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Explochanger
1.0
Utility
for Changing Values
in Multiple
Text-Based Files
App Info
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About
Application
is dedicated for fast and massive
processing multiple text files. Is useful
if is needed to modify content of
text-based file such as: html,,
xml, txt, rtf,
configuration files and others.
It's simple but effective and time-saving
tool.
Warning!
It
should be remembered that before you start
working with the program, make back up the
files to be processed. Processing results
can not be undone. In the case of an
improper processing of files, or when the
outcome inconsistent with the expected
must be able to recover files from backup.
Do not process the files
if you have no a backup!
The role of
the App is searching specific text string
values into text files, to remove them or
replace by other. The most important
feature of the Application is possibility
of processing multiple file into the
directory and subdirectories. This feature
is very important when it is needed to be
replaced some values into entire html
based Web Service, composed with the very
many files, placed into directories and
subdirectories. App can change any value
in entire web service (such as: web
address, color value or any other
parameter in html code) one mouse click.
How
To Use
Files processing is composed
with a few little steps.
The first step is a setting proper text
encoding and files format (name
extension) Filter. Click the
button and next,
set proper String Encoding and Files
Type.
Supported Strings Encodings:
If you want to process
files have the extension
not available in
the filter list (html,
txt, rtf), just type it,
without dot of course and press Enter.
Example: xml
From
the File menu,
choose Select
Catalog or use the button
located on the main screen,
and then point to
the directory where
the files to be processed.
In the next step, enter
the value to Find field. Value must be
entered exactly like value to replace
existing in the files to be processed.
Search operation is case-sensitive,
spaces and their position is important
as well.
If in the
Replace field value has been
entered, after run the process,
application will replace every found
string in file, matching to the
value in to Find field. If you leave Replace field
blank, every occurrence of the value
from the Find field will be erased
from processed files, listed in
Paths And Names list.
To start
processing, click the button
or select Run Process from the File
menu. Start of the process must
be confirmed. To see the file content,
highlight the file you want to see,
click right button, and select option
Show File Content from the contextual
menu. File content will be shown in
other window.
Values entered to the Find and Replace
will be collected into pop-up lists for
further use. To remove values from the
lists, use the Clear List option from Edit
menu. Single values from list can be
removed by using list management option,
available from the Edit menu.
Processing Result
In the main window table are located the ✔
column. In this column will be appear the
processing files results:
✔ - file modified successfully.
✖ - value found, but file can't be
modified (ex.: incompatibility string
encoding).
Miss - file deleted or removed.
no mark - file has not been
modified, does not contain value to
search.
If the file has not been modified because
of incompatible encoding, you can change
the encoding and restart the process.
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