              Search and Replace for Windows 95/98/NT
                       Funduc Software, Inc.
                Copyright 1998, All Rights Reserved
                       http://www.funduc.com

Thank you for your interest in Search and Replace!

The disk contains the latest version 32-bit version of Search 
and Replace (SR32.EXE).  The 32-bit version runs on Windows NT and 
Windows 95, and was tested on VFAT (Windows 95's file system), 
and NTFS (Windows NT's optional, more secure file system).  A 
16-bit version of Search and Replace for Win 3x is available 
in the Simtel Win3 collection and in a combined 16- & 32-bit 
package at http://www.funduc.com.  Registered users receive
copies of both the 16- and 32-bit versions.

PLEASE NOTE: While Search and Replace allows replacing in binary
files (such as .DOC, .XLS etc), these proprietary format files may
contain internal counters which may get out of synch.  As a result,
the application that created the file may not be able to read it.
For best results, replace in ASCII text files (such as .HTM, .RTF,
.TXT, .INI, .C, .CPP, .H etc).  In particular, Word files should be
converted to RTF format which can be safely processed.  For
replacing in shortcuts or the registry, see our new utilities at
http://www.funduc.com.

New features in v2.7-2.9 include:
- Allowing including/excluding of certain files and/or 
  subdirectories when processing.  See user interface for that
  when pressing ... button next to the Mask field.
- Stop processing file after first hit Option was added.
- Allowing script files to contain options for batch processing.
- Multiple paths, separated by ; can be used for processing from
  the main window.
- Touch functionality allows changing file attributes also.
- Files and/or directories can be dropped from the Explorer or File 
  Manager into the main window and they will be recognized for 
  processing. 
- Script files can now contain a description and a boolean 
  expression to control which files will be processed (see 
  Script/Advanced).  Several Options can now be specified in a 
  script file.
- Entering "Default Printer" for the Output file setting in
  Options/Output will produce a wrapped printout.
- Tighter integration with the Windows Explorer for processing 
  certain selected files/directories and the program is now 
  available on the Start/Find menu in Windows 95/NT 4.0. 
- Several useful scripts are included and copied to the program's 
  directory. 
- Numbers can be incremented or decremented using Regular Expression 
  replaces. See Help file for more info. 
- In replaces, when the strings %%SRPATH%% and/or%%SRFILE%% are 
  found, the program will insert the currently processed file path 
  and name in their place. 
- In the Windows 95/NT version, Enter on the Search Results acts as 
  a double-click. 
- The /s command line parameter now allows relative paths (C: ..\ 
  etc).  See the See Help file for more info. 
- Standard Browse for Directory dialogs will be displayed, depending 
  on the operating system. 
- Documentation improvements and a German version of the program and 
  documentation will be available at http://www.funduc.com starting 
  in November 1997. 
- A new Replace Option was added: Do not change file date/time. 
- Command line parameter for Backup directory (ie. /bC:\backup) was 
  added. 
- Command Line parameter for Touch can take a date/time stamp or use 
  the current date/time(default).  For the 32-bit version, the 
  user's date format is used and for time the HH:MM:SSam/pm format.  
  For the 16-bit version, the same time format but the MM/DD/YY or 
  MM/DD/YYYY format is used.  The Touch dialog is only displayed if 
  the date/time stamp passed on the command line is in the wrong 
  format.  Double quotes MUST be used around the date and time (ie. 
  SR32 /pc:\work\*.* /t"01/01/00 1:00:00am"). 
- Support for different language versions.  Please contact us at 
  info@funduc.com if you'd like to create a version for your native 
  language.  DLLs and documentation for different languages will be 
  posted on http://www.funduc.com as they become available. 
- Default viewer Option now handles keywords %line% and %path% for 
  current line and path for custom editor command line settings.  
  The keywords are case insensitive. 
- Help file is now closed when the program exits. 
- Regular Expressions allow specifying a range of expressions to 
  match for the + operator (ie +5[a-z] matches exactly 5 characters, 
  +5-10[a-z] matches 5 to 10, +-5[a-z] matches 5 or less and 
  +5+[a- z] matches at least 5 characters). 
- Regular Expressions syntax was improved to allow specifying all 
  characters like so: [] means match ANY 1 character, +5[] means 
  match ANY 5 characters etc. 
- Touch dialog and Filters Options in the 32 bit version are 
  localized to user's date and time format. 
- Filters for processing files between dates, sizes.  See Options. 
- Output Options were split from Search Options and expanded.  A 
  Display replace string feature will allow creation of reports 
  without line numbers.  It also serves as a log of what was 
  replaced (when some hits are not replaced, the replace string is 
  not output). 
- Options dialog is improved (uses tabs for better organization). 
- When using scripts, backups are made in separate directories for 
  each path in the script(make sure you have enough disk space). 
- Searching through .ZIP archive files.  View Context, Open, Open 
  With and Open with Default menus can also act on files inside ZIP 
  files. 
- You can prepend or append data (several lines if you want) at the 
  beginning or end of the files processed using the Binary Mode 
  dialog (... buttons next to the Search and Replace fields).  This 
  feature can also be used with scripts. 
- The Script Dialog is larger.  Buttons were also added for 
  Inserting and Moving (Up and Down) script lines. 
- Write changed files to Backup Directory option now allows you to 
  leave your original files intact and write the changed files to 
  the Backup Directory instead. 
- Regular expressions to find  (and replace) items "close by" (up to 
  4096 characters) can be set in options.  The default is 512 
  characters. 
- The !^$ operators are now supported for regular expressions.  Also 
  the [] operator now matches only one character in the list 
  specified (to comply more with the grep functionality). 
- Binary Mode dialog (... buttons next to Search and Replace 
  strings) clearly display the CR, LF and TAB characters.  Also the 
  help file better explains the use of special characters. 
- The Windows 95/NT version allows View Context of binary files 
  through a new Freeware utility: HexView.  HexView can be 
  downloaded from http://www.funduc.com.  It should then be 
  installed in the same directory as Search and Replace(or in the 
  path or the Windows dir.). 
- Scripts can be created to specify multiple search/replace 
  combinations (with associated settings) and/or multiple paths and 
  masks to process.  The script settings (masks, paths, 
  search/replace strings) can also be overridden from the main 
  screen. 
- Exclude masks can now be used.  For example: 
  *.*;~*.swp;~*.exe;~*.dll will process all but *.swp;*.exe;*.dll 
  files. 

