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Hey Guys,

Hope this is a simple task for most of us, But am lost here by not using a proper command.

Scenario is,

1. I have a file under Appdata location, in which i want to change a value.

File location:

C:Usersef_U274864AppDataLocalSmartView3.2.639.0user.config

Inside this file in line 29 i have the below line hardcoded to particular user.

<value>C:UsersMohanComputerAppDataRoamingFlukeSmartView3.2.639.0DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>

when want to replace the name harcoded here so that this file can be used in other machine with there particular user name.

like after replacing

<value>C:UsersShyamComputerAppDataRoamingFlukeSmartView3.2.639.0DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>

i used the below code to replace the whole line 29.

 

#include <File.au3>

$File = @AppDataDir & "LocalSmartView3.2.639.0user.config"

$Replace = <value>@AppDataDirRoamingFlukeSmartView3.2.639.0DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>;

MsgBox(1, "File location", $File)

_FileWriteToLine($File, 29, $Replace, 1)

Am not successfull in using the script.

Any anyone help me with different approach for changing the harcoded username entry in the file.

Thanks in Advance.

Cheers,

Mohan

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Hey Guys,

Hope this is a simple task for most of us, But am lost here by not using a proper command.

Scenario is,

1. I have a file under Appdata location, in which i want to change a value.

File location:

C:Usersef_U274864AppDataLocalSmartView3.2.639.0user.config

Inside this file in line 29 i have the below line hardcoded to particular user.

<value>C:UsersMohanComputerAppDataRoamingFlukeSmartView3.2.639.0DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>

when want to replace the name harcoded here so that this file can be used in other machine with there particular user name.

like after replacing

<value>C:UsersShyamComputerAppDataRoamingFlukeSmartView3.2.639.0DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>

i used the below code to replace the whole line 29.

 

#include <File.au3>

$File = @AppDataDir & "LocalSmartView3.2.639.0user.config"

$Replace = <value>@AppDataDirRoamingFlukeSmartView3.2.639.0DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>;

MsgBox(1, "File location", $File)

_FileWriteToLine($File, 29, $Replace, 1)

Am not successfull in using the script.

Any anyone help me with different approach for changing the harcoded username entry in the file.

Thanks in Advance.

Cheers,

Mohan

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Something like this ?

#Include <File.au3>

Local $sFile = "C:\Users\ef_U274864\AppData\Local\SmartView\3.2.639.0\user.config"
Local $sReplace = "<value>" & @AppDataDir & "\Fluke\SmartView\3.2.639.0\DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>"

Local $aOriginal = FileReadToArray($sFile)
Local $aNew [ UBound($aOriginal)]


For $i = 0 TO UBound($aOriginal) - 1
    
    If StringRegExp( $aOriginal[$i], "<value>C:\\Users\\\w+\\AppData\\Roaming\\Fluke\\SmartView\\3\.2\.639\.0\\DefaultUserSettings\.xml</value>") Then
        $aNew[$i] = $sreplace
    Else
        $aNew[$i] = $aOriginal[$i]
    EndIf
Next

_FileWriteFromArray($sFile, $aNew)
Edited by jguinch
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Hi,

Your replacement syntax string is wrong, you need to wrap it inside quotes or single quotes.

Plus, you can't concat anything (here the AppDataDir) without the & character.

$Replace = "<value>" & @AppDataDir & "\Roaming\Fluke\SmartView\3.2.639.0\DefaultUserSettings.xml</value>"

Br, FireFox.

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mohan93,

Threads merged. In future, please stick to a single thread. :naughty:

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