What's new in "Replace Pioneer" 2.2?

 

1. Introduced batch file "Fast Replace" function inside "Batch Runner":

 

 

1) Fast Replace do not need to load file into pages, improve replace speed

 

2) Fast Replace can support Binary file replace and conversion, such as uuencode/decode.

 

3) Fast Replace support multiple replacement all at once like "replace a with b, replace c with d, ..."

 

 

 

Added following functions specially for binary replace:

 

byte2num(bytes,[order:1=little-endian])

 

num2byte(number,[order:1=little-endian],[length])

 

byte_add(bytes,number,[order:1=little-endian],[length])

 

 

2. Supported Pattern Memory variables for Regular expression:

 

 

Pattern Memory variables are \1 \2 \3... or $1 $2 $3..., user can use these variables in every place using Regular Expressions:

 

 

* Search for pattern -- (.)\1 will match aa,bb,...

 

* Replace with pattern -- can use \1 $1 or $var[1], to represent Pattern memory variable in search window.

 

* If/Run following for each matched unit -- can use $var[1]

 

* replace() function -- replace($match,'(.)\1','\1') will replace aabbcc to abc

 

* fast replace dialog "Find" and "Replace" column -- can use \1 and $1 as pattern memory variable.

 

 

3. Introduced text generator function:

 

 

Text generator is designed to generate lines of text with user defined format and sequence number in each line.

 

User can open text generator by menu "File->Load->Text Generator".

 

 

 

 

4. In "Batch Runner", file renaming supported new rules ${FILENAME}<expressions>{n1,n2}, expression can be any combination of string and functions, and filename rule support auto-apply.

 

 

Added following function to rename file by modify time, or rename file by extracted html file title.

 

file_time(filename,format,path)

 

html_title(filename,path,max_bytes_read)

 

 

5. In "Batch Runner", "Extract Link" function supported 2 level extract, and increased website number to 9.

 

 

 

 

6. In "File" menu, split and append function supported parameters setting dialog, no need to change global settings.

 

 

7. Added other functions:

 

max(n1,n2,n3,...)

 

min(n1,n2,n3,...)

 

add(n1,n2,n3,...)

 

8. Removed fast_chars type

 

 

9. Several small other enhancement and bug fix

 

* fixed issue of pasted text do not clear selection text

 

* fixed issue of variable values resetting after "run following at beginnig of replace"

 

* replace() function support multi-line and pattern memory variables

 

* values changed in "settings" will be saved immediately

 

* symbol \t and \n will not changed to table and return after re-opening script

 

* supported opening files directly by dragging file to "Replace Pioneer" shortcut

 

* changed default value of "Enhanced Regular Expression" to unchecked

 

* search files added cross line flag

 

* added default download folder

 

* changed variable $BASENAME to $FILENAME, changed $FILENAME to $FULLNAME, add variable $BASE

 

* supported run time changing DIRNAME_OUT and FILENAME_OUT, corresponding to output filename