Spell checking tool

to check multiple web pages

[Receptional Andy]

Anyone know if a standalone spell checker I can use to check a number of web pages?

Preferably this would be a tool that can check a series of files in a directory. I tend to check pages when they are created, but for existing sites with lots of pages correcting spelling and typos can be pretty time consuming.

My searching has only returned medicore software so far or else I have to have every page open in an editor and check them that way. Help is much appreciated.

[DaveN]

try iespell it wont do multiples but one click will edit on screen.

DaveN

[Receptional Andy]

Although that tool looks quite handy, it doesn't really do what I need it to do - i.e. actually make corrections to html files. I guess really I need a find & replace style utility, but one which has a dictionary spell checker.

[andreasfriedrich]

You could easily build your own thing:

Modify htmlrep [webmasterworld.com] as contained in the Bag-O-Tricks for Perl [webmasterworld.com] as shown here [webmasterworld.com]. As the spell checking component use Aspell as explained in Spell Checker - PHP/Perl/Java [webmasterworld.com].

HTH Andreas

[Receptional Andy]

Thanks Andreas. Being the lazy so-and-so I am I kept looking for a standalone executable type-program to do the job for me.

I came across what seems to be a truly excellent tool at www.microspell.com which seems to do what I wanted and some more besides.