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10-19-2008

Does anyone have good url on vbscript on how to parse files looking for
strings and etc.

10-19-2008

"phoenix" <phoenix@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Does anyone have good url on vbscript on how to parse files looking for
> strings and etc.

I have an example VBScript program that uses the FileSystemObject to search
for files that have a given text string. The progam is linked here:

http://www.rlmueller.net/FindFiles.htm

--
Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
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10-20-2008

Hi Richard,

I quickly perused your script.

Is there a reason you aren't parsing files with regular expressions?
Instr, Left, Right are so 90s.

A good RegEx example using matches, grouping, and substitutions would
be very useful.

10-23-2008

>
I disagree with you about the easier to understand part.

I agree with you about the special meaning part.

Quote:

>

InStr is extremely fast, simple, and doesn't require
loading an extra library. When one is looking for a specific
string within a string, what could be more sensible? In any
case, abstruseness as fetish is hardly a new fashion
of the 21st century... unfortunately.

10-19-2008	#1
phoenix n/a posts	parse files Does anyone have good url on vbscript on how to parse files looking for strings and etc.
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10-19-2008	#2
Richard Mueller [MVP] n/a posts	Re: parse files "phoenix" <phoenix@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ODG9vugMJHA.4724@xxxxxx Quote: > Does anyone have good url on vbscript on how to parse files looking for > strings and etc. I have an example VBScript program that uses the FileSystemObject to search for files that have a given text string. The progam is linked here: http://www.rlmueller.net/FindFiles.htm -- Richard Mueller MVP Directory Services Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net --
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10-20-2008	#3
gimme_this_gimme_that n/a posts	Re: parse files Hi Richard, I quickly perused your script. Is there a reason you aren't parsing files with regular expressions? Instr, Left, Right are so 90s. A good RegEx example using matches, grouping, and substitutions would be very useful.
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10-23-2008	#4
mayayana n/a posts	Re: parse files > I disagree with you about the easier to understand part. I agree with you about the special meaning part. Quote: > InStr is extremely fast, simple, and doesn't require loading an extra library. When one is looking for a specific string within a string, what could be more sensible? In any case, abstruseness as fetish is hardly a new fashion of the 21st century... unfortunately.
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