Questions and Answers for PENTA, GREPPES and TRI Text Tools::
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Q:

What tools can be used on ANY Microsoft Operating System (OS)
since MSDOS 2.0 through the current versions?

A:

Our tool sets are meant to be used on ANY Microsoft OS or
emulator to include those using Novell netware, LINUX, IBM AIX
and the emulators on Apple Macintosh such as Virtual PC and Soft
Windows.
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Q:

What tools can new-line format or search-replace edit up to
SEVERAL HUNDRED files PER MINUTE?

A:

FGREPPE and PDGREPPE can search and replace items in MANY files
per minute either interactively or automatically.  NLX can
transform new-lines to or from the PC standard format very
quickly also.
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Q:

How about files in more than one directory or folder and
possibly on different drives?

A:

Searching can be done with an optional recursive descent into
file systems on multiple drives if necessary.  Eg, a notation of
"[a-z]:" would specify all 26 drives possible.
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Q:

What tools can change only areas that need to be changed?

A:

GREPPES and NLX only affect files in areas that are meant to be
changed.

Files that do not meet the search criteria or do not need
changes are unaffected and remain the same.  Files that meet the
search and replace criteria or need changes have changes made
only to the applicable areas in the files.
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Q:

What search and replace or new-line-translate tools allow
unlimited backups of files so that previous copies of files are
safely available?

A:

PDGREPPE, FGREPPE and NLX can save original files with simple
three digit file name extensions so that UP TO 1000 backups of
files may be created, eg "myfile.000" through "myfile.999".

The first backup file just has a simple ".BAK" extension, eg
"myfile.bak".
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Q:

What search and replace utility uses Extended Regular
Expressions (ERE) that a user can create and reuse as
DEFINITIONS?

A:

PDGREPPE can access ERE Pattern Definition files.  These are
simple text files that contain user-specified search and replace
patterns.  They are created by a user with a text editor or word
processor and are referenced later in patterns by use of the "@"
AT character, eg @foundIt.

Pattern definitions are similar to those in dictionaries:

A name for the pattern is given followed by the "explanation"
pattern for the name.

The format of a PDGREPPE definition is simple:

The name is given at the start of a definition line and the rest
of the line and optional next lines contain the pattern for the
name.  Full support is given for comments and possible
international language characters in names.
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Q:

What search and replace tool allows a user to name areas so that
these areas can be easily referenced or reused later in a search
or replace pattern?

A:

PDGREPPE has a simple naming syntax for assigning meaningful
names to matched areas.  Standard search and replace tools only
allow reference to grouped areas by numbers.

Once named these areas can be reused for their pattern content
or data match.  The areas can be given special attention by the
search or replace patterns.
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Q:

What search tool that uses Magic search patterns gives a full
debug display to show where a non-matching pattern failed?

A:

Complicated "magic" search patterns such as those using Extended
Regular Expressions often fail to find matches because of their
complexity.

Most magic search pattern users start with a small simple
pattern and increase its complexity bit by bit.

PDGREPPE allows a complete complicated pattern to be used at
once with pass and "last-pass" information simply displayed:

It has an option to trace and display those points in a search
pattern that pass.  A last pass point can show the furthest
place where a partial-match was made.  This is often the place
in a pattern where changes must be made if the entire pattern is
to find any matches.
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