Hey all,

I am trying to manipulate some text using a batch file. I need to find a specific string of text then append text right after it. It is for a script to code in multiple printers in client computers for a specific PROGRAM that uses a .ini file to find printers.

I can use FIND to get the string, but how do I append to it right after it?

Thanks.go through the text file in a FOR LOOP.

FOR /F "delims==" etc (

Test each line with eg
echo %%L >> output.txt

If it gets found do your append
echo %%L | find "some text" > nul && echo appended.txt >> output.txt

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Ok awesome! I will try this. Thanks for the help.[thought about it a bit more]

go through the text file in a FOR loop.

FOR /F "delims==" etc (

copy each line as you go
echo %%L >> output.txt

Test each line and
If it gets found do your append

echo %%L | find "some text" > nul && (
echo some appended text >> output.txt
echo more appended text >> output.txt
echo more appended text >> output.txt
etc...
)

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Or did you want to stop here?

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and more...

Code: [Select]@echo off
REM make example files
echo apples> "fruit.txt"
echo oranges>> "fruit.txt"
echo lemons>> "fruit.txt"
echo bananas>> "fruit.txt"

echo --- are yellow> "append.txt"
echo --- and bitter>> "append.txt"
echo --- and citric>> "append.txt"

if exist "output.txt" del "output.txt"

for /f "delims==" %%F in (fruit.txt) do (
echo %%F >> "output.txt"
echo %%F | find "lemons">nul && (
type "append.txt" >> "output.txt"
)
)
type "output.txt"
pause

output...

Code: [Select]apples
oranges
lemons
--- are yellow
--- and bitter
--- and citric
bananas
Press any key to continue . . .
you can try edlin:
1)create a edlin command file with these 2 lines using an editor that can interpret Ctrl-Z
Code: [Select]1,#Roldstring<ctrl-Z>stringnewstring
e
the above says to substitute your search pattern with string+newstring
2) save it as test.ed
3) then from command line
Code: [Select]C:\> edlin yourfile < test.ed
edlin CREATES a bakup of your original file, and "inserts" a new string after the search string.Oh wow edlin!!!! Takes me back 25 years!!! (Is this a joke?)
Quote from: contrex on May 19, 2007, 02:14:21 AM

(Is this a joke?)

Quote from: contrex on May 19, 2007, 02:14:21 AM

(Is this a joke?)

what do you think?

Quote from: ghostdog74 on May 19, 2007, 02:59:35 AM

Quote from: contrex on May 19, 2007, 02:14:21 AM

(Is this a joke?)

what do you think?

You can never tell in this place

I never intended to convey that the suggestion to use Edlin was a joke, in the sense that it wouldn't work.

What I meant was that as someone who has been using PCs since 1981, I was so glad when better tools than Edlin came along!

Edlin in today's environments is somewhat limited as it does not support long filenames.

When attempting to describe Edlin's features, words like "crude" and "rudimentary" are often chosen. (Especially by me.)