Write new first line of file - simpler way?

[emendelson]

My script needs to write new first lines to various different text files (in each case, the line contains a variable that will be used in a batch file or similar file). I use a kludge to accomplish this, and I wonder if there is an easier way.

The kludge looks like this: it FileInstalls a temporary file with all of the text in the eventual text file EXCEPT the first line, then creates another temporary file that contains only the first line of the eventual text file - built from variables - and then uses the COPY command to combine the newly-created temporary file and the FileInstalled temporary file into the file I want to leave on disk.

FileInstall("c:\TestFiles\template.tmp", $mypath, 1)
$handle1 = FileOpen($mypath & "empty.tmp", 2)
FileWriteLine($handle1, "set somevariable =" & Chr(34) & $variabletext & Chr(34))
FileClose($handle1)
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'copy empty.tmp + template.tmp target.cmd', $mypath, @SW_HIDE)

It works, but is there an all-AutoIt way to do this that doesn't require @ComSpec and would be more elegant?

[big_daddy]

My script needs to write new first lines to various different text files (in each case, the line contains a variable that will be used in a batch file or similar file). I use a kludge to accomplish this, and I wonder if there is an easier way.

The kludge looks like this: it FileInstalls a temporary file with all of the text in the eventual text file EXCEPT the first line, then creates another temporary file that contains only the first line of the eventual text file - built from variables - and then uses the COPY command to combine the newly-created temporary file and the FileInstalled temporary file into the file I want to leave on disk.

FileInstall("c:\TestFiles\template.tmp", $mypath, 1)
$handle1 = FileOpen($mypath & "empty.tmp", 2)
FileWriteLine($handle1, "set somevariable =" & Chr(34) & $variabletext & Chr(34))
FileClose($handle1)
RunWait(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'copy empty.tmp + template.tmp target.cmd', $mypath, @SW_HIDE)

It works, but is there an all-AutoIt way to do this that doesn't require @ComSpec and would be more elegant?

As long as your using the beta version you could use:

_FileWriteToLine($handle1, 1, "set somevariable =" & Chr(34) & $variabletext & Chr(34), 0)

Edited May 25, 2006 by big_daddy

[BigDod]

Would it not be easier to use _FileWriteToLine to write to line 1 of the file with the overwrite option set to 0

Edit - Oops too slow again

Edited May 25, 2006 by BigDod

[emendelson]

Would it not be easier to use _FileWriteToLine to write to line 1 of the file with the overwrite option set to 0

Edit - Oops too slow again

Exactly what I needed; thank you.!