This is a file within the wordpress script (yeah I know you guys aren't impressed with wp, but I have to use it for clients, so help me out here, ok?)

This file produces a rack of buttons above the write post entry field. I've edited the file to set up a button which produces a table to implement the entry of bridge hands. Works great, but the users thereof would benefit by the input position for the card numbers being something besides "next to the  " if you see what I mean - these are NOT web savvy folks, ok?

I can if you like provide the website etc.
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yes, please post a url in this case, it's not clear.
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The url is link - I'll pm you the login info so you can actually see the button in place, click it, see what it inputs, etc.
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highlighting the textarea box itself is simple, but highlighting a word within it, or a string like   is from what I can see not simple at all.

I may be wrong, but from what I saw googling around and checking out the code, this is not a trivial thing to do, I know I've never seen it done, not in a text area.

It may be possible, but I think there's a reason you don't see this done. Try asking around, the specific question you want answered is this:

You want to highlight a string within the body of a textarea block of data. Not the whole block, just that string.

Personally, I'd just add something like *** after the   and tell the user to replace *** with the thing you want them to enter.
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Yep, got there earlier. Just have to see if that's copacetic with the client. I did post again on the wp support forum to see if anyone has done something similar.

Though I do have to say, considering the complexities already involved, "un-trivial" isn't necessarily a non-starter.

Thanks for the help!
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