Find & Replace save/load query missing (Dreamweaver 2017)

[Kane@AROQ]

Updated to the 2017 version of DW and quickly found out that the load / save query option in find and replace is gone.

I regularly have to use this feature to add inline styles to the p tags of text that will go into an email (and various other functions)

Now this is removed I cant load my query to add the font styles, sizes, colour and other CSS attributes without manually copying and pasting the changes into find and replace. This adds a considerable amount of time to production slowing the work flow.

Therefore I have had to revert back to the old version. This feature missing makes the new version not adjudicate for the job.

When will the feature be back?

[mahakk20912952]

Yes, it’s been removed. We are looking at ways to bring back the functionality, please stay tuned.

[Richard_EB]

Hi Again,

Just on another note, why is the Find/Replace window locked to the top on the code panel? Before the update it would float around or undocked, With it now docked to the top of the screen it means there is less screen space. Having it movable meant I could have it on another monitor or float to wherever I found useful. Will this be changing any time soon?

Ta,

Rich

[Tim Runk]

Major bummer! That is such a useful and used feature. I can't imagine why Adobe would leave this out. This is a major fail. I hope Adobe adds this as an update quickly.

[karasicpark]

I used the saved Queries all of the time. So unhappy to see these removed. It really sped up my workflow.

[dalej1236639]

Find and replace now only works for me on a single page. Very disappointing!

[Jon Fritz]

I know this is a bit "is it plugged in..." as far as help goes, but have you chosen something other than Current Document from the dropdown menu...

The reason I ask is because it works correctly here under Windows 7.

[Nancy OShea]

And it works fine for me on Windows 10.

[dalej1236639]

Are you saying it works no matter what choice you pick under the dropdown? It works for "Current Site"?

[Jon Fritz]

Mine works as expected under Windows 7 when doing a Find & Replace site-wide.

[Nancy OShea]

Win10, 64-bit works fine for me, too.

As an example, I searched my entire site for "2016". 

No exceptions, no filters.

Hit Find All button.

Instant results:  96 items found in 1148 documents.

It also works with Replace All.  But I didn't want to perform a sitewide replace here.

Nancy

[dalej1236639]

Ahhh! So what's changed is if you find and replace on the current document, you can page though each found item, replace the item or skip it if you'd like. This is similar to previous versions.

But if want to find and replace across the current site, you can't page through each item, you can only replace all.

In previous versions of Dreamweaver the behavior was the same and when doing a find and replace across the current site, it would open each file and allow you to page through each found item.

[Nancy OShea]

That's true.  This version of F&R doesn't do everything the same way as previous versions.  It's a whole new engine with slightly different behaviors.  And IMO a few loved features were taken away that need to come back.   Until then, I'm making it work for me.  Or I drop back to an earlier version.

Nancy

[Preran · Accepted solution]

Hi everyone,

This option is not on the future roadmap for the product. If this is something that you really need, please post an Idea, and solicit votes for it. If the request gets enough traction, I can check with the product team again.

Thanks,

Preran

[Richard_EB]

Hi Preran,

The latest update is horrible I can't even click in the box for find and replace.

For example highlight some coding > click ctrl+f > click in the search term box... oh wait you can't..

The only way to edit the search term box and replace term box is by clicking the Tab button.

[dalej1236639]

Yes, this is a needed function. And the find and replace behavior that has been in Dreamweaver for years is the correct behavior. Bring it back.

[GRAFOS]

On my machine work this function very well, but it don't have very important two functions: Load and Save find Query. It was one of mine tools in this application. I'm waiting for Adobe reaction...

[jnicholsadams23]

Very, very sorry this very useful function has been removed.  I am now having to use Word to keep these things. What a travesty.

You have yet again made Dreamweaver less functional. I have been using this program since 4.2. Adobe has made it less and less useful.

[Nancy OShea]

Please, please voice your concerns where it will be heard by Adobe engineers.  It's really important to make your case with Adobe and not fellow users who can do nothing about it.

[dalej1236639]

I posted a link to this conversation in the uservoice forum: Re-enable full find and replace functionality – Adobe Dreamweaver CC: Feature Ideas

[Jan-MichaelS]

This function was MAJOR part of my workflow. I can't believe this functionality was written off. Why would anyone want to manually enter in a constant find/replace condition. Very disappointed.

[Princess Columbia]

This option is not on the future roadmap for the product. If this is something that you really need, please post an Idea, and solicit votes for it. If the request gets enough traction, I can check with the product team again.

OK, so how? As you can tell from the feedback on this thread and elsewhere, this is a very important feature. I rolled back (like many others) to 2015 because this is a make-or-break functionality for me.

[Jon Fritz]

In Dreamweaver, go to Help > Submit Bug/Feature Request.

That will bring you to a forum the dev team actively participates in.

[Jon Fritz]

Poking around a little more in the recent update info (2017.1) it looks like you can get the load/save query functionality back in that version, though it requires some registry editing shenanigans...

Find and replace text, tags, and attributes

At the bottom of the page, it gives instructions to enable the functionality.

[dalej1236639]

My experience is that Find and Replace works only for Current Document in Windows 10 and OSX. I've also tested on other machines so I don't believe it's a Dreamweaver local cache issue.