opening LOTS of files

[mike_robbins]

Is there a limit to how many files can be open in text pad at one time. I have a group of about 360 files I would like to apply global search and replace functions to. I can open a whole bunch through the open dialog but never it seem the full 360. textpad is being used on a windows 2000 system.

[mo]

Mike,

For a job like that you might think about a specialized tool like "Search and Replace"
http://www.funduc.com/
(no affiliation, I just use it)

It has somewhat more scope and power than the internal search and replace of Textpad.

mo

[jeffy]

Is there a limit to how many files can be open in text pad at one time. I have a group of about 360 files I would like to apply global search and replace functions to. I can open a whole bunch through the open dialog but never it seem the full 360. textpad is being used on a windows 2000 system.

What I do, when I need to search and replace across many many files (even hundreds), is first "find in files", recursively, what I want to replace. Then open all documents listed in the Search Results window (right click-->open all), then replace all, throughout all open documents.

It works well for me in TextPad, although, as the previous reply states, there are external tools for more intense jobs. I haven't found much of a need at this point. If it's that intense, I'd rather write a Java application. :' )

Hope this helps you.