vbScript read file from an specific line - vbscript

Hello everyone I got a doubt, about how to read a .txt file starting in specific line, I got the line number from I want to start to read, and I'm trying to read it, but always start from the first line
And it takes a several minutes to reach my needed line
Here's my code
'Call F_CMN_GRL_FindObjects(17,15)
strProperty = F_CMN_GRL_GlobalMain(6,17,15,0,"all items" )
strLine = split(strProperty,",")
Print strLine(0)
strValor = split(strLine(0)," ")
Print strValue(1)
numberLine = strValue(1)
Call readFromLine(numberLine)
Function readFromLine(numberLine)
numberLineEnd =numberLine + 7
print numberLine
print numberLineEnd
' Option Explicit
Dim oFso : Set oFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim oFile : Set oFile = oFso.OpenTextFile("C:\myFile.txt", 1)
' Dim myArray()
' ReDim myArray(0)
'numberLine it's the number line from I want to start to read and I want to read until numberLineEnd
For i = numberLine to numberLineEnd step 1
strLine = oFile.ReadLine
print strLine
Next
'i = i + 1
'numberLine = numberLine + 1
End Function

I've solved it by doing it like this:
Dim i
Do While (i <= numeroLineaFin)
If (i => numeroLinea) and (i<=numeroLineaFin) Then
' If i <= numeroLineaFin Then
' tmpstr = tmpstr & oFile.readline & VbCrLf
tmpstr = oFile.readline
print tmpstr
' else
' oFile.SkipLine
' End If
else
oFile.SkipLine
end if
i = i + 1
Loop

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VBS - define Array

I wrote the VBS script to count all the folders under C:\ , the code as below:
set wshell = createobject("WScript.Shell")
dim fso,file,subfolder,folder
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set file = fso.CreateTextFile("\\192.168.0.201\thang\Learning\test.txt")
Set folder = fso.GetFolder("C:\")
dim i,j
i = 0
j = 0
For Each subfolder In folder.SubFolders
'file.WriteLine """" & subfolder.path & """" 'print quotation marks trong VBS
'arr(i) = subfolder.path
i=i+1
Next
msgbox "i = " & i 'In my case , C folders has 19 subfolders in there
dim arr
arr = Array(i) 'declare the array which has i member
' For Each subfolder In folder.SubFolders
' 'file.WriteLine """" & subfolder.path & """" 'print quotation marks trong VBS
' arr(j) = subfolder.path
' j=j+1
' Next
' msgbox arr(0)
' msgbox arr(1)
msgbox "lbound = " & lbound(arr) 'when ran the code, it always show lbound = 0
msgbox "ubound = " & ubound(arr) 'when ran the code, it always show ubound = 0
file.close()
It show the value of i = 19 , then i define 1 array with i members , then check its lbound and ubound , however it shows lbound = 0 and ubound = 0. Can you please help correct my code ?
See: Array Function
arr = Array(i)
creates an array with a single element i.
If you need to create an array specifying a variable as size, you need to use the ReDim Statement
Redim arr(i)

Read a file's data within a specified range using VB script. Is it possible?

