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Everything is the same in the Free Version except the Main Menu file name is SFRMENUF.EXE. |
Menu Help and Frequently asked Questions - Click on a help topic below to view that topic:
Menu Options and what they do.
What are File Types?
Program won't run, doesn't find files or Program Window closes before it does anything?
How do I create a Shortcut to the Program and make the Shortcut work?
How do I find and replace the © symbol in a copyright notice?
Other Help Files:
The information in these help files will probably solve your problem faster that emailing me.
if the information in these help files does not solve your problem.
Be sure to include the email address you used to make payment so I can identify you as a registered owner of the program.
Menu Options and what they do:
1. Find text.
2. Find and replace text.
3. Review last execution results.
8. List folders or change path.
9. List files in current folder.
0. Unlock and exit.
Option 1. Find text.
This option performs a search for text in every file of file type.
The search is case sensitive by default. This can be toggled to non-case sensitive before performing the search.
This option prompts you for a File Type and a Find What string.
You can input up to 60 characters for the Find What string or input an * (asterisk) + Enter to use the text in the _find.txt file.
The _find.txt and _replace.txt files are in and must remain in the Base folder. This is the folder that contains the program files.
I suggest you create Shortcuts on your Desktop to the _find.txt and _replace.txt files for easy reference.
You can copy or input up to 1023 characters into the _find.txt and the _replace.txt files.
The program will tell make a correction if you put too many characters into the files.
The _find.txt and the _replace.txt files can be changed without closing the Programs.
I suggest you use Edit/Select All/Delete Key to clear these files of all content before adding new content.
The program will use anything found (including invisible line feeds) in these files as find and replace strings.
Be sure to save your changes before you perform a search.
The inputs prompts for the File Type, Find What and Replace With strings use a string editor program.
Press F1 while at any string input prompt to view some special string editing shortcut keys.
Press Esc at any input prompt during a search to abort the search. No changes will be made to the file if using replace.
Find What gives you an opportunity to Edit entries and change settings before doing the search.
Input 1 + Enter to edit the File Type - the File Type remains the same until edited or you exit the Program.
Input 2 + Enter to edit the Find What string - the Find What string remains the same until edited or you exit the Program.
Input 4 + Enter to toggle the Case Sensitive setting.
Input 6 + Enter to toggle the View all strings found setting.
Option 2. Find and Replace text.
This option performs a search for text in every file of file type.
The search is case sensitive by default. This can be toggled to non-case sensitive before performing the search.
This option prompts you for a File Type, a Find What string and a Replace With string.
You can input up to 60 characters for the Find What string or input an * (asterisk) + Enter to use the text in the _find.txt file.
You can input up to 60 characters for the Replace With string or input an * (asterisk) + Enter to use the text in the _replac.txt file.
The _find.txt and _replace.txt files are in and must remain in the Base folder. This is the folder that contains the program files.
I suggest you create Shortcuts on your Desktop to the _find.txt and _replace.txt files for easy reference.
You can copy or input up to 1023 characters into the _find.txt and the _replace.txt files.
The program will tell make a correction if you put too many characters into the files.
The _find.txt and the _replace.txt files can be changed without closing the Programs.
I suggest you use Edit/Select All/Delete Key to clear these files of all content before adding new content.
The program will use anything found (including invisible line feeds) in these files as find and replace strings.
Be sure to save your changes before you perform a search.
Leaving the Replace With string blank will allow the program to delete the Find What string.
The inputs prompts for the File Type, Find What and Replace With strings use a string editor program.
Press F1 while at any string input prompt to view some special string editing shortcut keys.
Press Esc at any input prompt during a search to abort the search. No changes will be made to the file if using replace.
Find What gives you an opportunity to Edit entries and change settings before doing the search.
Input 1 + Enter to edit the File Type - the File Type remains the same until changed or you exit the Program.
Input 2 + Enter to edit the Find What string - the Find What string remains the same until edited or you exit the Program.
Input 3 + Enter to edit the Replace With string - the Replace With string remains the same until edited or you exit the Program.
Input 4 + Enter to toggle the Case Sensitive setting.
Input 5 + Enter to toggle the Make Backup Files setting.
Input 6 + Enter to toggle the Confirm Replacements setting.
Option 3. Review last execution results.
This option allows you to review the last execution statistics of the current run of the program.
The _SFR_LOG.HTM file gives detailed information about the last execution of the program.
The _SFR_LOG.HTM file is overwritten unless you accept the default append mode before each search.
A _SFR_LOG.HTM file is created in each folder the program is run in.
Option 8. List folders or change path.
The current path is listed at the top of the Window.
This option lists the subfolders in the current path and allows you to change to different folders on the current drive.
The current folder remains the same until you change it. It doesn't change when you change Programs.
This option is always Option 8 on all Program Menus.
Use the following commands with this option:
Input 0 or R + Enter to change to Root Directory of the current drive.
Input 1 + Enter to change to the previous folder in the current path - Back One Level.
Input the number before a folder name + Enter to change to that folder.
