How do I change all occurrences of xyz:# to xyz

[#1]

I need a script to loop across all character columns and find those who have the pattern xyz:#, and convert to xyz.  I have a program that adds a numerical value to each duplicate sample I analyze, however, I recode each duplicate sample name to remove the assigned number as part of my data clean-up.  Can this process be scripted?  Thank you.

[#2]

When you state xyz:# is that literally the value or are you referring to xyz as being a character place holder like
abcd:#
zzqr:#
or are you referring to # as being a numeric place holder like
abcd:123
zzqr:874

[#3]

XYZ is a placeholder that is referring to what I named the sample.  So for example, I analyze a sample that I name "Texas Tea" in triplicate, the program will return the data with the names, "Texas Tea:1, Texas Tea:2, and Texas Tea:3".

[#4 · Accepted solution]

I think this will do what you want

Names Default To Here( 1 );
dt = Current Data Table();

colList = dt << get column names( character, string );
For( i = 1, i <= N Items( colList ), i++,
	For Each Row(
		as Column( dt, colList[i] ) = Try(
			Word( 1, As Column( dt, colList[i] ), ":" )
		,
			As Column( dt, colList[i] )
		)
	)
);

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