calc macro selected range

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Hi
Im writing a macro to replace a number of characters with corresponding alternative chars wherever they occur in strings in a selected cell range. To accomplish this im currently calling uno:executeSearch multiple times - once for each character that needs to be changed. Problem is, when the first character is changed the selected range changes to just those cells that have been updated. So what i need is either a way to execute the search and replace that leaves the selected range intact OR a way to read the initial selection and reset to that selection after search and replace has executed (OR a better way to go about this altogether). Can anyone help me out?

Thanks,
Gary