Input L + Enter to list files in the current folder. See Option 9 below for more information.
Press Enter without entering anything to return to the Menu after you find the folder you want to perform an action on.
List Folders only lists folders on the current drive. You cannot change to another drive.
Create a Shortcut on another drive and use the Shortcut to open the SFR_MENU.EXE Program from that drive.
List folders lists the folders on the drive the Shortcut is in.
Return to Menu Options.
Return to top of this page.
Option 9. List files in the current folder.
This option lists the files in the current folder. It does not serve any other purpose other than to let you view the files.
This option requests a File Type before it lists any files.
Enter an * (asterisk) to list all files.
Enter a File Type to view all files of that type in the current folder.
Input L + Enter to list the subfolders in the current path. See Option 8 above for more information.
Press Enter without entering anything to return to the Menu.
This option is always Option 9 on all Program Menus.
Click here for information on File Types.
Option 0. Return to Main Menu.
Enter zero 0 + Enter to return to the Main Menu.
Page settings are discarded when you return to the Main Menu. If you created a Html page, the settings will be restored
from that page the next time you execute the program in the same folder.
Return to Menu Options.
Return to top of this page.
Option 0. Unlock and exit.
This Menu requires you to input a 0 + Enter to return to the Main Menu.
This is so the Find What and Replace With strings can be preserved between searches.
It isn't uncommon to want to do the same Find and Replace search in more than one folder.
The preservation of the Find What and Replace With strings allows this to be done without having to re-enter them.
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File Types and The File Type prompt:
File Type is the name of the file or files you want to perform an action on.
File Type can be all or part of a file name with it's extension or it can be just an extension.
Example File: help.htm: help is the file name and .htm is the extension - the dot is part of the extension.
The Program fills in missing portions of File Type entries.
For example: If you enter htm, the Program will expand this to *.htm and find all files with an extension of .htm.
Wildcards [* and ?] are permitted in File Types. A wildcard acts as a substitute for a file name or extension.
The * (asterisk) represents a whole word or group of characters. The ? (question mark) represents a single character.
Example 1: *help*.htm - this File Type would find all .htm files with help in the file name.
Example 2: *0?.jpg - this File Type would find all jpg files with 0 plus any character or number in it's file name.
Example 3: *.* would find all files in the current folder.
In most cases you can enter a [-] minus sign for all files of *.htm File Type or a [+] plus sign for *.jpg files.
The File Type input prompt has pretty strong protection routines to prevent you from entering something wrong.
Be Careful: These programs are very powerful. You can get unexpected results if you're not careful.
I suggest you confirm all changes until you are more familiar with these programs.
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Program won't run, doesn't find files or Program Window closes before it does anything?
If you encounter this problem, the following should solve it. The path and terminology of the following may be a little
different on your computer. But, it should be pretty easy to solve the problem using the following outline:
This should solve the problem. Open the EXE program file. You should see the Main Menu.
If the above doesn't solve the problem, your anti-virus program may be stopping the program from running.
Disconnect from the Internet and then disable the anti-virus program. The program should work.
If so, you'll have to find a way to set the anti-virus program to allow the program to run.
Shortcuts to the program files from a Network drive should work.
If you try putting the program files on a Network drive, you may get unpredictable results. The program may act like it's
working just fine for awhile and then whammy, do something really screwy. That's because it is a DOS based program.
DOS can read Network drives but gets lost when run on Network drives. So, make sure you have the program files on
the C:\ or D:\ drive.
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How do I create a Shortcut and make the Shortcut work?
Shortcuts can be copied to other drives. You shouldn't have to do the above on copies of Shortcuts.
I can't guarantee it, but these programs should work on a LAN (Local Area Network) providing a Shortcut is used on the Network drive, the User has the rights and the program has access to the C:\ drive. Please be aware that the amount of support I can give you will be limited as I don't have your Network to run tests on. So, be sure to do some testing on your own before relying on using the program on a LAN. If the free version works on a LAN, the paid version will work too.
I suggest you create Shortcuts on your Desktop for the _find.txt and _replace.txt files.
You can but don't have to perform the above procedure on the _find.txt and _replace.txt Shortcuts.
Be sure to leave the _find.txt and _replace.txt files in the same folder as the SFR_MENU.EXE file.
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How do I find and replace the © symbol in a copyright notice?
The © symbol is part of the extended character set of ASCII characters. Therefore, it cannot be input directly.
You can input it as follows: Hold down the [Alt] key and input 169. Release the [Alt] key.
This will show up as a horizontal line with a dip at the beginning in the Program Window.
I know this sounds weird, but it works for both finding and replacing the © symbol.
For Example:
where _ is input by holding down the [Alt] key and inputting 169 and then releasing the [Alt] key.
If you want the © symbol on an html page, open the source code file and enter © for the © symbol.
Be sure to include the semi-colon after 169.
To view the sourch code of an html page, right click on the page and select View Source.
Example Code in html file: Copyright © 2007 would produce Copyright © 2007
Look at the source code at the bottom of this page to see how I code the year so it always shows the current year.
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