Global Search and Replace

[Sheryl Dwinell]

>Aw, why focus on the negative? Let's hear what *works*. I'd like to be able
>to recommend something to my poor benighted Windows colleagues! <duck>

Ha ha, very funny. :)  Well, Homesite is a wonderful HTML editor (text, not
WYSIWIG) that allows global find & replace in web pages. I love it! You
have the option of making backups of the files that you change in case you
screw up. You can also limit to specified directories & subdirectories.  It
works very quickly, and I've never had a problem with 'extraneous' markup
getting inserted. I think this is because it's a text editor, rather than a
WYSIWIG editor. I've also used FrontPage to do global changes to text on
pages and to fix links. But, Homesite allows you change bits and pieces of
HTML markup, which FrontPage doesn't.


Sheryl Dwinell * Cataloger/DBM Librarian/Webmaster
Memorial Library * Marquette University
P.O. Box 3141 * Milwaukee, WI 53201-3141
414-288-3406 * dwinells at vms.csd.mu.edu