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MySQL-Front offers a data Search&Replace function within whole databases. Depending on the applied search mask/criteria, data within the database can be replaced in part or as a whole.

Search&Replace requires significant resources if tables are large. The actual amounts vary depending on numerous different factors.


Search for:

Old value / pattern for which to search  

Replace with:
New value / new pattern  


Search options:
Case sensitive: Capital/small letters are not adjusted.  
Whole values: Only values completely matching the search pattern are considered.  
Regular expression: Search using regular expressions.  


Backup:
A table can be generated before synchronization. This table will be assigned the name of the respective table with the extension "_bak". Already existing copies with this extension are overwritten without warning.  
A backup copy is generated completely within the database. Creating backups can use significant resources of the database if tables are large.  
 
 
Warning:
Existing data are changed and cannot be restored during replacing.  
User or program errors are always a possibility.  
Data backups are therefore important and should be created frequently!  


See also:
Replace  
Search