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Text Replace is a freeware software utility for Windows which enables you to replace or remove exact text strings from a number of files at the same time. Text Replace does not use regular expressions to replace or remove text.
Why Text Replace?
From personal experience replacing bits of text can be a chore if you have more than a few bits of text to replace in many files. This, in a way, is a batch replace function that some text editors don't have.
We have used it to remove template tags added with html editor. As a side-effect, TextReplace reduced the size of html files on our website.
Downloads
Once you download and extract zip or rar file run Setup.exe.
Requirements
- Windows 98 or later
- .NET Framework 1.0 or later
Text Replace has been tested on Windows XP with .NET Framework 1.1
User Guide
Text Replace uses settings.ini file to store your previous settings. settings.ini file is saved on exiting Text Replace.
Origin Folder
Origin Folder contains files that you want to process for text replacments. It must be different to Destination Folder which means that it should leave your original data intact. Text Replace will not process files contained in any subfolders that Origin Folder may have.
Destination Folder
Destination Folder will contain newly created files. Please make sure that you do not have any important files in this folder as they may be overwritten if the files from Origin Folder have the same name.
File Types
Include File Types allows you to specify which file types Text Replace will process. Mutiple file types should be separated by ",". E.g. "html,htm,php".
Replacements File
Replacements File contains strings that you want to replace, and optionally a replacement string. If you want to replace string with another string make sure to use a separator character or string between the two string. Please make sure that you specify separator character or string in Separator text box.
Each new string to replace and its replacement should be on a separate line. For example:
string to replace 1|replacement string 1 string to replace 2|replacement string 2
Separator is a unique character or string (not found in either of the strings) which is used to distinguish between string to replace and replacement string. For example, you can use = or | as a separator.
Separator must be specified if you are replacing string with another string.
If you simply want to remove string you should not specify separator or a replacement string in Replacements File.
Remove options
Remove Blank Lines option allows you to remove blank lines from the files in Destination folder.
Remove Tabs option allows you to remove tabs from the files in Destination folder.
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Terms and Conditions
Text Replace is a freeware software utility provided as is, with no warranty and no support.
You may use Text Replace at your own risk. Jianway Ltd. is not reponsible for any data loss or data corruption that may occur as a result of using Text Replace.
You may use Text Replace as is, for private or commercial purposes.
Feedback
Let us know what you think about Text Replace or if you have come across any problems with Text Replace or if you would like additional features to be added send an email to support@jianway.co.uk
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