Find text within a file

[lebrocoli]

Hi,

After playing around, I decided to send my DOS output to a file. Then I open the file in Notepad. All good.

Now, I have seen a lot of post that tells how to read lines or files or replace or concatenate but not much on how to find whar you are looking for.

The closest thing I found is the function 'FindWindowwithtext'. What I would like to have instead is more the opposite like 'FindTextWithinWindow'.

The point is that I don't want to search for a window. I already have my text file that I know its filename, I just want to search for some text within that file.

Any hint?

Thanks

[Me_again]

I wouldn't play with notepad. Use ReadFile> to read the text into a variable, and use Position> to find text, use MidStr> and StringReplace> to manipulate it. You'll find lots of useful commands in the String Handling section of the Command Reference.

[lebrocoli]

Just tried it. It works like a charm!

Thanks a lot !

[nodochau]

It is very interested. Please tell me more details about searching text. Let say if I want to search for "tool motions" in entire file what the code will be? I am new with macro scheduler.
ReadFile>....
Position>tool motion,'STRING",1,11,var
If>var>0
MessageModal>Found
Endif.
I want to know what will I assign the string in position command.

Thanks