Recursive Search And Replace 2.6.1

Recursive Search And Replace (RSAR) 2.6.1

Windows includes a search feature, but I've found this feature doesn't offer me the functionality I need. For instance, I would like to see result details (which lines was it found), replace across multiple directories, and so on.

This program is a must-have for every programmer. It gives details of the search results in your VB, VBScript, ASP, C#, VB.Net, SQL Server and java script code files. It also offers the possibility to filter out search results in commented code.

Some examples of how to use this program:

Analyze which parts of your application have to be adapted, when a field name in the database changes. You can search the database creation script and all source code with one action, and count the number of occurences.
Analyze which files have been changed since a certain date
Replace names of functions, variables, classes and so on
View dependancies of ASP-files to other ASP-files or directories
Quickly find files, and export the search results to Excel

Screenshot

Example output

<begin>
Replace action 14-1-2004 10:50:06
Search for: /timereg/includes/
Search paths: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg
Exclude paths:_vti_*;images;stylesheets
Recursive: Yes
File extensions filter: *.htm*;*.asp;*.txt;*.hhc;*.htx;*.inc
Method: Standard
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\Assign\assign_action.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\Assign\assign_edit.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\Assign\multipleassign_action.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\Assign\multipleassign_edit.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\hours\budget_action.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\hours\budget_save.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\hours\hours_edit_3.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\hours\TimeReg\hours\budget_action.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\hours\TimeReg\hours\budget_save.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\maintenance\maintenanceTimesheet_action.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\maintenance\maintenanceTimesheet_edit.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\maintenance\maintenance_action.asp
Found in: J:\Inetpub\wwwroot\TimeReg\maintenance\maintenance_edit.asp
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<end>

Features

Filename and extension filters
Recursive or non-recursive searching
Directory exclusion filter
Separate file name or contents searching
Multiple search criteria with adjustable separator
Support for creating log output files
Replace values, with possibility to create backup files first
Case sensitivity adjustable
Show details of the search results, with support for VB, VBScript, ASP, C#, VB.Net, SQL Server, javascript and flat text files
Show tree structure of files found
Possibility to filter out commented code
Possibility for easy selection of templates
Search actions can be loaded and saved
Integrates with FPPWin, Backup MB Inet and other tools
Easy and expert mode

Changes in version 2.5

Results can also be viewed in a list view (grid)
When watching the list view, you can save or copy the list view contents

Changes in version 2.6.1

Comments can be added to a configuration file
Progress screen is also closed, when the main window is closed
Current directory is shown in title bar of application
Search can be aborted by pressing the ESC key

Drawbacks

The program currently has the following drawbacks:

There is no easy installation package
There is no technical or user documentation

Dependancies

To run the tools, you need the VB6 runtime (SP6), which is available on the Microsoft website. Or you can install PFM, which is available here.

Download

Click here to download RecursiveSearchAndReplace 2.6.1 (87 kb)

Last modified on: 2006-02-22