Features planned for future releases include:

- Undo replace feature when using a Backup Directory.
- An ignore whitespace mode, which will allow processing regardless
  of where linefeeds, tabs, spaces etc are in the search string.
- More foreign language versions.

I'd like to thank you for offering suggestions and pointing out 
problems!

If you have any suggestions for improvements or bug reports please
do not hesitate to contact us at support@funduc.com.  As a
registered customer, you receive free upgrades of the product and
customer support (by E-MAIL) for six months.  If you need additional
copies and would like to take advantage of the quantity discounts,
the information is available on our Web page (see below).
  
Thank you,

Mike Funduc
Funduc Software Inc.
http://www.funduc.com
support@funduc.com


Other Funduc Software utilities can be found at our web site
(http://www.funduc.com) and other locations such as WUGNET's
(Windows User Group Network) CompuServe forums (GO WINSHARE), the
Simtel file archives (http://www.simtel.com) or America On Line. 
Our shareware and freeware products include:

Search and Replace for Windows 95/NT 3x (shareware) - Search and
Replace looks through multiple files for a string and can also
replace it with another string.  It can search subdirectories and
ZIP files and do case sensitive or insensitive searches.  Extensive
support for regular expression (egrep) search & replacement includes
operations that span more than one line, insertion of the path &
filename during replacements, and incrementing number replacements.
Binary search & replace mode can be combined with regular
expressions.  Precise control over replacements is available through
multiple confirmation options and a built-in context viewer that
allows you to view replacements in-context, before they are made.  A
built-in script editor makes frequent &/or complex multi-step
search/replace operations easy to prepare.  Advanced script
operations include a boolean expression evaluator that provides
additional control over which files are processed by the script.
Advanced scripts also allow you to specify the program options in
effect and insert comments in scripts. Multiple file masks and file
date & size filters can be used to include &/or exclude files during
regular and scripted operations.  The internal context viewer
includes a build-in editor for editing text files.  The full
complement of command line switches (including script launching) is
ideal for network managers & advanced users. Other functions
include: "Touch" files (change time/date stamp & file attributes);
Preservation of original file date during replacements; Replacements
on backup path files instead of the originals; Output reports to
monitor operations; Shell extensions to launch Search & Replace from
Explorer and the Find Menu; and more.  Separate executables for
Win3x and Win95/NT and a detailed help file with examples are
included. German and Japanese versions and a French program
interface are available from http://www.funduc.com.  Cost: $25

