For free text editors u can visit following URLs
1> http://www.hsinlin.com/sof
2> http://www.freedownloadsce
3> http://www.snapfiles.com/f
From above URLs u can find out lots of editors according 2 ur requirment.
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free text editor for large files
Hello all. I'm looking for a free text editor that can handle large files (10-20 MB).
I also want some to be able to do searches like so:
-enter a list of words i want to search for
-have it search, and provide a list of results in a seperate window
-be able to click on a result, and have the main window go to that line
This is very similiar to MS Visual C++ when you do a 'find in files'... the only difference is i want to be able to enter several search words, this only allows for 1 search word.
searching multiple files isn't necessary, but wouldn't hurt either.
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DVation: UltraEdit is what I use now, and it works great... except for the 'enter list of words i want to search for'. Using the 'find in files' option provides a list like I described, with the results showing up in a seperate window, which you can click on to view the source. Unless you've found a way to have multiple search words, this doesn't quite do what i would like.
MilanKM:I've look at a bunch of free ones, just searching in google. It is hard to find if they offer the features I want without downloading and installing. I've tried several, and don't want to have to download/install them all. Was hoping someone knows of one already.
More details on what I'd like to do:
I want to add several words to a list: MinTime, MaxTime, MinWidth, MaxWidth, .....
Have it do the search, and provide results in a list like so:
line 45: MinTime=GetMinTime(....);
line 58: MinWidth=GetMinWidth(...);
.....
Be able to click on a item in the results window, and have it go to that line in the main window. UltraEdit and JEdit (from the list from MilanKM) both do this, except that there can be only 1 search word. I want to have multiple search words.
If anyone knows of an editor with these features, i'd appreciate it.
Thanks.
notepad ++ --> is the best i´ve ever used - it´s free also... try it and love it --> http://notepad-plus.source
Hello Adam314,
If you haven't found what you're looking for perhaps you may like to give PSPad at http://www.pspad.com/ a go.
PSPad editor is 100% FREE, which means it is a freeware product (both for personal and commercial use) that does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors.
Brian
Hello Adami314,
As Brian says PSPad is a very powerful freware text editor and I have been using it for quite some time and have found some its features quite handy.
But PSPad does not have a multiple word search as you are looking for, although it does searches for single words with a results pane showing the values assigned to them if any, along with the Line numbers of occurences in a results pane. You would be able to click on a item in the results window, and have it go to that line in the main window.
One of the feature is that it allows Search and replace not just in the active file, but also in all open files or all files in a project.
Thanks bz43 and desarkar. It doesn't look like pspad will be what I want. I have an editor that will show the results in a seperate window already... with the limitation of only a single search word.
ein_stein: notepad++ doesn't allow multiple search words either. It does allow plug-ins though, so if I don't find anything better, maybe I'll work on my own plug-in.
I would have to vouch for edit plus :
http://www.editplus.com/in
I found this from source forge, they normally have good open source applications :
http://syn.sourceforge.net
hopefully that helps you out with regards to it being free :D
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by: DVation191Posted on 2005-08-18 at 11:06:06ID: 14702882
Adam314,
Hopefully someone can suggest a freebie...but if they can't, I've found no better text editor than UltraEdit, especially when it comes to handling large files!