Search and count

[igorm]

Hi,

I need to make a script which will search for specified word in .ini files and as return I need number of found items. Search need to find partial results. For example if I search for word "do" I need that search counts every work which contain "do". I don't need any GUI. I need this for some script I'm writing but I'm stuck here. I searched a lot in help file and in this forum but I could not find what I need. I hope someone can help me. Thanks.

Cheers

[jokke]

StringInStr and StringRegExp is what you are looking for.

But, StringRegExp is what i personaly think is the best one.

Edited December 17, 2007 by jokke

[igorm]

I'm afraid that I don't understand how to get as return number of found items using this what you suggested. Can you please post an example?

Thanks.

Cheers

EDIT: OK, I got it now. Thanks. I used StringInStr.

Edited December 18, 2007 by igorm

[jokke]

Heres an example using stringregexp:

$text = "We do alot, don't we? Yes we do."
$search = "do"
$count = StringRegExp($text, $search, 3)
ConsoleWrite("Instance "&$search&" was found: "&UBound($count)&" times."&@CRLF)

[Xenobiologist]

Hi,

you can also StringReplace searchword with searchword and then check extended.

So long,

Mega

[igorm]

Thank you both, I learned something new today. I was not satisfy with StringInStr so I'm glad that you guys wrote this.

Cheers

EDIT: But, how to search in a file (.ini file)?

Edited December 18, 2007 by igorm

[jokke]

IniReadSectionNames --> StringRegExp --> IniRead, would work.

[igorm]

Thanks again, that was my first thought, but I still can not figure it. Here's what I wrote and as result I always get number 1 even if .ini file has more then that. I need to search only in [sectionName]. Here it is(this is not my whole script, it is just part for the count) :

$inifilelistone = _FileListToArray($path22 & '\FILES\SETUP','setup*.ini',1)
$inifileone = $path22 & '\FILES\SETUP\'&$inifilelistone[1]
$stringsearchone = IniReadSectionNames($inifileone)
For $p = 1 To $stringsearchone[0]
$y = StringRegExp($stringsearchone,"ChainedInstall_", 3)
Next

I also add this to check the $y but I always get number 1:

MsgBox(0, "test", $y)

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks.

Cheers

EDIT: OK, I got it. I needed _ArrayToString to get it right.

Now it looks like this:

inifilelistone = _FileListToArray($path22 & '\FILES\SETUP','setup*.ini',1)
                $inifileone = $path22 & '\FILES\SETUP\'&$inifilelistone[1]
                $stringsearchone = IniReadSectionNames($inifileone)
                

                    $string1 = _ArrayToString ($stringsearchone, "|")
                    $y= StringRegExp($string1, "ChainedInstall", 3)
                    $z = UBound($y)

And it works perfect. Thank you guys again.

Edited December 18, 2007 by igorm