Count characters in a text file

[Gordo54]

I have looked through the library and done multiple searches, so forgive me if this has been asked a hundred times before - I just couldn't find a solution.

How can I open a text file and return the number of characters that are in it?

Thanks in advance!

[SmOke_N]

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Edited February 5, 2007 by SmOke_N

[BrettF]

Try this:

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

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

Do 
    $chars = FileRead($file, 1)
    $charcount += 1
Until @error = -1
MsgBox (0, "Characters", $charcount)
FileClose($file)
Exit

Its a edit on fileread in the helpfile

[Gordo54]

Awesome - thank you both!

[BrettF]

Awesome - thank you both!

Thats ok SmokeN's answer is probably your best bet.

[MrCreatoR]

I was write function, that help for me in that problem...

If $Flag is set to 0 (Default), then returned count of all characters including carriage returns and line feeds (@CR and @LF), if it set to 1, then the count will not include @CR and @LF, if the flag is set to 2 then returned all characters except the @CR, and if you set it to 3, then returned count will not include @LF :

$FileName = @ScriptDir & "\Test.txt"
MsgBox(64, "File Characters Count", "In the file <" & $FileName & "> was found [" & _FileCharCount($FileName, 0) & "] characters (including Carriage Returns and Line Feeds)")

Func _FileCharCount($FileName, $Flag=0)
    Local $CharsCount = 0
    $fRead = FileRead($FileName, FileGetSize($FileName))
    $fReadArr = StringSplit($fRead, "")
    If IsArray($fReadArr) Then
        For $i = 1 To $fReadArr[0]
            If ($Flag = 1 And $fReadArr[$i] <> @CR And $fReadArr[$i] <> @LF) Or ($Flag = 2 And $fReadArr[$i] <> @CR) Or ($Flag = 3 And $fReadArr[$i] <> @LF) Or $Flag = 0 Then $CharsCount += 1
        Next
    EndIf
    Return $CharsCount
EndFunc

Edited February 5, 2007 by MsCreatoR

[SmOke_N]

I was write function, that help for me in that problem...

If $Flag is set to 0 (Default), then returned count of all characters including carriage returns and line feeds (@CR and @LF), if it set to 1, then the count will not include @CR and @LF, if the flag is set to 2 then returned all characters except the @CR, and if you set it to 3, then returned count will not include @LF :

$FileName = @ScriptDir & "\Test.txt"
MsgBox(64, "File Characters Count", "In the file <" & $FileName & "> was found [" & _FileCharCount($FileName, 0) & "] characters (including Carriage Returns and Line Feeds)")

Func _FileCharCount($FileName, $Flag=0)
    Local $CharsCount = 0
    $fRead = FileRead($FileName, FileGetSize($FileName))
    $fReadArr = StringSplit($fRead, "")
    If IsArray($fReadArr) Then
        For $i = 1 To $fReadArr[0]
            If ($Flag = 1 And $fReadArr[$i] <> @CR And $fReadArr[$i] <> @LF) Or ($Flag = 2 And $fReadArr[$i] <> @CR) Or ($Flag = 3 And $fReadArr[$i] <> @LF) Or $Flag = 0 Then $CharsCount += 1
        Next
    EndIf
    Return $CharsCount
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    If $iFlag = 0 Then Return FileGetSize($hFile)
    If $iFlag = 1 Then Return StringLen(StringReplace(FileRead($hFile), @CRLF, ''))
    If $iFlag = 2 Then Return StringLen(StringStripCR(FileRead($hFile)))
    If $iFlag = 3 Then Return StringLen(StringReplace(FileRead($hFile), @LF, ''))
    Return SetError(1, 0, '')
EndFunc

Edited February 5, 2007 by SmOke_N