>
> I would like the separator items [*] or [*][*] or [*][*][*] etc to be 
> replaced
> with a single tab.
> I thought of this script
>
> on mouseUp
>  put "preparsed" into p -- insert your field name here
>  put empty into v
>  repeat with x = 1 to the number of lines of fld p
>  --put empty into v
>  get line x of fld p
> replace [*] with \
> end repeat
> end mouseUp
>
> However I keep getting the error
>
> compiling at 9:18:04 AM
> Type	Expression: bad factor
> Object	convert [*]n to tab delimiter
> Line	replace [*] with \
> Hint	[
>
> Any ideas. Is it the case that I cant use [ as a charachter? It was 
> inserted OK.

I also  tried

on mouseUp
  put "preparsed" into p -- insert your field name here
  repeat with x = 1 to the number of lines of fld p
  get line x of fld p
replace "[*]" with "\" in
end repeat
put it into field "withtabs"
end mouseUp

And tried
on mouseUp
  put "preparsed" into p -- insert your field name here

replace "[*]" with "\" in fld p

put fld p into field "withtabs"
end mouseUp

No Luck.

Cheers
Bob
>
> All the best
> Bob
>
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