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Hi!

I'm having the content of this txt file. The first part is a timestamp, the second part (after | ) represents numbers of tasks :

12:00:07 | 60

12:00:07 | 60

12:00:17 | 60

12:00:17 | 60

12:00:27 | 0

12:00:27 | 0

12:00:37 | 0

12:00:37 | 0

12:00:48 | 0

12:00:48 | 0

12:00:58 | 0

12:00:58 | 0

12:01:08 | 0

12:01:08 | 0

12:01:18 | 0

12:01:18 | 0

12:01:28 | 0

12:01:28 | 0

12:01:38 | 0

12:01:39 | 0

12:01:49 | 0

12:01:49 | 0

12:01:59 | 0

12:01:59 | 0

12:02:09 | 0

12:02:09 | 0

12:02:19 | 0

12:03:17 | 14

12:03:17 | 14

12:03:31 | 14

12:03:31 | 14

........

I only want to keep one line for each minute (preferably the first lines,when the minutes digit is changed), so the result would be :

12:00:07 | 60

12:01:08 | 0

12:02:09 | 0

12:03:17 | 14

Any ideas ?

Thx

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Hi,

Here's an example of how I might do this.

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>

;----- Read file to an array -----
Dim $aArray[1]
_FileReadToArray("data.txt",$aArray)

;----- create an empty 'loading' string -----
$sString = ""

;----- go throught the time stamps in the array -----
For $i = 1 to (UBound($aArray) - 1)
    $sMinCurrent = StringMid($aArray[$i],4,2);get current minutes
    $sMinPrevious = StringMid($aArray[$i - 1],4,2);get previous minutes
    If $sMinCurrent <> $sMinPrevious Then $sString &= $aArray[$i] & ",";check to see if change in time, and add to string
Next

;----- split 'loading' string back to an array -----
$aArray = StringSplit(StringTrimRight($sString,1),",")
If $sString = "" Then Dim $aArray[1];if no items found, dim out the array

;----- show new array -----
_ArrayDisplay($aArray,"",-1,0,"¬")

Note that you said you wanted "preferably the first lines", well this example will only ever keep the first lines.....it looks for a change in timestamp minutes and keeps the change.

Let me know if this helps!

[EDIT] oops, didn't read the question properly, fixed code :)

Edited by andybiochem
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Local $s_text = ClipGet(); FileRead("Log.txt")
Local $a_sre = StringRegExp($s_text, "(\d+:(\d+):\d+.+?)(?:\r|\z)", 3)
If @error Then Exit
Local $s_values, $s_hold
For $i = 0 To UBound($a_sre) -1 Step 2
    If StringInStr("," & $s_values & ",", "," & $a_sre[$i + 1] & ",") = 0 Then
        $s_hold &= $a_sre[$i] & @CRLF
        $s_values &= $a_sre[$i + 1] & ","
    EndIf
Next
MsgBox(0, 0, $s_hold)

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@ andybiochem: It is working ! Thanks a lot !

@ SmOke_N : Thank you for the code, but it is not ok

That's funny, seems to work just fine with what you provided :whistle:
Local $s_text = "12:00:07 | 60" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:07 | 60" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:17 | 60" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:17 | 60" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:27 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:27 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:37 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:37 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:48 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:48 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:58 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:00:58 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:08 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:08 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:18 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:18 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:28 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:28 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:38 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:39 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:49 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:49 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:59 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:01:59 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:02:09 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:02:09 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:02:19 | 0" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:03:17 | 14" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:03:17 | 14" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:03:31 | 14" & @CRLF
        $s_text &= "12:03:31 | 14"
Local $a_sre = StringRegExp($s_text, "(\d+:(\d+):\d+.+?)(?:\r|\z)", 3)
If @error Then Exit
Local $s_values, $s_hold
For $i = 0 To UBound($a_sre) -1 Step 2
    If StringInStr("," & $s_values & ",", "," & $a_sre[$i + 1] & ",") = 0 Then
        $s_hold &= $a_sre[$i] & @CRLF
        $s_values &= $a_sre[$i + 1] & ","
    EndIf
Next
MsgBox(0, 0, $s_hold)
Edited by SmOke_N

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No probs!

Although, I agree that SmOke_N's approach using Regular Expressions would be more robust.

My method relies on consistency in your timestamp reporting, and will fail if there's ever a deviation from that.

It's always better to try to account for future problems/changes by using something like regular expression.

All the best.

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@ SmOke_N : I don't find the output file/window.

No idea what you're saying there. The example I provided works on its own as I've shown. It's up to you to replace $s_text = "etc" with $s_text = FileRead(Filename).

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OK, it's ok now SmOke_N. I was doing some different tasks in the same time, that's why I haven't checked more closely your code. After I replaced the $s_text with the name of my file it was working. Still ,I prefer to use andybiochem's code because the result can by copied to the clipboard. Maybe later, when the time is my friend, I will try to adapt his code to your, to have the option of copy to clipboard.

Thank you both for support !

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OK, it's ok now SmOke_N. I was doing some different tasks in the same time, that's why I haven't checked more closely your code. After I replaced the $s_text with the name of my file it was working. Still ,I prefer to use andybiochem's code because the result can by copied to the clipboard. Maybe later, when the time is my friend, I will try to adapt his code to your, to have the option of copy to clipboard.

Thank you both for support !

If all you wanted to do was copy the results to a clipboard.

Replace:

MsgBox(0, 0, $s_hold)

With:

ClipPut($s_hold)

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