Software programmers will eventually run into situations where they have to replace strings in their code. If it is a large project this can mean to edit code in dozens of files located in multiple directories. Chances are good that files are overlooked which would turn into additional debugging hours until the error is found. The File Substring Replacement Utility has been designed as a software programming helper. It works with all computer languages that use source files that can be edited in text editors which includes the popular web languages php and html.
The computer software supports both renaming operations on file contents but also on file names and supports the use of the two wildcards (*) and (?). The interface of the application is tab driven and the user is working from the left tab to the right to configure the renaming operations. Source files will be selected in the first tab. This can be done by typing them in, pasting them in or using a file browser that unfortunately cannot load the contents of directories into the application. Files can be excluded by dates.
The next tab defines the file replacements. It is possible to define multiple strings to be replaced in here. The options in the third tab contain several important settings like matching only whole words, enabling wildcard use, case sensitivity or limiting the replacements.
The fourth tab contains logging options. A record log will be written by default which will log all operations. This can be changed to disable logging or to log only positive or negative hits. The batch tab is the final tab which allows to execute batch files before or after the operation.
File Substring Replacement Utility is compatible with all editions of Windows including Windows XP and Windows Vista. It can be downloaded directly from the developer’s homepage.
Update: Program is Shareware. Possible free alternatives are TurboSR, String Find & Replace or Replace Text.
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My first comment on your site. I have been getting a lot of good resources here and tweet your pages on twitter.
Anyway, this application is awesome and handy. Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot Richard, I would like to see you comment more often ;) Thanks for spreading the word, this is really appreciated.
According to the developer’s homepage this is shareware, and will not perform search and replace operations until it is activated. To unlock this limitation, a license must be purchased (at the cost of $20 U.S.).
Wow that’s strange. Yes, it tells you that when you try to run the task.
o_O i’d been looking for something like this for months, thank you!!!
I’m using Replace Text, formerly called BK ReplaceEm, for about 8 years, and I satisfied with its capabilities.
It helped me many times in my work.