FindRepl.bat:New regex utility to search and replace strings

[et_phonehome_2]

I am trying to use this inside a DOS batch script to dynamically generate scripts based upon incoming parameters.
I have the following as an example:

Of course the set variable values is actually passed into this script and not hard-coded as shown:

set PARM="filename with space"
set FNAME="d:\directory\subdir with space"
set COMMENT="comment with spaces"
< TEST.txt FindRepl "replPARM|replFNAME|replCOMMENT" /A "=%PARM%|%FNAME%|%COMMENT%" > TEST_NEW.txt

I am unable to get the variable substitution, is there a way to get this working or must I do this differently?

[Aacini]

Ok. A couple points about your concern.

First of all, these commands:

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set PARM="filename with space"
set FNAME="d:\directory\subdir with space"
set COMMENT="comment with spaces"

assigns to the variables the values placed after the equal sign including the quotes. These quotes interfere with posterior commands when the variables are expanded. The right way is this:

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set "PARM=filename with space"
set "FNAME=d:\directory\subdir with space"
set "COMMENT=comment with spaces"

In this command:

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< TEST.txt FindRepl "replPARM|replFNAME|replCOMMENT" /A "=%PARM%|%FNAME%|%COMMENT%" > TEST_NEW.txt

The equal-sign is not required. The equal-sign is used in a different way as described at the first post in this thread, under the 4. Storing search strings in Batch variables header.

Antonio

[et_phonehome_2]

I want to exclude the BEGIN and END lines on one pass.

eg., Input data looks like this:
….
[NAME001]
somevalue001
[END]
[NAME002]
somevalue002A
somevalue002B
somevalue002C
[END]
……..

where PARTNER=NAME002
COMPUTERNAME=somevalue00B

I want to exclude the BEGIN and END lines [NAME002] and [END]. Is there a way to exclude it without performing a pipe to findrepl again to exclude the two lines?

type %PARTNER_CONFIG% | findrepl "^\[%PARTNER%\]" /E:"\[END\]" | findrepl /I /V "%COMPUTERNAME%

[et_phonehome_2]

Bug detected when I run my command more than once:
First time it works, 2nd and succeeding run fails; it will take awhile before it will work again.

>type %PARTNER_CONFIG% | findrepl "^\[%PARTNER%\]" /E:"\[END\]" | findrepl /I /V "%COMPUTERNAME%"
The system cannot find the file specified.
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(318, 1) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Permission denied
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(784, 4) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Input past end of file

>type %PARTNER_CONFIG% | findrepl "^\[%PARTNER%\]" /E:"\[END\]" | findrepl /I /V "%COMPUTERNAME%"
The system cannot find the file specified.
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(322, 1) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Input past end of file
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(325, 1) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Permission denied


>type %PARTNER_CONFIG% | findrepl "^\[%PARTNER%\]" /E:"\[END\]" | findrepl /I /V "%COMPUTERNAME%"
The system cannot find the file specified.
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(784, 4) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Input past end of file
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(784, 4) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Input past end of file

>type %PARTNER_CONFIG% | findrepl "^\[%PARTNER%\]" /E:"\[END\]" | findrepl /I /V "%COMPUTERNAME%"
The system cannot find the file specified.
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(784, 4) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Input past end of file
D:\MyApps\scripts\FindRepl.bat(784, 4) Microsoft JScript runtime error: Input past end of file

[SIMMS7400]

HI There -

I'm trying to use this script and it works fine on my local machine. But when I promote to my server, I'm getting permission denied on line 318 of FINDREPL. ANy ideas why? I have write access to the directory.