RE: Multi-file search and replace recommendations?

[Chris Borokowski <athloi -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

For DOS, I used a program called Xref32:
http://www.nmgcs.org/downloads/xref.htm

For Word, I would consider using a macro.

--- Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com> wrote:

> Check out www.editorium.com, where there are add-ins
> for Word like
> MultiMacro that runs a macro through successive
> files. There's fantastic
> stuff there!
> 
> 
> Bonnie Granat
> http://www.GranatEdit.com
> 
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> > .com] On Behalf Of F. Marc de Piolenc
> > Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 11:34 PM
> > To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> > Subject: Multi-file search and replace
> recommendations?
> > 
> > Dear Listmates,
> > 
> > I do all my own writing in straight ASCII text,
> then import into a 
> > desktop publisher for formatting, so I have little
> experience with 
> > "word processors." Unfortunately, I have lately
> been forced to put 
> > extra emphasis on my other income stream, namely
> translations (German 
> > and French to English, English to French), and in
> that field nearly 
> > everything that comes in is in Word format,
> translation to be 
> > delivered in the same format. Right now I have a
> large (by my 
> > standards) job sitting on my hard drive that would
> really benefit 
> > from being able to make simultaneous edits to an
> entire folder full 
> > of Word files - repetitive table entries and
> headings, repeating 
> > vocabulary, even entire phrases. Ages ago I used
> an MS-DOS utility 
> > that made changes to an entire directory's worth
> of text files, but I 
> > have no idea where to find that and doubt that it
> would be useful in 
> > dealing with M$'s proprietary formats.
> > 
> > As soon as I finish this message I will go to
> Tucows and other 
> > software banks in my Bookmarks, but I am hoping to
> save some search 
> > time by tapping the experience of other
> listmembers. What do 
> > you recommend?
> > 
> > Best,
> > Marc de Piolenc
> > Iligan City, Philippines  
> > 
> >
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