# Easiest way to make "fill in the blank"

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**Created:** [April 21, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easiest-way-to-make-fill-in-the-blank/186445 "2006-04-21T08:20:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 21, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/easiest-way-to-make-fill-in-the-blank/186445/1 "2006-04-21T08:20:32Z")

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Peepz,  
I want to make a script that makes a “fill in the blank” format out of XML.

So i have a text that looks like this:  
“the (short) man is only 53 cm”

after the word (short) i want to place a input textfield so it can be changed to “shortest”.

how can i get the position of the word (with the () aroud it) and place the input text after it?

it will have to look like this:  
the (short)\_\_\_\_input text here\_\_\_\_man is only 53 cm.

i hope this is possible?  
thnx already!