Search for string in a big file (200MB) and replacing it

[GreYFoX]

Search for string in a big file (200MB) and replacing it

i'm searching for a string inside a file and trying to replace it but i can't seem to find a way to put it in code pls help

[JustinReno]

Look in the helpfile.

StringReplace()

[GreYFoX]

Look in the helpfile.

StringReplace()

StringReplace ( "string", "searchstring" or start, "replacestring" [, count [, casesense]] )

and how does that help me to search inside the file say "ddddd.dat" ?? (200+MB)

Edited December 27, 2007 by GreYFoX

[PsaltyDS]

StringReplace ( "string", "searchstring" or start, "replacestring" [, count [, casesense]] )

and how does that help me to search inside the file say "ddddd.dat" ?? (200+MB)

Read the entire file into a single string, then do StringReplace() or StringRegExpReplace(), then write the string back to a file.

P.S. The File.au3 UDF has the _ReplaceStringInFile() function just for this.

Edited December 27, 2007 by PsaltyDS

[GEOSoft]

StringReplace ( "string", "searchstring" or start, "replacestring" [, count [, casesense]] )

and how does that help me to search inside the file say "ddddd.dat" ?? (200+MB)

$oString = StringReplace (FileRead("ddddd.dat")"searchstring", "replacestring")
$oFile = FileOpen("ddddd.dat", 2)
FileWrite($oFile, $oString)
FileClose($oFile)

Not tested

[nobbe]

hi

i assume the file itself is ascii code

then read the file line by line, and try to find the string- if you do: replace,

write the lines ( replaced or not ) to outfile..

greets nobbe

[randallc]

Hi,

Whatever you do, this wll be slow unless it is at the end of the file; then you can fast read just the last 100 lines (or whatever), using "_APITailRW" in my signature; and replace fast too.

The APIwrite/replace will work fast anywhere in file if you make it the same length as the line its replacing (ie set appropriate parameter in the UDF)

Best, Randall

[GreYFoX]

$oString = StringReplace (FileRead("ddddd.dat")"searchstring", "replacestring")
$oFile = FileOpen("ddddd.dat", 2)
FileWrite($oFile, $oString)
FileClose($oFile)

Not tested

i mentioned the size of the file..... cause if u do that m8 u'll burn ur processor lol joke