Filereadline without handle problem

[Edgar0024]

I try to use filereadline without use file open with handle but i have problem

This code dont work

FileOpen("test.txt", 0)

; Read in lines of text until the EOF is reached
While 1
    $line = FileReadLine("test.txt")
    If @error = -1 Then ExitLoop
    MsgBox(0, "Line read:", $line)
Wend

FileClose("test.txt")

This script read always only the first line from txt file and error set always to 0.

Also dont exit loop while wend.

If i use open function with handle and filereadline function with handle all is ok

any suggestions?

Edgar

[SpookMeister]

Why are you stuck on not using a file handle?

[Inverted]

Help says :

CODE

If no line number to read is given, the "next" line will be read. ("Next" for a newly opened file is initially the first line.)

If a filename is given rather than a file handle - the file will be opened and closed during the function call - for parsing large text files this will be much slower than using filehandles.

Edited January 30, 2009 by Inverted

[Edgar0024]

Why are you stuck on not using a file handle?

I always used to handle files since programmed in C, this was just a curiosity 'because in the help Autoit on write the indication that you can' use the functions files directly with the file name.

But they apparently do not work properly without use file handle

Edgar

[Inverted]

No, apparently you didn't read the command description properly.

If you still don't understand I'll post an example. It's really simple, though.

[isolation]

try this

$f=FileOpen("text.txt", 0)

; Read in lines of text until the EOF is reached
While 1
    $line = FileReadLine($f)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    MsgBox(0, "Line read:", $line)
Wend

FileClose($f)

If no line number to read is given, the "next" line will be read. ("Next" for a newly opened file is initially the first line.)

BUT...

If a filename is given rather than a file handle - the file will be opened and closed during the function call - for parsing large text files this will be much slower than using filehandles.

you must read ALL the help file...

And you must use the handle returned by fileopen()

Edited January 30, 2009 by isolation

[Edgar0024]

try this

$f=FileOpen("text.txt", 0)

; Read in lines of text until the EOF is reached
While 1
    $line = FileReadLine($f)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    MsgBox(0, "Line read:", $line)
Wend

FileClose($f)

BUT...

you must read ALL the help file...

And you must use the handle returned by fileopen()

Thanks for help

I know about use file handle , not problem, i use many time in autoit scripts.

Only i try to use readline function without handle and i have the problem but maybe becouse in loop the file will be opened and closed during the readline function call and maybe this make all time read only the first line from the file .....

Edgar

[Jos]

Thanks for help

I know about use file handle , not problem, i use many time in autoit scripts.

Only i try to use readline function without handle and i have the problem but maybe becouse in loop the file will be opened and closed during the readline function call and maybe this make all time read only the first line from the file .....

Edgar

The FileOpen() in your examples does nothing for you. When using a FileReadLine() with a filename it will perform an FileOpen(), FileReadLine() and FileColse() in the background each time.

Jos

Edited January 30, 2009 by Jos

[isolation]

if you don't want to use the handle retrived from fileopen() you must use a "For"

because what have written Jos is correct.. every loop the counter restarts from 0 so autoit reads always the first line

[Jos]

..

because what have written Jos is correct..

Thanks