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Market overview of recommendable automation and post-processing tools, especially in connection with the creation of technical documentation and user assistance (user manuals, online help files, demos, tutorials).
AutoHotkey
Lets you automate almost every task such as opening files, entering and formatting text, auto replacing text, creating macros and much more. Certainly one of the most valuable tools for a technical writer.
Price: free (Open Source)
www.autohotkey.com
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Replace Text
Formerly called BK ReplaceEm. Searches and replaces text in multiple text files. Very powerful and flexible, but cannot fully handle German Umlauts and some other special characters.
Price: free
http://www.ecobyte.com
Text Workbench
Can search and replace text in files of various formats. Fully supports regular expressions and Unicode. Can be run from the command line or via Windows scripting host engine.
Price: approx. €50
http://www.silveragesoftware.com
MegaReplacer for Microsoft Word
Finds and replaces multiple text strings (characters, words, phrases), text formatting or styles within the active document, within all open documents, or within all documents within in a folder. Works automatically or with your manual approval.
Price: approx. $30
http://www.editorium.com
ChangeAssistant
Makes it possible to search automatically for words or expressions within Microsoft Word documents, based on complete lists. You can decide whether the alternative term shall overwrite the term searched for, or be placed after it. Colours can be applied to highlight replacements. This approach enables editors to maintain lists of undesired words and search through their documents for them. At the press of a button, all the undesired words are replaced and/or highlighted. This can be applied to standardize Terminology quickly and efficiently.
Price: approx. €99
http://www.dog-gmbh.com
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PatternStream
Allows to rapidly setup automated publishing projects. Information can be acquired directly from any standard relational databases, XML and HTML files, and other files. The gathered information can then be automatically imported and placed where needed in the final document (FrameMaker, InDesign, HTML, XML, Excel).
Price: upon request
http://www.patternstream.com
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