Search and Replace Tool?

Chronicle · 20 Jun 2007 at 14:09

Hi,
I need to do a simple search and replace of a load of text (several paragraphs), in multiple files. Does anyone know of any windows tool (with a nice gui interface ... no command line stuff...!) that can do this? (for free ;p)?

Thanks

durbs · 20 Jun 2007 at 15:46

Chronicle said:
Hi,
I need to do a simple search and replace of a load of text (several paragraphs), in multiple files. Does anyone know of any windows tool (with a nice gui interface ... no command line stuff...!) that can do this? (for free ;p)?

Thanks

This is good: http://www.textpad.com/products/textpad/features.html

Can download/use it free but it nags at startup. Used it for ages and can heartily recommend.

TheKnat · 20 Jun 2007 at 15:58

Have a look for a program called notepad++. Completley free and is a quite good editor

Chronicle · 20 Jun 2007 at 16:09

Hi,
Tried both of those already, but neither support either more than one line, or enough text (textpad has a limit of how much you can "replace with" so only a tiny bit is replaced)

TheKnat · 20 Jun 2007 at 16:12

Sorry just re-read your post and I don't think any software will do that. Its quite a hefty job to do.

Chronicle · 20 Jun 2007 at 16:19

Textpad does it - just to a limit of characters (it does about 1 and half paragraphs of "text" (its code, so not quite the same # of characters), and it isn't particually hard for a program to do ... i just can't find a program to do it for me ;p