HandyFile Find and Replace

The industry standard in search and replace jobs over multiple files
NOW WITH FTP SUPPORT !

HandyFile Find and Replace is a powerful tool to search multiple files locally or via FTP, find and replace text in found files. It is one of the few fastest and feature-rich search and replace tools on the market. The regular expression engine can store strings up to 2 Mb in size in each tagged expression!

Whether you want to search and replace text in multiple files or just find it, HandyFile Find and Replace is a must have. It offers by far more "search and replace" features compared to other programs, and for reasonable price.

HandyFile Find and Replace is shipped in several editions. The review below clearly describes distinctions of each edition.

HandyFile Find and Replace Editions
Text Aid Kit (TAK) Download Text Aid Kit Purchase Text Aid Kit BASE PACKAGE: FROM ONLY $23.45 TAK is the basic version. You will purchase it if you need just to find and replace text in a number of ANSI files. It features: file search filters enabling to search files with desired names and extensions; search and replace text in multiple files in multiple directories; regular expressions with extended syntax; using regular expressions in file search masks - unsurpassed ease and flexibility to search for files; various search attributes; search and replace scenarios - for batch replacement jobs; really fast processing, even with regular expressions; various command line parameters; file safety: the process of replacement is undertaken in memory; custom back-up and target folder modes; environment variables in paths; more and more file search and replace features. Download Whitepaper	Office Edition (OE) Download Office Edition Purchase Office Edition BASE PACKAGE + MS OFFICE SUPPORT = FROM ONLY $26.45 Office Edition is the next step towards experienced users. It inherits all features from the TAK and implements a range of facilities designed especially for the office use. The following features are available in the OE:  search and replace text in Word, Excel and PowerPoint files; can ask for replacement confirmation in each file; regular expression extensions: operators to resolve and insert relative paths; regular expression extensions: convert symbols to HTML entities; Text Collector to search files and collect found strings and place it in a single file or a user-defined set of files; more search and replace options. Download Whitepaper	Text Workbench Download Text Workbench Purchase Text Workbench UNICODE + SEARCH VIA FTP + MS OFFICE SUPPORT + TEXT EDITOR + IMAGE BROWSER = FROM ONLY $26.45 The Text Workbench is the most powerful version. Besides the fact that it inherits all the functions from the OE (except PowerPoint filter), it is one of the few tools available with full support for Unicode and UTF-8 files, and it can search files on remote FTP servers, find and replace text in them! For only $39.45 you will get: functions to search and replace files on FTP servers; search, find and replace in Unicode and UTF-8 files; flexible file renamer- find and replace strings in file names; embedded image browser; embedded Unicode and UTF-8 enabled text editor with syntax highlighting; built-in folder selector: no more hassle with selecting folders to search; more options. Web and software developers, technical writers, content editors will estimate the Text Workbench at its true worth. Download Whitepaper You can find additional information on the features of this edition, as well as the How-To section, at the dedicated site: www.search-replace.com.

Comparison table

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Feature	HFFR Text Aid Kit	HFFR Office Edition	HFFR Text Workbench
Delivery information
Price (USD)	23.45 - 35.45	26.45 - 39.45	26.45 - 49.45
Links	Buy Now! Download Now!	Buy Now! Download Now!	Buy Now! Download Now!
Search Options
FTP Support
Option to review and confirm each replacement
Case-sensitive search
Multiple search folders
Multiple search masks
Search (and/or replace) with regular expressions
...path resolving operators
...symbol to HTML entity conversion
Search and replace scenarios
Date and time filter
File size filter
Binary file filter
Option to search ignoring whitespace
Word and Excel files
Unicode and UTF-8 files
Advanced features
TextCollector (stores found strings in a single file)
Search report (in HTML format)
Search report printout
Command-line switches
Regular Expression Laboratory
Configurable back-up storage location
Configurable target storage location
File renamer
Search folder selector
User interface options
TextViewer to browse through the search results
Image browser
Seamless text editor
Binary viewer
MultilineTextEditor
Audible and visual alerts
System tray icon
Team collaboration options
Save, load and share configurations
Export, import and share search and replace scenarios

What you get

As a registered user, you will get the lifetime support and all updates, both free! We shall answer all your questions. None of your help requests will be passed over in silence. What is more, we shall help you deal with your regular expressions, and even if you are not familiar with them, we'll do our best to teach you! Please try our support form, ask your question now! And confront with what other vendors offer at extra cost.

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