Replace multiple different strings with one read/write?

[Geoffww]

Hello IndigoRose,

I use this code to enter data into a text file. It works perfectly fine, I'm wondering if there is a better way when multiple unique strings need to be replaced? Currently I open/read and write for each different string which requires me to open and write to the file multiple times to update the file. Maybe not very efficient. Is there a way to search and replace many different strings with only one open/read and write to the file?

Thanks in advance.

---- Read the contents.
contentsXXXXXXX = TextFile.ReadToString(sAppFolder.."\\application.properties");
if (error ~= 0) then
Dialog.Message("Error", _tblErrorMessages[error], MB_OK, MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
SetupData.WriteToLogFile("ERROR: application.properties" .. Application.GetLastError(), true);
else
-- Replace string.
new_contentsXXXXXXX = String.Replace(contentsXXXXXXX, "abcdef, "uvwxyz"..sAppFolder, true);
-- Write new contents.
TextFile.WriteFromString(sAppFolder.."\\application.properties", new_contentsXXXXXXX, false);
err = Application.GetLastError();if err ~= 0 then sMessage = "###############\r\n" .. "ERROR " .. err .. ": " .. _tblErrorMessages[err] .. "\r\n###############\r\n"; SetupData.WriteToLogFile(sMessage, false);end
end

[Ulrich]

Unless I misunderstood the question, this seems pretty obivous to me.

TextFile.ReadToString ();
String.Replace();
String.Replace();
(...)
TextFile.WriteFromString();

Ulrich

[Geoffww]

You understood correct. I thought of that but didn't make sense how it was accomplished. Doesn't each String.Replace needs its own unique variable or repeat the same one? Then TextFile.WriteFromString would use which variable? I'll try out some testing.
Thanks Ulrich.

TextFile.ReadToString()
new_contents = String.Replace()
new_contents = String.Replace()
TextFile.WriteFromString(new_contents)

[Ulrich]

Think about this like so:

sString = TextFile.ReadToString(); -- read string
sString = String.Replace(sString, …); -- modify
sString = String.Replace(sString, …); -- modify further
TextFile.WriteFromString(sString); -- save result

Ulrich

[Geoffww]

Well, now that you put it that way it makes total sense.
Thanks again.