Directory Toolkit for Windows 95/NT (shareware) - A multipurpose
directory comparison and file manager that provides features missing
from Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 or higher.  It displays single
directory lists or side-by-side directory comparisons using color
coding for alike, different, or missing files.  Comparisons can be
based on dates or a binary file analysis of file content.  You can
copy, move, & rename files while retaining long filenames and six
built-in synchronize functions simplify updating directories.
Built-in archive functions, with Explorer shell extensions, let you
create & manage archives from Explorer and use Directory Toolkit as
your primary archive manager for supported archives (ZIP, TAR, &
GZ).  File operations and directory comparison functions work
seamlessly on files in archives, e.g., no need to manually extract
files first.  Other features include statistics for file counts and
path sizes; Ignoring filename case during comparisons; Explorer
compatible OLE drag n Drop; Split/Concatenate files to/from
diskettes; Encode/Decode UENCODE, Base64(Mime), BinHex(Mac), and
XXENCODE formats (Decode also includes printable, 7 bit unencoded, &
plain text); An integrated comparison viewer for a color coded
display of the actual differences in files; Safe physical sort of
directories; Touch files (change time/date & attributes stamps);
Find duplicate files on a drive; Open files and launch applications;
Multiple include/exclude file masks and the ability to
include/exclude files based on size and date; Command line switches
to automate comparisons & synchronize operations via batch files;
Configurable output file and print functions to create reports of
single and comparison directory lists; Detects & runs (optionally)
setup programs in archives; File numbering to number files
sequentially based on adjustable sort order and a user defined
starting value.  Help file with examples included.  A complete
German version and Japanese language module are available from
http://www.funduc.com.  Cost: $25

Shortcut Doctor for Windows 95/NT (shareware) - Shortcut Doctor
allows you to check all your links/shortcuts and see which contain
targets which can no longer be found.  You can then delete the
shortcuts, resolve them or replace all shortcuts pointing to a
certain drive or directory with another (after validation of new
path is made). Individual shortcuts can be edited and all shortcuts
on a drive can be displayed, regardless of whether they are valid or
not.  CD-ROM drives or network drives can be ignored during
processing. Cost: $10.

Funduc Explorer Extensions (shareware) - Explorer Extensions allow
you to perform additional tasks using a familiar interface: the
Windows 95/NT Explorer.  You can split and concatenate files to/from
diskettes; Encode/Decode UUENCODE, Base64(Mime), BinHex(Mac), and
XXENCODE formats (Decode also includes printable, 7 bit unencoded, &
plain text), Touch files (change time/date stamp as well as
attributes). Cost: $15.

HexView for Windows 95/NT (freeware) -  HexView allows you to view,
print, print preview of any file as a Hex Dump.  HexView is
intended as a free companion program to our utility, Search and
Replace. However, it is a standalone application and you are free
to use it as you see fit.  The source code (C++ using MFC 4.x or
higher) can be downloaded for free from http://www.funduc.com. 

INI to Registry for Windows 95/NT (freeware) - This program works 
well with any program that relies on .ini files.  It can read the 
contents of any INI file and load them into the Windows 95/NT 
registry.  That way programs which previously used INI files can 
read the old data from the registry.  The program is free.  The 
source code is available for 25.  Please E-MAIL info@funduc.com for 
information on purchasing the source code. 

Decode Windows 95 Shell Extension (freeware) - This Explorer 
extension provides a subset of the decoding features available in 
Directory Toolkit.  It allows you to decode a UUENCODED, XXENCODED, 
BinHex or Base64(MIME) file by simply right-clicking on it in the 
Explorer and selecting Decode from the menu.  It supports multiple 
attachments, multi-part files (already concatenated), XXENCODED and 
User (table) encoded files in addition to UUENCODED, Base64(MIME) 
and BinHex (Mac format) files.

Count Characters (freeware) - This little app was written to: a)
Allow users to dump the contents of combo, edit and list boxes as
well as static and button fields to the clipboard.  This can come in
handy for browser lists, as well as items displayed by other
applications to which you otherwise have no access.  b) To help
users understand how applications are built (what types of controls
are used).  Other tools are available for this of course but they
are usually known only to programmers.  c) To allow users to know at
any time how many characters they have typed in an edit box.  This
might be useful, for example, if a site asks you to only enter a
certain amount of data in their fields but don't tell you that you
went over until it's too late.  Depending on the editor, html
authors might also find this handy for double checking the length of
meta tags.  Separate Win3x & Win 95/98/NT versions are available.

Limit Edit (freeware) - Limit Edit expands on the built-in limit 
feature for Edit boxes and Rich Edit controls by allowing users to 
set their own limits.  For example, you can use Limit Edit to restrict 
the amount of text permitted in the Windows Notepad text editor.  
Although intended just for Edit boxes & Rich Edit controls, it may 
also work some other controls that are subclasses of these.  Limit Edit 
also displays information on types of controls in use by a program and 
can be instructive for understanding how applications are built.  
Separate Win3x & Win 95/98/NT versions are available.

Custom programming and consulting services are also available.
Please write us at info@funduc.com for inquiries and personalized
arrangements.
