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Let me show you a chunk of the text file:

3/6 19:16:09.015  [Raid] Sassuke: yay our first blue of the day
3/6 19:16:10.859  [Raid] Smoochys: isCTraid on?
3/6 19:16:12.062  [Raid] Mejohlnr: im still setting up my buffahoy u will have my buffs in a min
3/6 19:16:17.703  [Raid] Loftus: Darnit - forgot to reactivate CTRaid - it was messing up the other day
3/6 19:17:57.875  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,65/UPD:46
3/6 19:17:58.171  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,47/EVT:5/ATT:Pipa,2255,58696,Y,GK60,,Praetorian Knight`l,4
3/6 19:17:58.515  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,47/EVT:11/ATT:Pipa,2255,58776,Y,GK60,,Praetorian Knight`l,4
3/6 19:17:58.765  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,48/EVT:2/ATT:Reclo`ler,2256,51977,Y,?L60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3
3/6 19:17:58.781  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,48/EVT:2/ATT:Zeriel,2256,51991,Y,?H60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3
3/6 19:17:59.078  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,49/EVT:5/ATT:Reclo`ler,2255,62505,Y,HL60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3
3/6 19:17:59.390  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,49/EVT:3/ATT:Reclo`ler,2256,11319,Y,HL60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3

What I want to do is parse out everything but the following:

3/6 19:16:09.015 [Raid] Sassuke: yay our first blue of the day

3/6 19:16:10.859 [Raid] Smoochys: isCTraid on?

3/6 19:16:12.062 [Raid] Mejohlnr: im still setting up my buffahoy u will have my buffs in a min

3/6 19:16:17.703 [Raid] Loftus: Darnit - forgot to reactivate CTRaid - it was messing up the other day

.. and then store this in a new text file using the following format:

[Raid] Sassuke: yay our first blue of the day

[Raid] Smoochys: isCTraid on?

[Raid] Mejohlnr: im still setting up my buffahoy u will have my buffs in a min

[Raid] Loftus: Darnit - forgot to reactivate CTRaid - it was messing up the other day

The parse has to search the entire text file and exclude anything but the lines that have [Raid] by them.

Can anyone give me some pointers on how to go about this? I would just need some generic examples - no gui examples necessary. I'm just not very good at string separations.

Thanks!

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Let me show you a chunk of the text file:

3/6 19:16:09.015  [Raid] Sassuke: yay our first blue of the day
3/6 19:16:10.859  [Raid] Smoochys: isCTraid on?
3/6 19:16:12.062  [Raid] Mejohlnr: im still setting up my buffahoy u will have my buffs in a min
3/6 19:16:17.703  [Raid] Loftus: Darnit - forgot to reactivate CTRaid - it was messing up the other day
3/6 19:17:57.875  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,65/UPD:46
3/6 19:17:58.171  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,47/EVT:5/ATT:Pipa,2255,58696,Y,GK60,,Praetorian Knight`l,4
3/6 19:17:58.515  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,47/EVT:11/ATT:Pipa,2255,58776,Y,GK60,,Praetorian Knight`l,4
3/6 19:17:58.765  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,48/EVT:2/ATT:Reclo`ler,2256,51977,Y,?L60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3
3/6 19:17:58.781  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,48/EVT:2/ATT:Zeriel,2256,51991,Y,?H60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3
3/6 19:17:59.078  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,49/EVT:5/ATT:Reclo`ler,2255,62505,Y,HL60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3
3/6 19:17:59.390  [7. pknightsZZ] Drabin: GC2/DB:Drabin,194893592,49/EVT:3/ATT:Reclo`ler,2256,11319,Y,HL60,,Praetorian Knight`l,3

What I want to do is parse out everything but the following:

3/6 19:16:09.015 [Raid] Sassuke: yay our first blue of the day

3/6 19:16:10.859 [Raid] Smoochys: isCTraid on?

3/6 19:16:12.062 [Raid] Mejohlnr: im still setting up my buffahoy u will have my buffs in a min

3/6 19:16:17.703 [Raid] Loftus: Darnit - forgot to reactivate CTRaid - it was messing up the other day

.. and then store this in a new text file using the following format:

[Raid] Sassuke: yay our first blue of the day

[Raid] Smoochys: isCTraid on?

[Raid] Mejohlnr: im still setting up my buffahoy u will have my buffs in a min

[Raid] Loftus: Darnit - forgot to reactivate CTRaid - it was messing up the other day

The parse has to search the entire text file and exclude anything but the lines that have [Raid] by them.

Can anyone give me some pointers on how to go about this? I would just need some generic examples - no gui examples necessary. I'm just not very good at string separations.

