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Hello

I have a typical requirement.

I have a folder which contains n number of files. I have a partial search string with me and i do have a full replace string also with me.

Suppose consider the file contains:

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filepath = c:\test\search.in

logpath = c:\test\search.in

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1. The code is to first search for "filepath =" and it should extract the full sentence "filepath = c:\test\search.in" and do a replace with the string "filepath = d:\user\search.in".

2. Next the code is to search for "logpath =" and it should extract the full sentence "logpath = c:\test\search.in" and do a replace with the string "logpath = d:\user\search.in".

Like this i have to do in all the files which i have in the folder.

Is this possible using Autoit?

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Of course it is possible.

What you need is:

FileFindFirstFile

FileFindNextFile

You will get all the files in the folder.

For every file, you can use _ReplaceStringInFile to replace the strings.

Have a look at the examples in the help file and you'll be able to build the script.

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As I stated before, look at _FileListToArray(), but instead of _ReplaceStringInFile look at the INI functions.

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$sStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "(?m:^)(?i).+?=)©(:.+)", "$1d$2")

Edit: The copyright symbol is supposed to be "(" followed by "c" followed by")" >> no quotes

The forum code messed it up.

Edited by GEOSoft

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Try this.

#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Local $sNewStr
Local $sReplaceStr = "d:\user\search.in"

Local $var = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder.", "c:", 7, @ScriptDir & "\")
If @error Then Exit

Local $FileList = _FileListToArray($var, "*.in?")
If @error Then Exit

_ArrayDisplay($FileList, "$FileList")

For $i = 1 To UBound($FileList) - 1
    $sStr = FileRead($var & "\" & $FileList[$i])
    If StringRegExp($sStr, "(?im)^(filepath|logpath\h*=\h*[^\v]+)") Then
        $sNewStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "(?im)^(filepath|logpath)(\h*=\h*)([^\v]+)", "$1$2" & _
                StringRegExpReplace($sReplaceStr, "(\\)", "\\\\"))
        ;ConsoleWrite("======== Contents of " & $var & "\" & $FileList[$i] & " ========" & @LF)
        ;ConsoleWrite($sNewStr & @LF)
        ;ConsoleWrite("========================================================================" & @LF)
        $file = FileOpen($var & "\" & $FileList[$i],2)
        FileWrite($file,$sNewStr)
        FileClose($file)
        ShellExecute('notepad.exe', $var & "\" & $FileList[$i]) ; View actual file
    EndIf
Next

Edit: Changed ShellExecute() to open file with notepad, because a file with the extension ".in" most likely does not have a default application to use.

Edit2: Added full path of file to FileOpen function as per GEOSoft post #13,

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Thanks so much for the quick turnaround. I tried the above coding and its not replacing the striing as per the requirement. Moreover i could not understand

$sNewStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "(?im)^(filepath|logpath)(h*=h*)([^v]+)", "$1$2" & _
                StringRegExpReplace($sReplaceStr, "()", ""))
I went through the help file for the function StringRegExpReplace. It will be good can anyone help where i am going wrong.

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I added some message boxes for the fileread, its returning spaces. And then i realized that i am going wrong(not sure) so added Fileopen, its returning 1 but the fileread is returning spaces....

For $i = 1 To UBound($FileList) - 1
$open = FileOpen($FileList[$i],2)
msgbox(0,"",$open)
    $sStr = FileRead($FileList[$i])
msgbox(0,"",$sStr)
    If StringRegExp($sStr, "(?im)^(filepath|logpathh*=h*[^v]+)") Then
        $sNewStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "(?im)^(filepath|logpath)(h*=h*)([^v]+)", "$1$2" & _
                StringRegExpReplace($sReplaceStr, "()", ""))
        ;ConsoleWrite("======== Contents of " & $var & "" & $FileList[$i] & " ========" & @LF)
        ;ConsoleWrite($sNewStr & @LF)
        ;ConsoleWrite("========================================================================" & @LF)
  msgbox(0,"",$sNewStr)
        $file = FileOpen($FileList[$i],2)
        FileWrite($file,$sNewStr)
        FileClose($file)
        ShellExecute($FileList[$i]) ; View actual file
    EndIf
Next

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You don't need to use fileopen for a simple fileread()

Put a #Include<array.au3> Line at the top of your script.

after the file array is created add the line

_ArrayDisplay($FileList)

You are probably not getting the full path returned in the array and that will cause an issue with FileRead()

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The code which i given is only a part. I have already used that and for me arraydisplay works perfect.

#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
Local $sNewStr
Local $sReplaceStr = "d:usersearch.in"
Local $var = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder.", "c:", 7, @ScriptDir & "")
If @error Then Exit
Local $FileList = _FileListToArray($var, "*.in?")
If @error Then Exit
;_ArrayDisplay($FileList, "$FileList")
For $i = 1 To UBound($FileList) - 1
$open = FileOpen($FileList[$i],2)
msgbox(0,"",$open)
    $sStr = FileRead($FileList[$i])
msgbox(0,"",$sStr)
    If StringRegExp($sStr, "(?im)^(filepath|logpathh*=h*[^v]+)") Then
        $sNewStr = StringRegExpReplace($sStr, "(?im)^(filepath|logpath)(h*=h*)([^v]+)", "$1$2" & _
                StringRegExpReplace($sReplaceStr, "()", ""))
        ;ConsoleWrite("======== Contents of " & $var & "" & $FileList[$i] & " ========" & @LF)
        ;ConsoleWrite($sNewStr & @LF)
        ;ConsoleWrite("========================================================================" & @LF)
  msgbox(0,"",$sNewStr)
        $file = FileOpen($FileList[$i],2)
        FileWrite($file,$sNewStr)
        FileClose($file)
        ShellExecute($FileList[$i]) ; View actual file
    EndIf
Next

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it might be displaying just fine but does each element contain the full path or just the file name?

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Then in order for you to use that filename you wile have to preceed it with the rest of the path.

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