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how can i use FileRead with FileReadLine to start reading from the last line of my text file and

after it has read from the last line continue to only read new text?

Please let me know if you don't understand what im asking.

thanks

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how can i use FileRead with FileReadLine to start reading from the last line of my text file and

after it has read from the last line continue to only read new text?

Please let me know if you don't understand what im asking.

thanks

How about showing what code you've already tried?

You might FileRead() a previously FileOpen()'ed file so the 'next' line would be EOF by default...then run FileReadLine() (with no line parameter) and if @error is -1, then no lines have been added. Otherwise, you'll get the new line. Be sure to keep that up until you reach EOF again, or you'll miss it if multiple lines are added at a time.

Just a thought.

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;_FileLastLineContinue will return all the text from the last line on after the first pass
;$nLastSize will check to see if the file size has changed before it even reads the file (save on resources)

Global $sText, $nLastSize, $nCurrentSize, $nLastLine = 0
Global $hFileToRead = "Put File Name Here"

While 1
    $nCurrentSize = FileGetSize($hFileToRead)
    If $nCurrentSize <> $nLastSize Then
        $nLastSize = $nCurrentSize
        $sText = _FileLastLineContinue($hFileToRead)
        ;$sText now has all the data from the last file read to the current
    EndIf
    Sleep(1000);Sleep 1 second
WEnd

Func _FileLastLineContinue($hFile)
    Local $aArray = StringSplit(StringStripCR(FileRead($hFile)), @LF)
    Local $sHoldText
    For $i = ($nLastLine + 1) To $aArray[0]
        $sHoldText &= $aArray[$i] & @CRLF
    Next
    $nLastLine = $aArray[0]
    Return StringTrimRight($sHoldText, 2)
EndFunc

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With thorough testing it seems as if it is reading the whole file, opposed to starting from the end and continuing from there...

$sDate = @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY
    Global $sText, $nLastSize, $nCurrentSize, $nLastLine = 0
        If WinExists("My App Window", "" ) Then
            $buddy = StringSplit($varBuddies, ";")  ; Splits string into individual names
            $var = WinList("[CLASS:FTC_VIEWAllTab]", "")    
                For $a = 1 To $var[0][0]
                    $newstring = StringReplace($var[$a][0], "/", "-")   ; Replaces the '/' with '-'
                    Global $hFileToRead = $path & "\" & "FT" & $sDate & " " & $newstring & ".txt"               
                    $nCurrentSize = FileGetSize($hFileToRead)
                    If $nCurrentSize <> $nLastSize Then
                        $nLastSize = $nCurrentSize
                        $sText = _FileLastLineContinue($hFileToRead)
                        ;$sText now has all the data from the last file read to the current
                    EndIf
                    For $i = 1 To $buddy[0] 
                        If StringInStr($sText, $buddy[$i]) Then
                            MsgBox(0, "", $buddy[$i] & " is at your table!", 5)
                        Else
                        EndIf
                    Next
                Next
        Else
        EndIf
EndFunc

Func _FileLastLineContinue($hFile)
    Local $aArray = StringSplit(StringStripCR(FileRead($hFile)), @LF)
    Local $sHoldText
    For $i = ($nLastLine + 1) To $aArray[0]
        $sHoldText &= $aArray[$i] & @CRLF
    Next
    $nLastLine = $aArray[0]
    Return StringTrimRight($sHoldText, 2)
EndFunc
Edited by keke
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That was good, guess I'll have to look closer at who is asking question from now on: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=487648

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