how do it use replace in notepad for multiple files

[vladedoty]

Here's what i am trying to do is have this script search the script folder for all text files then open them up 1 by one and replace all occurrences of one word with the next and after the replaces, close the file and open the next and do the same thing til all have been edited.

i need help plz if someone is kind enough

here is the code

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$textTitle = "[REGEXPTITLE:.*Notepad.*]"

$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.*")
If $search == -1 Then Exit

While 1
    $file = FileFindNextFile($search)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    ConsoleWrite("File: " & $file)
    ShellExecute($file, "", @ScriptDir)
    WinActivate($textTitle)
    $textHwnd = WinGetHandle($textTitle)
    ConsoleWrite(WinGetTitle($textHwnd))
    Sleep(2000)
    Send("!{E}")
    Send("{R}")
    Sleep(2000)
    ControlFocus($textHwnd, "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]")
    ControlSend($textHwnd, "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]", "chucknevermuck")
    Sleep(300)
    ControlFocus($textHwnd, "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:2]")
    ControlSend($textHwnd, "", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:2]", "ckim111")
    Sleep(300)
    ControlFocus($textHwnd, "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:5]")
    ControlClick($textHwnd, "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:5]", "left", 1)
    WinClose($textHwnd)
    SendKeepActive("[REGEXPTITLE:\ANotepad\z]")
    Send("{Space}")
WEnd

Edited March 26, 2010 by vladedoty

[BrettF]

Hi vladedoty,

What I would recommend for this project is to construct an array of files (using your own function, file list to array or what not), then do the read (FileRead), replace (StringReplace/StringRegExpReplace) and the save the modified text (FileOpen with mode 2 = Overwrite mode, FileWrite (with reference to the previously opened file handle)).

So in pseudo code:

Construct Array of Files
For Each File:
    Read the contents
    StringReplace
    FileOpen
    FileWrite
    FileClose
End

Or something like that.

Give it a go and if you have any problems you know where to go. The helpfile, then the search, then post back here

Cheers,

Brett