I _really_ should have blogged this when I first wrote it. That would’ve saved me time writing it again!

Sub ReplaceDingbats(optional doc)
	oDocument = IIf(IsMissing(doc), ThisComponent, doc)
	oSearchDesc = oDocument.createSearchDescriptor	
	for i = 1 to 9 
		oSearchDesc.searchString = "(;; )?\(" + i + "\)"
		oSearchDesc.searchRegularExpression = true
		mFound = oDocument.findFirst(oSearchDesc)
		do while not isNull(mFound)
			mFound.string = chr(&HF08B + i)
			mFound.CharFontName = "Wingdings"
			mFound = oDocument.findNext(mFound.End, oSearchDesc)
		loop
	next i
End Sub

It’s a macro for OpenOffice.org – replaces the widgets I use in formatting the book chapter…