Opem replace and save as

[Delai 0]

Hi men.

I want to open a file, replace a string and save as with onother name. the problem when i find the file, i can´t replace the string. here is my script:

; Shows the filenames of all files in the current directory.

$search = FileFindFirstFile("Video.*")

; Check if the search was successful

If $search = -1 Then

MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern")

Exit

EndIf

While 1

$file = FileFindNextFile($search)

If @error Then ExitLoop

$Avi = StringSplit( $file , "." )

; MsgBox(4096, "File:", $Avi[2])

$Open = Run('Notepad.exe ".\Scripts\Video-Plantilla.avs"')

!!! here i want to change "plantilla" with "$Avi[2]", but it does not change anything!!!

StringReplace($Open, "Plantilla", "$Avi[2]")

!!! here i want to save it as another name and leave the original intact, but i dont know if must i use FileSaveDialog or FileMove!!!!

WEnd

; Close the search handle

FileClose($search)

Edited September 16, 2006 by Delai

[SmOke_N 205]

If you know what you want to name it, and it's the same file that you want to rename, then you can use FileMove(), even if it's in the same directory.

[dabus 0]

Hey man, that will never work...

$Open = Run('Notepad.exe ".\Scripts\Video-Plantilla.avs"')
StringReplace($Open, "Plantilla", "$Avi[2]")

Have a closer look at FileOpen & FileClose.

If you want a save as effect, use filecopy > fileopen > stringreplace > fileclose.

[Delai 0]

I will try it but first i must fix the fact there is no change in the file

[Delai 0]

@Dabus

I have tried Fileopen but it does not work, because i have not seen the file opened

$file = FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\Scripts\Video-Plantilla.avs", 1)

Edited:

I have tested a simple script, bit it does not work either, there was not any change in the file.

$file = FileOpen("Video-Plantilla.txt", 1)

StringReplace($file, "noise", "Hola") !! here i want to replace the word "noise" woth "hola"

FileClose($file)

Edited September 16, 2006 by Delai

[dabus 0]

Are you sure this file you want to edit is ascii and not unicode?

If it's unicode go and search the scripts and scraps to convert it.

[randallc 0]

Hi,

You haven't done a fileread to a string before the replace! (only opened the file, I think)

Alternatively, use "_ReplaceStringInFile" [use example in Helpfile]

Best, randall

Edited September 17, 2006 by randallc