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Changing a paragraph within a text file

Michael Campbell — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 05:08:59 GMT

Hi

I need to make a change to a config file on each client Windows PC.
Ideally, I would like to create a batch script that I could mail to users and they could run themselves to make the change.

The layout of the file is as follows:

.WORLD =
(DESCRIPTION =
(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = )(PORT = ))
(CONNECT_DATA = (SID = ))
)

The file may have 10 or 15 of these paragraphs, including other entries with the same hostnames and port numbers but the db_name in each paragraph is unique.

If is equal to ABCD, then I want to change to XYZ and to 1234.

Does anyone have any ideas on this?

Any Help Appreciated

Michael

Re: Changing a paragraph within a text file

Ganesh Babu — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:24:26 GMT

Hi Michael,
I am attaching a windows script file which u can test it out whether it meets your expectations..

I have hardcoded currently come of the values.. like file name & path and the word to search and replace for..

Ganesh

Re: Changing a paragraph within a text file

Ganesh Babu — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:27:35 GMT

Hi,

If u r not able to download the file i am pasting the code here. In brief, what i am doing is, reading the file line by line and checking whether the DBname is there r not, if it is there replace with the new dbname and write to a new file
once all lines are over, i am copying the new file to the old filename and then deleteing then delete the new file.

U can alter the code if u want.. as i told earlier i have some values hardcoded, u can see them in teh code..

Ganesh

<script language="VBScript">

dim FSO
dim logfile, newfile

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

dim logfilename

logfilename = "e:\testing\1.txt"
newfilename = "e:\testing\2.txt"

Set logFile = fso.OpenTextFile(logfilename, 1, False)
Set newFile = fso.createtextfile(newfilename, True)

dim Rec,result

Do While logFile.AtEndOfStream <> True

Rec = logFile.ReadLine

if instr(Rec,"ABCD") <> 0 then

result = replace (Rec,"ABCD","XYZ")
newfile.writeline (Result)
else

newfile.writeline (Rec)
end if

loop

logfile.close
newfile.close

set logfile = nothing
set newfile = nothing

fso.copyfile newfilename,logfilename
fso.deletefile newfilename

</script>

Re: Changing a paragraph within a text file

Ganesh Babu — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 15:29:00 GMT

Right now i have done this do replace only the db_name, if u need for hostname & port u have to modify the code for the same..

i think u should be able to do it.. if not let me know, i will do it for u..

Ganesh

Re: Changing a paragraph within a text file

Michael Campbell — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 02:37:23 GMT

Thanks Ganesh