Inserting a line in a text file

[Spartanicus]

I need to add a key to an INI file section, but without a "=" or a value. This means that I can't use the "IniWrite" function (which if I null the value still appends the "=").

Can anyone point me to an example script from which I could learn how to insert a line under a "[Header]" in a text file? (not append at the end of the file)

Edited June 7, 2007 by Spartanicus

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

_FileWriteToLine or _FileReadToArray insert _FileWriteFromArray

So long,

Mega

[Spartanicus]

  th.meger said:

_FileWriteToLine or _FileReadToArray insert _FileWriteFromArray

Beginner here, I've no idea what that means.

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

that are function names. Have a look at the examples in the great helpfile.

So long,

Mega

[Spartanicus]

  th.meger said:

that are function names. Have a look at the examples in the great helpfile.

Already did that.

I can only find a "FileWriteLine" function (note no preceeding underscore and no "To"), and "FileWriteLine" afaics can only append a line to the end of the file. As I noted in my OP this isn't what I need, I need to insert a line somewhere before the end of the file.

As for "_FileReadToArray" and "_FileWriteFromArray" a search through the help file came up blank, same if I ommit the underscore.

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

okay I'll help you. Do you want to insert a line as line 2 or after a specific text or line ow what?

So long,

Mega

[Spartanicus]

  th.meger said:

Do you want to insert a line as line 2 or after a specific text or line ow what?

As per the OP I need to insert a line below a header in an INI file, structure is something like this:

[header1]

foo

bar

text to be added

[header2]

blah=foo

boo=bar

The position of "[header1]" or its content isn't fixed.

[Xenobiologist]

HI,

#include<Array.au3>
#include<File.au3>
_insertLineToFile(@ScriptDir & '\test.ini', '[24324]', 'test')

Func _insertLineToFile($filePath, $after, $insertText)
    Local $lines
    If Not _FileReadToArray($filePath, $lines) Then Return -1
    _ArrayInsert($lines, _ArraySearch($lines, $after, 1, 0, 0) + 1, $insertText)
    If _FileWriteFromArray($filePath, $lines, 1) Then Return 1
    Return -2
EndFunc   ;==>_insertLineToFile

So long,

Mega

Edited June 7, 2007 by th.meger

[ResNullius]

  Spartanicus said:

As for "_FileReadToArray" and "_FileWriteFromArray" a search through the help file came up blank, same if I ommit the underscore.

These are User "Defined Functions" that are installed in the "Include" folder. For the help file, open "UDFs3.chm" in you main AutoIt3 installation folder.

[Spartanicus]

  ResNullius said:

These are User "Defined Functions" that are installed in the "Include" folder. For the help file, open "UDFs3.chm" in you main AutoIt3 installation folder.

Ah! Apologies to Mega for not getting that, I hadn't spotted the UDF's and their help file yet, reading up on them now.

[gsglive]

u can use

Send("Text")

- gsglive