| User: Lee -- 2012-10-01 << 1008 1010 >> |
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| Type: Advanced search and replace |
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| Description: |
| To be able to scan through a list of folders and copy a specific file to all sub- folders in that particular directory |
| Input Sample: |
| c:\Dir1\folder.jpg c:\Dir1\1\ c:\Dir1\2\ c:\Dir1\3\ c:\Dir2\folder.jpg c:\Dir2\1\ c:\Dir2\2\ c:\Dir2\3\ c:\Dir3\folder.jpg c:\Dir3\1\ c:\Dir3\2\ c:\Dir3\3\ c:\Dir4\folder.jpg c:\Dir4\1\ c:\Dir4\2\ c:\Dir4\3\ |
| Output Sample: |
| c:\Dir1\folder.jpg c:\Dir1\1\folder.jpg c:\Dir1\2\folder.jpg c:\Dir1\3\folder.jpg c:\Dir2\folder.jpg c:\Dir2\1\folder.jpg c:\Dir2\2\folder.jpg c:\Dir2\3\folder.jpg c:\Dir3\folder.jpg c:\Dir3\1\folder.jpg c:\Dir3\2\folder.jpg c:\Dir3\3\folder.jpg c:\Dir4\folder.jpg c:\Dir4\1\folder.jpg c:\Dir4\2\folder.jpg c:\Dir4\3\folder.jpg |
| Answer: |
| Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps. |
| Assume you have a text file that contain a list of folders like: c:\Dir1 c:\Dir2 ... 1. ctrl-o open the file with folder list. 2. ctrl-h open 'replace' dialogue * set "replace unit" to "Line" * set "replace with pattern" to: * click "advanced" tab, set "run following for each matched unit to: 3. click "replace", a list of batch commands is generated, like: 4. ctrl-s save the commands to the a.bat 5. click a.bat to run, done. |
Screenshot 1: Replace_Window |
Screenshot 2: Replace_Advanced_Window |