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Best app for editing Daz files as a text?

Eternal ForceEternal Force Posts: 301
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Hi guys! If you are creating your own new DAZ product, there may come a moment when you want to make some big changes in the way your product is organized. For example, you might want to change the name of a character or an outfit. Turns out, this is no easy task. You will have to open your DAZ files with a text editor and change a lot of things (e.g. names, paths). If you prefer to edit one file at a time manually, you can use Notepad which is already on your PC. However, this is not an ideal solution since it is going to take forever. 

I was looking for a better app and so far I've found Ecobyte ReplaceText 2.2 in the Internet. It is a free software and it is OK. The main its advantage is that it allows you to edit many files at once. The drawback is that this app is quite old and outdated. At least in my own experience it freezes way to often. To make the matter worse, the website of Ecobyte is closed.

There must be something else out there. What do you, guys, use when you need to edit multiple DAZ files in a text mode? What is your favorite app?


 

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  • OmnifluxOmniflux Posts: 377
    edited February 2022

    You probably want to use a code editor or IDE, they can highlight errors that occur when editing; set the code type to JSON.

    I use Neovim because I am used to it, but I would not recommend it for someone now. Perhaps Visual Studio Code? If you use Visual Studio Code, you can add JzSense to get autocompletion. JzSense if for scripting.

     

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  • IceCrMnIceCrMn Posts: 2,129

    I use notepad++ 

    https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

    It's free and can easily do what you are asking.

    I've used it many times to do just what you are wanting to do.

    It's GNU free software, and gets regular updates.

    It has a very long list of features.Check the website for a full list of everything it can do.

    Best notepad ever in my opinion.

  • frank0314frank0314 Posts: 14,049

    A lot of us use EditPad Pro. It has a search and replace and will do multi files at once. I've done 50+ at once before working on a product. Just open them all and hit replace all and it does in almost instantaniously and then you just click save all and every file is saved at once and you can close them all at once. You can have edited 100's of files in a matter of 2-3 minutes (most of that time is setting it up). It makes editing files manually a cake walk. Just have to set up your parameters for the search and it's options and it does it all for you.

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 24,241

    Another strong vote for Notepad++

  • cgidesigncgidesign Posts: 442

    Is there an editor that allows for extending or zooming the document map?

    The one in Notepadd++ is of a fixed size as far as I know. If inputting a scene file I still need to scroll a lot in it. If I could zoom out I would see more of the file as an overwiew and would find changes in the document's structure quicker.

    I hope what i have written is understandable.

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  • cridgitcridgit Posts: 1,757
    edited May 2022

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  • PerttiAPerttiA Posts: 10,024

    Another vote for Notepad++

  • Eternal ForceEternal Force Posts: 301

    Thank you very much, guys!!! I'm working with Notepad++. So far I like it! Much better than what I had before! yes

  • NorthOf45NorthOf45 Posts: 5,485

    For properly formed files, DSON Editor can't be beat. A little pricey on its own, but you can get it on super discount every now and then.

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    Notepad++

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,120

    Wordpad that comes with Windows works fine for multiple search & replace, however only in the current file, not for all files in a directory structure.

  • TromNekTromNek Posts: 22

    (another vote for) Notepad++

    syntax color and bracket matching => just add 'duf' and any other json format extension to the json style in the 'User ext." setting

    learn RegEx and you can do very precise search and replace (also works on multiple files in folders).

    more advanced stuff can be done with the pythonscript plugin

     

  • prixatprixat Posts: 1,588

    cgidesign said:

    Is there an editor that allows for extending or zooming the document map?

    The one in Notepadd++ is of a fixed size as far as I know. If inputting a scene file I still need to scroll a lot in it. If I could zoom out I would see more of the file as an overwiew and would find changes in the document's structure quicker.

    I hope what i have written is understandable.

    VScode does not zoom into the 'Document Map', but Search (Ctrl-F) is your friend. As well as the usual step-through of search results, it highlights the Document Map and, more importantly, puts markers in the scroll bar.

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  • charlescharles Posts: 846
    edited February 2022

    ConTEXT Editor – Freeware Text Editor free and can highlight code. Once you got wrapping and indention set to how you like it, it's great. Been using it for over a decade now.

     

     

     

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