Global File Changer - How can I replace a text string in multiple files?

Global File Changer - How can I replace a text string in multiple files?


This article walks you through replacing an existing text string with a new text string in multiple files.
In this example we are changing “Stashun” to “Station”, but you can change the strings to whatever you want.

This article uses the built-in Modify text… custom feature of Global File Changer to perform this task.

  1. Save the provided Modify-Text.txt file to a convenient location.
  2. Load Global File Changer.

  1. Go to Settings | Restore Factory Defaults…, and press <Yes> when prompted.
    This is a precaution to ensure there are no other features or settings active that might impact your result.
  2. Next to the Design Files: field, press the <Select...> button.
  3. Either drag and drop your files into the Choose Files to Process dialog box, or navigate to and select your files for processing. Press <OK> when finished.

  1. Go to Custom | Modify text…
  2. In the Modify Text dialog box, go to File | Open…, then navigate to and select the Modify-Text.txt file.

  1. Choose the Replace Text tab, then enter your desired search and replace strings and press <Add>.
    (You can remove the “Stashun” and “Station” pairing by selecting them and pressing <Remove>.)
  2. Go to File | Save to save your changes, then press <OK> to return to the main dialog box.
  3. Press <Start> to process your files.

When the process is complete, all instances of the search string will be replaced with the replacement string.