Replace in Files (Tutorial)

To replace a string within specified files in a path, use ReplaceInFiles Method.

The following example demonstrates how to replace <H3> ... </H3> in a HTML file with <H4> ... </H4>.

[JavaScript]

editor.ReplaceInFiles( "<H3>(.\*?)</H3>", "<H4>\\\\1<H4>", "C:\\\\web\\\\\*.htm", eeFindReplaceRegExp | eeReplaceBackup, eeEncodingSystemDefault, "\*.bak", "C:\\\\Backup" );

[VBScript]

editor.ReplaceInFiles "<H3>(.\*?)</H3>", "<H4>\\1<H4>", "C:\\web\\\\*.htm", eeFindReplaceRegExp Or eeReplaceBackup, eeEncodingSystemDefault, "\*.bak", "C:\\Backup"