Thanks!

_FileReadToArray() / For - Next Loop / StringInString(Array, '[Raid]')

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Here, it was easy enough :o, and you only asked to get pointed in the direction, you didn't ask someone to do it for you!

#include <file.au3>
$FPath = @DesktopDir & '\testing.txt'
$StringToLocate = '[Raid]'
_GetRaidInfoTxt($FPath, $StringToLocate)

Func _GetRaidInfoTxt($fz_Path, $s_String)
    Local $NewPath = StringTrimRight($fz_Path, 4) & '_RaidInfo.txt'; Create a new text file
    Local $nArray = ''
    If _FileReadToArray($fz_Path, $nArray) Then
        For $x = 1 To UBound($nArray) - 1
            $SnS = StringInStr($nArray[$x], $s_String)
            If $SnS Then
                FileWriteLine($NewPath, StringTrimLeft($nArray[$x], ($SnS - 1)))
            EndIf
        Next
    Else
        SetError(0);'Error reading file'
        Return 0
    EndIf
EndFunc
Edited by SmOke_N

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Here, it was easy enough :o, and you only asked to get pointed in the direction, you didn't ask someone to do it for you!

#include <file.au3>
$FPath = @DesktopDir & '\testing.txt'
$StringToLocate = '[Raid]'
_GetRaidInfoTxt($FPath, $StringToLocate)

Func _GetRaidInfoTxt($fz_Path, $s_String)
    Local $NewPath = StringTrimRight($fz_Path, 4) & '_RaidInfo.txt'; Create a new text file
    Local $nArray = ''
    If _FileReadToArray($fz_Path, $nArray) Then
        For $x = 1 To UBound($nArray) - 1
            $SnS = StringInStr($nArray[$x], $s_String)
            If $SnS Then
                FileWriteLine($NewPath, StringTrimLeft($nArray[$x], ($SnS - 1)))
            EndIf
        Next
    Else
        SetError(0);'Error reading file'
        Return 0
    EndIf
EndFunc
good job. nice looking code.
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good job. nice looking code.

Heya Stranger!! Thanks! :o

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Heya Stranger!! Thanks! :o

Thanks!

That is exactly what I was looking for. I'll compile it and test it out shortly.

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Works great!

Except, It's a mass parse with no enter at the end of the line. I'll have to figure out where to place an enter in the code. There's nothing special that I need to look for when doing this correct?

thanks again!

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Works great!

Except, It's a mass parse with no enter at the end of the line. I'll have to figure out where to place an enter in the code. There's nothing special that I need to look for when doing this correct?

thanks again!

Have no idea what your talking about... 'Enter' when writing to another file like my example? Or are you sending this to some type of control?

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FileWriteLine($NewPath, StringTrimLeft($nArray[$x], ($SnS - 1))& @CRLF))

Taking a guess here. :o

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FileWriteLine($NewPath, StringTrimLeft($nArray[$x], ($SnS - 1))& @CRLF))

Taking a guess here. :o

If your trying to seperate them more than just a line, yes, that would work !!

Edit:

To see an actual space try this:

#include <file.au3>
$FPath = @DesktopDir & '\testing.txt'
$StringToLocate = '[Raid]'
_GetRaidInfoTxt($FPath, $StringToLocate)

Func _GetRaidInfoTxt($fz_Path, $s_String)
    Local $NewPath = StringTrimRight($fz_Path, 4) & '_RaidInfo.txt'; Create a new text file
    Local $nArray = ''
    If _FileReadToArray($fz_Path, $nArray) Then
        For $x = 1 To UBound($nArray) - 1
            $SnS = StringInStr($nArray[$x], $s_String)
            If $SnS Then
                $AddCRLF = StringTrimLeft($nArray[$x], ($SnS - 1)) & @CRLF & @CRLF
                FileWriteLine($NewPath, $AddCRLF)
            EndIf
        Next
    Else
        SetError(0);'Error reading file'
        Return 0
    EndIf
EndFunc
Edited by SmOke_N

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Hrm, two things then.

first, using your script works and here is what it looks like though:

[Raid] Sassuke: yay our first blue of the day[Raid] Smoochys: isCTraid on?[Raid] Mejohlnr: im still setting up my buffahoy u will have my buffs in a min[Raid] Loftus: Darnit - forgot to reactivate CTRaid - it was messing up the other day

So, that's why I thought about entering a line break. But my syntax must be incorrect within the script or else something else is going on. I just want to enter a line break before the [Raid].

It looks great though - just needs a minor tweak.

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100% perfect mate - and thanks!

The spacing in your new edit is "much" better.

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