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Simple script for copying a file while removing some te... - 12/14/2007 8:56:50 AM   
  bhathaway

 

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Status: offline 		Hi - I am a complete novice to scripting.  Was wondering if someone could help me create a script that will simply copy a text file from one place to another while at the same time deleting a word that is in the file.  For instance if I have the following in a text file:


text line 1
text line 2 blah blah blah
text line 2 with "password=password"
text line 4 blah blah

I want to copy the text file to another location so that it removes or replaces the password such as:


text line 1
text line 2 blah blah blah
text line 2 with "password=XXXXX"
text line 4 blah blah

Thanks for any help that can be given.
 
 
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RE: Simple script for copying a file while removing som... - 12/14/2007 9:03:54 AM   
  dm_4ever


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Status: offline 		Do a search of FileSystemObject and OpenTextFile method and MoveFile method...and you also want to take a look at the Replace Function.

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RE: Simple script for copying a file while removing som... - 12/14/2007 9:54:10 AM   
  ehvbs

 

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Status: offline 		Hi bhathaway,

have a look at this:


      

output:


      

As dm_4ever proposed, I use a FileSystemObject and OpenTextFile to read the text. To modify
the text a RegExp is more convenient than a simple string Replace. No need to move the file - just
create and write to a new file.

Good luck!

ehvbs

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RE: Simple script for copying a file while removing som... - 12/14/2007 10:36:47 AM   
  bhathaway

 

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Status: offline 		Fantastic...works perfectly. thanks for your help!

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RE: Simple script for copying a file while removing som... - 3/5/2008 1:56:57 AM   
  Birdy

 

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Status: offline 		hello can you maybe also help me a little with the same code?
i want the same but without the "" brackets
so that everything after (password=) will be replaced with xxxxx

thanks

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RE: Simple script for copying a file while removing som... - 3/5/2008 2:05:40 AM   
  ebgreen


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Status: online 		So use what ehvbs pointed but without the "s.

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RE: Simple script for copying a file while removing som... - 3/5/2008 3:04:19 AM   
  ehvbs

 

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Status: offline 		Hi Birdy,

changes:

Dim oRE     : Set oRE = New RegExp
  oRE.Pattern   = "(password=).*?\r$"
oRE.Multiline = True
  oRE.Global    = True

WScript.Echo sText
  sText = oRE.Replace( sText, "$1XXXXX" & vbCr )
  WScript.Echo "------- After -------"

Good luck!

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