This is the middle of the code I'm trying to work with. Is there a way to make the file it's reading open and read from line 2 to line 97? Where I need the correction is starred (****). What I'm trying to do is get the data from lines 2 through 97 to compare to another file I'll have to open from the same lines. The beginning and ends of each file are different but the middle information should match thus I need these specific lines.
' Build Aliquot file name
strFile = aBarcodeExportDir & "A-" & yearStr & "-" & splitStr2(0) & ".csv"
'msgbox("open file: " & strFile)
If (objFS.FileExists(strFile)) Then
' Open A file
Set objFile = objFS.OpenTextFile(strFile)
' Build string with file name minus extension - used later to determine EOF
strFileNameNoExtension = "A-" & yearStr & "-" & splitStr2(0)
' Create dictionary to hold key/value pairs - key = position; value = barcode
Set dictA = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
' Begin processing A file
Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream(*****)
' Read a line
strLine = objFile.ReadLine(*****)
' Split on semi-colons
splitStr = Split(strLine, ";")
' If splitStr array contains more than 1 element then continue
If(UBound(splitStr) > 0) Then
' If barcode field is equal to file name then EOF
If(splitStr(6) = strFileNameNoExtension) Then
' End of file - exit loop
Exit Do
Else
' Add to dictionary
' To calculate position
' A = element(2) = position in row (1-16)
compA = splitStr(2)
' B = element(4) = row
compB = splitStr(4)
' C = element(5.1) = number of max positions in row
splitElement5 = Split(splitStr(5), "/")
compC = splitElement5(0)
' position = C * (B - 1) + A
position = compC * (compB - 1) + compA
barcode = splitStr(6) & ";" & splitStr(0) & ";" & splitStr(1) & ";" & splitStr(2)
'msgbox(position & ":" & barcode)
' Add to dictionary
dictA.Add CStr(position), barcode
End If
End If
Loop
' Close A file
objFile.Close
To give the exact answer, we may have to look at your text files(I mean with all the split functions you are using). But, If you just want to compare lines 2-97 of two text files, you can get a hint from the following piece of code:
strPath1 = "C:\Users\gr.singh\Desktop\abc\file1.txt" 'Replace with your File1 Path
strPath2 = "C:\Users\gr.singh\Desktop\abc\file2.txt" 'Replace with your File2 Path
Set objFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile1 = objFso.OpenTextFile(strPath1,1)
Set objFile2 = objFso.OpenTextFile(strPath2,1)
blnMatchFailed = False
Do Until objFile1.AtEndOfStream
If objFile1.Line=1 Then
objFile1.SkipLine() 'Skips the 1st line of both the files
objFile2.SkipLine()
ElseIf objFile1.Line>=2 And objFile1.Line<=97 Then
strFile1 = objFile1.ReadLine()
strFile2 = objFile2.ReadLine()
If StrComp(strFile1,strFile2,1)<>0 Then 'textual comparison. Change 1 to 0, if you want binary comparison of both lines
blnMatchFailed = True
intFailedLine = objFile1.Line
Exit Do 'As soon as match fails, exit the Do while Loop
Else
blnMatchFailed = False
End If
Else
Exit Do
End If
Loop
If blnMatchFailed Then
MsgBox "Comparison Failed at line "&intFailedLine
Else
MsgBox "Comparison Passed"
End If
objFile1.Close
objFile2.Close
Set objFile1 = Nothing
Set objFile2 = Nothing
Set objFso = Nothing

I want to search for the particular word and then after that word on each line i want to add ; in the start

Using below code I was able to add ; in the start of each line but the I want to add ; after a particular word is found e.g. [Abc]. How to do this using VBScript?
Const ForReading=1
Const ForWriting=2
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = objFSO.OpenTextFile("D:\sam.txt", ForReading)
Do Until f.AtEndOfStream
strText = f.ReadLine
If Len(strText) = 0 Then
blnFound = True
MsgBox "blank line found"
strText = vbNewLine & strText
strContents = strContents & strText & vbCrlf
Else
strText = ";" & strText
strContents = strContents & strText & vbCrlf
End If
Loop
f.Close
Set f = objFSO.OpenTextFile("D:\sam.txt", Forwriting)
f.WriteLine strContents
f.Close
Sam.txt is containing some lines, e.g.
Hi, need help
This is a sample text file
[Abc]
How are you
Hope you are doing well!
So I want the output sam.txt file should have below data inside it:
Hi, need help
This is a sample text file
[Abc]
;How are you
;Hope you are doing well!
So, basically, you have an INI-style file and want the entries in a particular section commented. That can be achieved like this:
filename = "D:\sam.txt"
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
txt = Split(fso.OpenTextFile(filename).ReadAll, vbNewLine)
disable = False
For i = 0 To UBound(txt)
If Left(txt(i), 1) = "[" Then
If txt(i) = "[Abc]" Then
disable = True
Else
disable = False
End If
End If
If disable Then txt(i) = ";" & txt(i)
Next
fso.OpenTextFile(filename, 2).Write Join(txt, vbNewLine)
Try this
Option Explicit
Dim FSO ' Object
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim ReadTxtFile, WriteTxtFile ' Object
Dim TextLine, TextLineToWrite ' String
Dim AddStr' bool
' Open both text file in the same time
Set ReadTextFile = FSO.OpenTextFile("Sam.txt", 1) ' Open file to read
Set WriteTextFile = FSO.OpenTextFile("Sam_new.txt", 2, True) ' Open file to write
' Do read file as normal but add a switch
' Write original text line to text file while switch is disabled
' Add str to the text line and write once switch is trigger
AddStr = False ' Add str disabled
Do Until ReadTextFile.AtEndOfStream ' Start Read
Textline = ReadTextFile.Readline
If AddStr = True Then ' If add str enabled
TextLineToWrite = ";" & Textline ' Add string
Else ' if add str disabled
TextLineToWrite = Textline ' write original line
End If
If Trim(Textline) = "[ABC]" Then ' If indicator read
AddStr = True ' add str write
End if
WriteTextFile.WriteLine TextLineToWrite ' Write file when each line is read
Loop
ReadTextFile.Close
WriteTextFile.Close
msgbox "Done"

