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..Changing lines in files.. - Yarik - 07-19-2003
I have an exe. And I want my program to do 2 things.
#1 Open the exe and edit 2 words from "Mainta" to "Maintx"
#2 Open the exe and edit 2 words from "Maintx" back to "Mainta"
I dont know how to do this. Is there a tutorial that will let me
search for a specific sequence of numbers and or letters and replace them?
If somone can please show me how to do this.
..Changing lines in files.. - Agamemnus - 07-19-2003
You need to use GET and PUT to look at the whole file as sort of one large string, OR (if it's a TEXT file), use LINE INPUT #1:
http://forum.qbasicnews.com/viewtopic.php?t=3389&
Don't forget the different OPEN modes..(bINARY, OUTPUT, INPUT..)
To search for something:
a$ = "'Welcome to McDonald's!' 'Yes, um.. I'd like a Happy Meal.' 'Do you want fries with that?'"
searchfor$ = "fries"
PRINT INSTR(a$, searchfor$) 'built-in function.
..Changing lines in files.. - Yarik - 07-19-2003
Quote:a$ = "'Welcome to McDonald's!' 'Yes, um.. I'd like a Happy Meal.' 'Do you want fries with that?'"I kinda dont understand you.
searchfor$ = "fries"
PRINT INSTR(a$, searchfor$) 'built-in function.
Can you explain what is A$ = "..." for ?
What what is searchfor$ = "fires" for.
..Changing lines in files.. - Agamemnus - 07-19-2003
Run it.
"I dont know how to do this. Is there a tutorial that will let me
search for a specific sequence of numbers and or letters and replace them?
If somone can please show me how to do this"
searchfor$ is what you search for, and a$ is what is searched.