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Find and replace string in a file

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Name: rsl
Date: July 26, 2005 at 02:20:12 Pacific
OS: Win XP
CPU/Ram: 1gb
Comment:

Hi,

I want to find a string from a file and replace a string using a bat file. I have tried with findstr to find a string but not sure how to replace the string.

For example, in a file test.bat

string is HOST_NAME=a
I want to replace this string value as HOST_NAME=b.

Thanks.




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Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: July 26, 2005 at 03:45:51 Pacific
Reply:

It's difficult, at best, witha a BAT, even in NT/XP.

I use either CHANGE.COM for text files up to about 32KB, or CHANGE.exe for files of any type/size.

Change

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M2


If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.


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Response Number 2
Name: rsl
Date: July 26, 2005 at 04:09:15 Pacific
Reply:

Hi M2,

Thanks for ur help.

Please let me know how to use this Change.com, what all parameters I need to pass?

Thanks.


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Response Number 3
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: July 26, 2005 at 04:30:23 Pacific
Reply:

Hi,

I guess I should put a readme in the ZIP. [doh]

The syntax is as follows:

change.com filename.ext "old string" "new string"

The new and old strings must be doublequoted and separated by EXACTLY ONE space.

So, for your example:

change.com test.bat "HOST_NAME=a" "HOST_NAME=b"

That's all one line, though it may get wrapped by the forum.

HTH


M2


If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.


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Response Number 4
Name: rsl
Date: July 26, 2005 at 21:50:53 Pacific
Reply:

Hi,

Thanks, It worked ...

Again thanks a lot.


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