vbs using .Read ( ) with a variable not an interger

I have a problem in that I need to read a specified quantity of characters from a text file, but the specified quantity varies so I cannot use a constant EG:
variable = WhateverIsSpecified
strText = objFile.Read (variable) ' 1 ~ n+1
objOutfile.write strText
NOT
strText = objFile.Read (n) ' n = any constant (interger)
When using the first way, the output is blank (no characters in the output file)
Thanks in advance
UPDATE
These are the main snippets in a bit longer code
Set file1 = fso.OpenTextFile(file)
Do Until file1.AtEndOfStream
line = file1.ReadLine
If (Instr(line,"/_N_") =1) then
line0 = replace(line, "/", "%")
filename = file1.Readline
filename = Left(filename, len(filename)-3) & "arc"
Set objOutFile = fso.CreateTextFile(destfolder & "\" & filename)
For i = 1 to 5
line = file1.Readline
next
nBytes = line 'this line contains the quantity needed to be read eg 1234
Do until Instr(line,"\") > 0
line = file1.ReadLine
Loop
StrData = ObjFile.Read (nBytes)
objOutFile.Write StrData
objOutFile.close
End if
Loop
WScript.quit
My own stupid error,
StrData = ObjFile.Read (nBytes)
should be
StrData = file1.Read (nBytes)

Writeline / Readline

I'm trying to get a script to read a file and display the content. However, I need to only display 5 lines per window. How can I limit the display of the file?
Set MyFile = fso.OpenTextFile(FileName, ForReading)
Do While MyFile.AtEndOfStream <> True
TextLine = MyFile.ReadLine
MsgBox TextLine,0, "Student Information"
Loop
MyFile.Close
SOLUTION:
I got the solution! Here it comes:
Set MyFile = fso.OpenTextFile(FileName, ForReading)
Do While MyFile.AtEndOfStream <> True
TextLine = textline & MyFile.ReadLine & VBCR
counter = counter + 1
if (counter mod 5 = 0) then
MsgBox TextLine,0, "Petar Moraliev"
textline = ""
end if
Loop
MsgBox TextLine,0, "Petar Moraliev"
MyFile.Close
You need an array of cnLines (e.g. 5) elements to store each range of lines from the file. If that (ring) buffer is full, do your output (e.g. MsgBox). Just be careful at the end: are there still lines in the buffer?
In code:
Option Explicit
Const cnLines = 5
Dim nUB : nUB = cnLines - 1
Dim tsIn : Set tsIn = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").OpenTextFile(".\23117849.txt")
Dim nIdx : nIdx = nUB
ReDim aLines(nUB)
Do Until tsIn.AtEndOfStream
nIdx = (tsIn.Line - 1) Mod cnLines
aLines(nIdx) = tsIn.ReadLine()
If nIdx = nUB Then
WScript.Echo Join(aLines, " * ") ' MsgBox Join(aLines, vbCrLf)
End If
Loop
tsIn.Close
If Not nIdx = nUB Then
ReDim Preserve aLines(nIdx)
WScript.Echo Join(aLines, " * ") ' MsgBox Join(aLines, vbCrLf)
End If
output (for a file of 11 lines):
cscript 23117849.vbs
1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5
6 * 7 * 8 * 9 * 10
11

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