HandyFile Find and Replace: Text Aid Kit 3.2.7 - User Guide and FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions - HandyFile Find and Replace: Text Aid Kit

1. How to perform simple file search?
   The HandyFile Find And Replace allows to perform simple file searches. To find file(s) of any type, do the following:
   1. Specify the folder in which you want to find files. For example: C:\MyWebFiles\Projects.
   2. Set mask(s) of the files that you want to find. For example: *.htm*;*.asp.
   3. Empty the Find What field. This is important to just find files, not text.
   4. Click the Search button.
   
   
   
2. How to search for text in files?
   To find file(s) of the required type containing the specific text, do the following:
   1. Specify the folder in which you want to find files. For example: C:\MyWebFiles\Projects.
   2. Set mask(s) of the files that you want to find. For example: *.htm*;*.asp.
   3. Type the text that you want to find in the Find What field.
   4. Click the Search button. This is important to click this button rather than Replace, to not replace occurrences of the found text.
   
   
   
3. How to find and replace text in files?
   To find file(s) of the required type and replace some text in them, do the following:
   1. Specify the folder in which you want to find files. For example: C:\MyWebFiles\Projects.
   2. Set mask(s) of the files that you want to find. For example: *.htm*;*.asp;*.cpp.
   3. Type in the text that you want to find in the Find What field.
   4. Enter the text that you want to replace the found text in the Replace With field.
   5. If you want to see what you will replace, click the Search button before performing the actual replace.
   6. Make sure the option Search only is unchecked.
   7. Click the Replace button.
   
   
   
4. How to search for text in files in multiple folders?
   To find file(s) of the required type containing the specific text in more than one folder, do the following:
   1. Specify the folders in which you want to find files. Separate multiple folders with semicolon. For example: C:\MyWebFiles\Projects;C:\MyProjects\CPP;C:\MyBooks\Programming.
      
      Alternatively, you can use the Folder Manager to specify multiple folders.
   2. Set mask(s) of the files that you want to find. For example: *.htm*;*.asp;*.cpp.
   3. Type the text that you want to find in the Find What field.
   4. Click the Search button. This is important to click this button rather than Replace, to not replace occurrences of the found text.