Multiple file search and replace

Does anyone know if it is possible to do search / replaces in script, text etc over multiple files?  If not, is there any 3rd party software available to do it?
I have hundreds of files I have to make the same change in and just wanted to find out before I have to do the mind-numbing process of going through them all.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Depending upon what type of files and what kind of changes you need to make, sure you can. You can do a google search for 'binary search and replace'; here's one of the first results, which searches for and replaces strings in multiple text and/or binary files:
http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/gsar.htm

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