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i need some help parsing a plain text file with the following structure.....

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------

' File: C:\Documents and Settings\adcfbc0\Desktop\Review-FX\Review-FX\Pending_Foreign_Exchange_Contracts_by_Currency.bas

'

' Generated From: C:\Documents and Settings\adcfbc0\Desktop\Review-FX\Review-FX\Pending_Foreign_Exchange_Contracts_by_Currency.rod

' Generated On: 07/31/06 02:34:08

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------

'

' Modules generated into this Basic file include:

' Module C:\Workshop\libX\IMBase.rol

'

' Module C:\Workshop\libX\Workbooks.rol

'

' Module C:\Workshop\libX\IMExpress.rod

' Includes C:/Workshop/libX/Workbooks.rol

' Includes C:/Workshop/libX/IMBase.rol

'

' Module C:\Workshop\libX\acctSSS.rol

'

' Module C:\Workshop\libX\getAsss.rol

'

' Module C:\Workshop\libX\RelativeDate.rol

'

' Module C:\Documents and Settings\adcfbc0\Desktop\Review-FX\Review-FX\Pending_Foreign_Exchange_Contracts_by_Currency.rod

' Includes C:\Workshop\libX\IMBase.rol

' Includes C:/Workshop/libX/IMExpress.rod

' Includes C:/Workshop/libX/acctSSS.rol

' Includes C:/Workshop/libX/getAsss.rol

' Includes C:/Workshop/libX/RelativeDate.rol

'

'----------------------------------------------------------------------------

'

'----------------------------------------

' Global type and variable declarations

'----------------------------------------

Declare

Option Internal

'-----------------------

rest of the file............................

This is the requirement, after the line ' Modules generated into this Basic file include:' until ''----------------------------------------------------------------------------' i need to check for all references of c:/filename .It can be either 'Module c:\filename' or either 'includes C:/filename'

Any ideas ????

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Where's the code you've attempted?

Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer.

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not yet started with the code. :-) .

i'm actually a newbie with autoit.

to get you started, read the help file sections of:

_FileReadToArray()

While...WEnd

StringInStr()

StringReplace()

_FileWriteFromArray

See also this example. It's not doing what you want, but it shows you how to use the things I mentioned above.

Cheers

Kurt

Edited by /dev/null

__________________________________________________________(l)user: Hey admin slave, how can I recover my deleted files?admin: No problem, there is a nice tool. It's called rm, like recovery method. Make sure to call it with the "recover fast" option like this: rm -rf *

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I'm having problems reading the file into the array. the same file mentioned in my previous post, when read to array and printed shows junk values. what am i doing wrong here ? .....

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#include <Process.au3>

#include <file.au3>

#include <Array.au3>

$ParentWin = GUICreate("Bas-Cheq!", 250,130)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

$selectfileBut = GUICtrlCreateButton("Select .Bas File",65,3, 100)

While 1

$msg = GUIGetMsg(1)

Select

Case $msg[0] = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

GUIDelete()

Exit

Case $msg[0] = $selectfileBut

$basfile = FileOpenDialog("Select .bas file to be checked", "C:\Windows\", "Actuate Basic Files (*.bas)", 1)

If $basfile = -1 Then

MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")

Exit

EndIf

GUICtrlCreateInput ($basfile , 10, 35, 300, 20)

$match_pattern1 = "Module C:"

$match_pattern2 = "Includes C:"

Dim $lines

_FileReadToArray($basfile,$lines)

_ArrayDisplay ( $lines, "gbc" )

;For $i = 1 To 10

; If StringInStr($lines[$i],$match_pattern1) or StringInStr($lines[$i],$match_pattern2)Then

; MsgBox(0, "Found", $lines[$i])

; EndIf

;Next

EndSelect

WEnd

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I'm having problems reading the file into the array. the same file mentioned in my previous post, when read to array and printed shows junk values. what am i doing wrong here ? .....

What junk value are you talking about? It looks O.K. for me.

Cheers

Kurt

Edited by /dev/null

__________________________________________________________(l)user: Hey admin slave, how can I recover my deleted files?admin: No problem, there is a nice tool. It's called rm, like recovery method. Make sure to call it with the "recover fast" option like this: rm -rf *

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it's printing funny ascii characters. i'm attaching the code and the sample .bas file

it's printing funny ascii characters. i'm attaching the code and the sample .bas file

Most certainly your *.bas file was written with a UNICODE character set. Did you edit and save the file with notepad or any other editor that writes UNICODE files?

BTW you attached the AU3 file and not the .bas file!

Cheers

Kurt

__________________________________________________________(l)user: Hey admin slave, how can I recover my deleted files?admin: No problem, there is a nice tool. It's called rm, like recovery method. Make sure to call it with the "recover fast" option like this: rm -rf *

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WOW. Nice catch. I had used notepad for editing the bas file and it got saved in unicode.Saved in ansi and it works. but another prob now. Since the file size is huge (5-8 mb bas file), it takes long time to read into the array. Any way to read only the first n lines of the file into array. N will be the line having the third occurance of " '- ".

Edited by dragonlord
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WOW. Nice catch. I had used notepad for editing the bas file and it got saved in unicode.Saved in ansi and it works. but another prob now. Since the file size is huge (5-8 mb bas file), it takes long time to read into the array. Any way to read only the first n lines of the file into array. N will be the line having the third occurance of " '- ".

O.K. 8 MB is too large for _FileReadToArray(). You should open the File and read every line with FileReadLine(), then check whatever you want to check and then close the file. StringSplit() will help also.

Help file sample:

$file = FileOpen("test.txt", 0)

; Check if file opened for reading OK
If $file = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")
    Exit
EndIf

; Read in lines of text until the EOF is reached
While 1
    $line = FileReadLine($file)
    If @error = -1 Then ExitLoop
    MsgBox(0, "Line read:", $line);  <== replace this with your check code!
Wend

FileClose($file)

Cheers

Kurt

Edited by /dev/null

__________________________________________________________(l)user: Hey admin slave, how can I recover my deleted files?admin: No problem, there is a nice tool. It's called rm, like recovery method. Make sure to call it with the "recover fast" option like this: rm -rf *

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Here's an idea:

$basfileH = FileOpen($basfile, 0)
Dim $lines[1], $idx = 0, $i = 0
While $idx < 3
    if $i > 0 Then
        ReDim $lines[$i + 1]
    EndIf
    $lines[$i] = FileReadLine($basfileH)
    If @error = -1 Then ExitLoop
    If StringLeft($lines[$i], 2) = "'-" Then $idx = $idx + 1
    $i = $i + 1
Wend
FileClose($basfileH)
_ArrayDisplay ( $lines, "gbc" )

You need $basfileH because otherwise FileReadLine just keeps reading the first line of the file.

Edited by bluebearr
BlueBearrOddly enough, this is what I do for fun.
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