What's new in version 2.5:
1. Adds "Drag and Drop" functions for single or multiple file operation, and improve some GUI:
(1)Drag one file and drop to "Replace Pioneer" icon or "Replace Pioneer Window" to edit
(2)Drag multiple files to "Replace Pioneer" icon or "Replace Pioneer Window" or "Batch Runner Window", files will be added to "Batch Runner" window for batch operations.
(3)Adds progressing dialog for replace operations, and provide more hint when replace expression error.
(4)Context menu for "functions" are grouped by categories.
2. Supports built-in open/save file with HEX byte format:
(1) Open menu "File->Load->Hex Load to Page", file will be open and convert to HEX text format
(2) Open menu "File->Save As->Hex Save to file", the HEX text will convert to byte and save to file
(3) In "Replace" window, user can select "Hex Load" and "Hex Save" as file load/save type.
3. Supports backquote to escape special chars for both search and replace pattern:
(1) In Replace dialog, "Search for pattern" can be escaped by a pair of backquote(`), can also be escaped by a pair of single quote(')
(2) In Replace dialog, "Replace with pattern" can be escaped by a pair of backquote.
(3)Improves Regular Expression support for syntax like (?!...)
4. Adds explicit "ingore cases" and "regular expression off" options in Replace Dialog:
(1) "Ignore cases" option is introduced as a replacement of '@', the legacy '@' can still be used in search pattern for complicated cases.
(2) "Regular Expression" and "Enhanced Regular Expression" options are supported, uncheck both options will turn off special meaning of all the symbols like notepad.
(3) Pattern Builder function is removed since this load.
5. Adds "Link Creator" and "Html_page" download type for batch download operation:
Click "Create Links" in "Batch Runner" window, user can input a Link Template string, where [###] inside the string will be explained as consecutive numbers started from specific value.
Click "Edit" in "Batch Runner", if the "Dowload As" type is selected as "Html_page", the web page file, as well as the ojects on the same web page, will be downloaded.
6. Supports "Append mode" for fast replace on batch files
7. Adds and changes some fuctions:
rand_str(N,str1,str2,....strM)
rand_str_unique(N,str1,str2,....strM)
replace(text,pattern,newtxt,[extract_flag:1=extract])
8. Adds many "batch file rename" templates and "replace" templates:
(1)Batch File Rename templates:
file => newname from index file -- batch rename file from a index file
file => from map file(format: oldnew) -- batch rename file from a mapping file
file => random name(001_xxxxx) -- allow you batch add random strings to filename.
file => dirname_file -- help you add folder name before each file
file => dirname_001 -- help you renumber your file inside each subfolder
(2)Adds some "replace template":
Replace all 'RANDOM' to a string with 11 unique letter and digit.
Generate full list of 1 to 100 with random order
Generate full list of 'aaa' to 'zzz' with random order
Shuffle all the chars in the words like: 'hello => elolh'
Shuffle all lines
Extract first line from multiple file
Convert Text to Hex Encoding Bytes of UTF-8
(3)Adds some "Fast Replace" templates:
Remove first line/last line
Add base64encode and base64decode template
9. Fixes some issues like var \1 \2 support in "pattern counter" detail.
