WiseScript - Need a script for replacing a string

Hello there.

I hope you can help me.

I need to replace a string in a batch file with a value in INSTALLDIR

The build-in function "Insert Line into Text file" replace the whole line instead of the selected string.

Any1 of you made a custom script to do this kind of operation ?

thanks

Melchior Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 29

Hello BuRsT
The Action "Insert Line into text File" means, that you must insert a whole line. But you can append the not variable part in "Text to insert" field.
Set the match criteria to "Line containing Search Text" and insert action to "replace containing text".

Copy following part (example), paste it in WiseScript Package Editor and replace the filename, text to Search & replace.

Code:

item: Insert Line into Text File
Pathname=MyTestFile.TXT
New Text=this text was added before: %TEMP% and this text was added after
Search Text=this text was added before:
Line Number=0
Flags=00101000
end

Doesn't work

Here an example :

I want to replace "FILENAME" by "DOCS" in this file.bat :

COPY C:\test\FILENAME.txt C:\test2\testfile.txt

after the string replace, it should be :

COPY C:\test\DOCS.txt C:\test2\testfile.txt

If I use the "Insert Line into Text File" with the setting you post, the whole line is replace by "DOCS"

Melchior Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 29

And here is an other WiseScript example. (No, it not replace the whole line with "DOCS"):

Code:

item: Set Variable
Variable=FILEBODY
Value=DOCS
end
item: Insert Line into Text File
Pathname=file.bat
New Text=COPY C:\test\%FILEBODY%.TXT C:\test2\testfile.txt
Search Text=FILENAME
Line Number=0
Flags=00101000
end