Find & Replace

[devdept]

Hi All,

I need to replace "Robert" with "Adam" in all *.txt files of a directory structure (including subfolders)

I am using the code below.

1) What parameter I need to pass in the !!! highlighted !!! row?
2) Can I do a single pass and process both *.txt and *.dat files?

for x, cFile in pairs(File.Find(SessionVar.Expand("%SamplesFolder%\\"), "*.txt", true, true)) do
      
      -- Read the contents of a text file into a string.
      contents = TextFile.ReadToString(File);  !!!! PROBLEM HERE !!!!


      -- Check the error code of the last example.
      error = Application.GetLastError();
      
      -- If an error occurred, display the error message.
      if (error ~= 0) then
        Dialog.Message("Error", _tblErrorMessages[error], MB_OK, MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
      else
        -- Replace every occurrence of the string "Robert" with the string "Adam".
        new_contents = String.Replace(contents, "Robert", "Adam", true);

        -- Write out the modified contents of the text file.
        TextFile.WriteFromString("File", new_contents, false);

        -- Check the error code of the last example.
        error = Application.GetLastError();
        -- If an error occurred, display the error message.
        if (error ~= 0) then
           Dialog.Message("Error", _tblErrorMessages[error], MB_OK, MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
      end
   end

[jassing]

"File" is not the same as "cFile"

[devdept]

Hi Jassing,

Even cFile is wrong. It returns a path, not a path+filename. I need the code to find all txt files inside a complex directory structure and replace a string inside them. Please provide it.

Thanks,

Alberto

[jassing]

You need to wrap it into a function so that you can call it recursively.
When you have a folder, you need to then concatenate the base string with the cFile value and then call the function recursively.
When you have a file, you need to concatenate the base string with cFile and then do your file modification.

You really should more closely follow the examples in the help file -- your method is very slow. Use variables instead of embedding multiple calls at once -- there is nothing to gain by doing it the way you are.

[devdept]

I need a ready to use solution now. I will pay with PayPal.

Same is true for the other post on the gacutil.exe

Please pm me with a PayPal account as soon as you have both the solutions ready.

Alberto