Using list to replace a value in multiple files

[mrmacadamia]

Hi,

it's been awhile since i last coding.

anyway, i have a list in a file in animal.txt.

e.g

cat
dog
chicken
mouse

then i want to use that list to replace string "something" in multiple files.

e.g

in mypet-1.txt

i have a something.

mypet-2.txt

i have a something.

mypet-3.txt

i have a something.

mypet-4.txt

i have a something.

Can somebody can come out with a simple script?

 

[blckpythn]

Arrays and For loops.

#include <File.au3>
Global $array
Global $array2
_FileReadToArray("C:\users\%username%\desktop\animal.txt", $array)
_FileReadToArray("C:\users\%username%\desktop\file2.txt", $array2)

For $i = 1 To $array[0]
_ReplaceStringInFile($array2[$i], "something", $array[$i])
Next

In this example file2.txt has:

C:\users\%username%\desktop\mypet-1.txt
C:\users\%username%\desktop\mypet-2.txt
C:\users\%username%\desktop\mypet-3.txt
C:\users\%username%\desktop\mypet-4.txt

If you want to change the text for all txt files in a directory until you run out of words in your animals.txt you can replace:

_FileReadToArray("C:users%username%desktopfile2.txt", $array2)

With

$array2 = _FileListToArray("C:path-to-folder-with-myfiles")

And change the ReplaceString function to_ReplaceStringInFile("C:path-to-folder-with-myfiles" & $array2[$i], "something", $array[$i])

*Edited for a few revisions after I reread replacing the string instead of simply writing it to the file.

Edited October 10, 2013 by blckpythn

[mrmacadamia]

You're the man! My mind is clearer now.

except that : 

ReplaceString function to_ReplaceStringInFile("C:\path-to-folder-with-myfiles\" & $array[$i], "something", $array[$i])

to

ReplaceString function to_ReplaceStringInFile("C:\path-to-folder-with-myfiles\" & $array2[$i], "something", $array[$i])

Anyway thanks.

[blckpythn]

The FileListToArray method doesn't return the whole path, only the filenames. So unlike reading a file with the full paths, you would have to specify the path leading up to the filenames.