Now, I haven't used Regex buddy much but say you want to find PHP short open tags and replace them with full opening tag which I just did. One I recently added by Jgsoft is Regex Buddy and it creates regular expressions, which Beyond Compare will also use and discusses. There is a learning curve to using it to its full capabilities but it's very customizable.Īt times I've been frustrated with Dreamweaver's lack of dedication and ease of use for php mysql so I've looked for some other editors and stumbled on Editpad Pro by Jgsoft and it's pretty cool in some of it's flexibility and customization but the company has some other tools that integrate and teach you at the same time. I use the Pro version because I need all the help I can get. They have demo version you can you use for 30 days and a $30 and $50 Pro version. I thought I'd stick to less expensive ones at least to start.įirst, I have to agree with jpf that Beyond Compare is a great piece of software with great support if you ever need it. Anyone interested can search these names and easily find them. Later on last night I thought about some of the different software I've accumulated and how some of it is pretty handy so I thought I'd start a thread on this subject in an area where it will get seen and hopefully help someone. While reading a post here yesterday I saw Beyond Compare mentioned and I almost chimed in to say how great it is but the post had moved past that part of the discussion so I stayed out of it.