Some text editors allow you to search and replace in files, as an example UltraEdit. http://www.ultraedit.com/
--- In [email protected], Dennis Brown <se...@...> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have my system broken into about 30 include files now. Now I must > get around a problem that is one of the reasons I resisted using many > includes for so long --editing the same content across all includes. > > Let's say that I decide I want to change the name of a variable to a > more descriptive name -- like RibSel to RibSelMenuOpen. If everything > is one file, I just search and replace every one. However, if the > locations are spread across some unknown number of my include files, > how do I manage to do this operation simply? > > The task is made harder because the formula editor search dialog data > does not transfer to another open formula editor file. Currently I am > finding myself opening each include and pasting the search name over > again, and typing in the changed name again. Very time consuming > considering how many variables I change the names of after I get > something working. I make something work with short names then clean > up the final code with self documenting names when I can think of a > better name. > > How do others solve this problem? > > Best regards, > Dennis >
