About WebChange
WebChange is a support tool for website designers and maintainers, and is particularly suited to those who, like the program's author, prefer to hand edit their HTML rather than allow software to handle the markup.
The primary function of the software is to enable the site maintainer to effect repetitive changes to a local copy of the site quickly and easily - often in one fell swoop, rather than having to make the change on a page by page basis.
Versions of WebChange exist for the RISC OS and Windows platforms.
RISC OS Version
The RISC OS version of the software is currently being rewritten for 32bit compatibility, and in the meantime the last 26bit version of the software is available for download free of charge:
WebChange for RISC OS (162 kB)
WimpBASIC Module 2.03 (60 kB)
The User Manual (373 kB)
Features of WebChange for RISC OS include:
- Search and replace (wildcarded and contextual)
- Newline conversion
- Tag case conversion
- File datestamp insertion
- File size insertion
- File content insertion
- And much more.
In order to provide a better idea of the facilities provided by the software, you can also read the user guide online.
This version of the software was previously sold at £15 including VAT. The new 32bit version will be improved over this version in many ways, and is therefore going to have a higher price tag, though the exact amount is yet to be decided.
Windows Version
The Windows version of the software never progressed much beyond its original release version and therefore lags massively behind what the RISC OS version is capable of.
However, I do find it a useful tool on occasions, so it is presented here as a free download:
WebChange for Windows (28 kB)
Please note, though, that I do not have the full build system on the machine I currently use, so can't create a proper installation for the program (including the VB runtime). The necessary files are on a different machine, stored away in the loft. The file presented above, therefore, is just the .exe file for the program that currently runs on my laptop, and which should run on any modern machine running Windows XP and possibly, though untested, Vista.
To install it, copy the .exe file out of the zip file and put it somewhere suitable on your computer (for example, in C:\Program Files\WebChange) and create a shortcut to it on your desktop or in your Start Menu).
Unfortunately, the user manual is also on the machine in the loft, so as time permits I will try to put together a new one. Watch this space.
Features of WebChange for Windows include:
- Search and replace (single wildcard facility)
- Newline conversion
- Tag case conversion
- File datestamp insertion
- File size insertion
A better option than the Windows version of WebChange is to consider installing an emulator, such as VirtualRiscPC on your Windows PC which would enable you to run the much more fully featured RISC OS version of the software.