Greg I just did a test as you requested. VS 2019 Pro 16.11.17 works as expected. VS 2022 Pro 17.2.6 does not make changes, as you have experienced, even though the output window says otherwise. . Regards, RC On Thu, 14 Jul 2022 at 14:10, Greg Keogh via ozdotnet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> wrote:
Folks, about 2 months ago, VS2022 *Replace in Files* stopped working as expected on my work PC, in VMs and on my laptop. After hours of experiments I have determined that Replace in Files will not alter any "external" files that are not part of an open project. The file types, folder locations, user account, recent minor updates, dialog options, /reset, etc make no difference.
Can someone do something like this in a recent VS2022 release ... Create a C:\temp\junk.txt file and put the word FOO inside it. In VS2022 with *no projects open*, run a Replace in Files over the temp folder and file and see if you can change FOO to BAR. Does the txt file get updated? Not for me. Below is a sample of my attempt which says it made 1 change, but it's a lie. Is there some obscure option I've accidentally toggled?
In VS2015 it changes files as I expect. I opened a ticket, but it's been in evaluation status for weeks -- Thanks, *Greg K*
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