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flypaper · Contributor Joined: 19 Oct 2001 Posts: 104

I need to write a program to search and replace in filenames in a certain folder. Can someone give me some idea for this? How can I search for a filename, and then rename it? Sorry, seems a really dumb question.

Protected · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2002 12:34 pm Post subject:

Well, you can use LIST FILELIST to make a list with the files in a folder. Then you can either make a loop for the program to verify the items one by one, and then do the desired action (FILE command can replace filenames) or you can use @match() to search for the filenames you want to replace, and then rename them (a loop would be required too).

LiquidCode · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2002 12:35 pm Post subject:

You can create a list and then populate it with all the files
within the folder then repeat throught it and fine the file you
want. Something like this:

flypaper · Contributor Joined: 19 Oct 2001 Posts: 104

Thanks guys. Sometimes you just need someone to smack you in the face w/ the obvious. Cool

Que · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2002 2:39 pm Post subject:

Remember - Depending on how you are searching that @match only searches the list from the current record forward. Use list seek,listname,0
at the end of your repeat if you need to search the entire list each time.

Mac · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2002 9:30 pm Post subject:

Protected · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2002 9:35 pm Post subject:

When I use @match(), I simply copy all the contents to another list, then everytime it finds something I delete that thing, that way it never finds the same item twice... also after finding the item with @match() its possible to use @pos() to find the match inside the list item. But, anyway, I think using LIST SEEK or @item(x,y) to search all the list items one by one in a loop, is a much better way

Tommy · Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2002 2:13 pm Post subject:

Garrett · Posted: Sat Sep 14, 2002 6:03 pm Post subject:

Here's the problem with @match()..... Years ago I made a search
program and I used @match(). It works ok, but the problem is, if your
search string is contained within another word, it will also show up as a
result. Say you were searching for "Stan". @match() will find that and
any other words that have "Stan" in it, such as "Stands". Now to get
around this, if your list only contains one word in each item, you can
compare the resulting item and search string with @len(). If they both
have the same @len(), then it's a perfect match. But if each item in the
list contains more than one word, you'll have to do a bit of work to parse
that line to get the whole word and see if it does match or not.

-Garrett

cnodnarb · Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2002 12:28 am Post subject:

I think the way to overcome the problem Garrett mentioned would be to include an extra space

%%match = @match(list1,"Stan ")

NodNarb

Protected · Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2002 12:42 am Post subject:

moke · Contributor Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Posts: 162

I don't trust it either, but i do use it. I don't know if it helps speed but i now try to use @ match to find the string then If @equal to verify it is what i want. It seemed like it might speed up things instead of checking every list item.