How to do simple macro

[Sobiech]

I have hundreds of line like this below

Snaketongue [Jezyk Weza]\nSnake Tongue

I need to delete [Jezyk Weza] in each lines

possible?

[Yoriz]

Yes Possible.

$sText = "Snaketongue [Jezyk Weza]\nSnake Tongue"
 MsgBox(0, "Result", _DeleteBetween($sText))

Func _DeleteBetween($sText)
     Local $sLeft = StringLeft($sText, StringInStr($sText, "[")-1)
     Return $sLeft & StringTrimLeft($sText, StringInStr($sText, "]"))
EndFunc

[Sobiech]

$file = FileOpen("C:\Users\Flames\Desktop\Y.txt", 2)

For $i = 1 To 2830
     $sText = FileReadLine($file, $i)
     _DeleteBetween($sText)
     ToolTip($i & " / 2830")
 Next
 
 FileClose($file)
 
Func _DeleteBetween($sText)
     Local $sLeft = StringLeft($sText, StringInStr($sText, "[")-1)
     Return $sLeft & StringTrimLeft($sText, StringInStr($sText, "]"))
 EndFunc

Hmm deleted all text in file

I have backup of file, but why this wont work?

[Sobiech]

K edited and working code

#include <file.au3>

$file = "C:\Users\Flames\Desktop\Y.txt"

for $i = 1 To 2820 Step +1
    $text = FileReadLine($file, $i)
    _DeleteBetween($Text, $file)
Next
 
Func _DeleteBetween($sText, $file)
     Local $sLeft = StringLeft($sText, StringInStr($sText, "[")-1)
     Return _FileWriteToLine($file, $i, $sLeft & StringTrimLeft($sText, StringInStr($sText, "]")),1)
 EndFunc

Edit: This deleted some lines,

Edited June 6, 2010 by Sobiech

[GEOSoft]

$sStr = FileRead(SomeFile.txt)
$sStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "\[.+?\]", "")

[Sobiech]

$sStr = FileRead(SomeFile.txt)
$sStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "\[.+?\]", "")

Hmmm wont work

i tried

$file = "C:\Users\Flames\Desktop\Y.txt"
For $i = 1 To 2820 Step +1
$line = FileReadLine($file, $i)
StringRegExpReplace($line, "\[.+?\]", "")
ToolTip($i)
Next

but same effect

One more code

#include <file.au3>

$file = "C:\Users\Flames\Desktop\Y.txt"
Dim $aRec
$array = _FileReadToArray($file, $aRec)

For $i = 0 To $aRec[0] Step +1
StringRegExpReplace($aRec[$i], "\[.+?\]", "")
Next

ToolTip($aRec[1730])
Sleep(2000)

and wont work

Maybe this show more ideas "how to"

Edited June 6, 2010 by Sobiech

[JohnOne]

What exactly isnt working? what error?

Are you even writing the new lines?, because you arnt in the code.

[Yoriz]

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$file = FileOpen("C:\Users\Flames\Desktop\Y.txt", 2)

Hmm deleted all text in file 
I have backup of file, but why this wont work? 

Thats becauseyou opened the file using mode 2 which is 'Write mode (erase previous contents)'.

As JohnOne said your using functions and not storing there output in a variable which you then use in some way.

Think about how you want to tackle this problem a bit.
1. read contents of file
2. change part of each line
3. write changed lines to file

If you understand arrays you could do the following:-
1. _FileReadToArray = read the contents of the file into an array
2. loop the through the array using either the function i gave or the StringRegExpReplace GEOSoft provided to actually change the values of the array
3. _FileWriteFromArray = write the contents of your array into a file, either overwrite the original file or make a new version moving the old to a temp place incase the new one failed for some reason.


            
                


    Edited June 6, 2010 by Yoriz
    
    

            
        

        

        
            

    
        

        
            
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            Just too simple$file = "C:\Users\Flames\Desktop\Y.txt"
$sStr = FileRead($File)
$sStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "\[.+?\]", "")
If @Extended Then
    $hFile = FileOpen($File, 2)
    FileWrite($hFile, $sStr)
    FileClose($hFile)
EndIf

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Edited June 6, 2010 by GEOSoft

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