Replace text accross application

I need to replace some text across my entire application in a bunch of pl/sql code. Is there a way to do this in APEX?
Details:
Initially I created a variable P101_REALUSER. I used this for holding my user names as they had mixed case (ie: UsEr11). I have now changed the mixed case deal where all usernames are one case there by I can use APP_USER, V('USER') etc.
However I have a lot of pl/sql and branch statements that use the old variable. I am hoping to be able to write a pl/sql function to replace all of my :P101_REALUSER s with :APP_USER and all my &P101_REALUSER. with &USER.
Since this question will probably be addressed by a rather sophisticated user, I am also curious about this:
Are there any resources that catalog best practices/design templates for applications that utilize APEX? My background is in software engineering but I am finding it difficult to apply the principals such as code reuse to my APEX projects.
Thanks for any help.

1) In Apex source-export app and with regular editor replace values as you want. be careful to make a backup of export before!
2) In PLSQL packages, use Toad, save all packages/proc/functions to file and with editor (i.e. UltraEdit) replace in FILES values that you want.
Hope this helps
P.S.
This is the technique I use everyday...and all ends well if you are careful in replacing!
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