AdvReplaceInFile and FileWrite output

udden · 8th March 2004, 15:36

using the function AdvReplaceInFile to replace strings in a file, but the output file is unreadable!?
Want to replace dbname in a sql-script.

;copying the .sql file to the install dir here

Push "_DB_NAME_" #text to be replaced
Push "test" #replace with
Push all #replace all occurrences
Push all #replace all occurrences
Push "$INSTDIR\test.sql" #file to replace in
Call AdvReplaceInFile

But the resulting file is unreadable, just jibberish. Any ideas?

evilO · 10th March 2004, 14:49

Hi udden

!

Well, I've tried your code on a 'dummy' test.sql file, and it does work perfectly... Did you manage to get this working ? Otherwise, could you post your file ?

evilO/Olive

udden · 10th March 2004, 16:06

hey.

after quite some testning, i figured it out a few hours ago.

i simply printed every read, and found out that the file i was using contained some illegal characters in the beginning. when i tried with a new file, it worked like a charm

thanks for the reply anyways.

cheers

8th March 2004, 15:36	#1
udden Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2	AdvReplaceInFile and FileWrite output using the function AdvReplaceInFile to replace strings in a file, but the output file is unreadable!? Want to replace dbname in a sql-script. ;copying the .sql file to the install dir here Push "_DB_NAME_" #text to be replaced Push "test" #replace with Push all #replace all occurrences Push all #replace all occurrences Push "$INSTDIR\test.sql" #file to replace in Call AdvReplaceInFile But the resulting file is unreadable, just jibberish. Any ideas?

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10th March 2004, 14:49	#2
evilO Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Strasbourg, Europe Posts: 117	Hi udden ! Well, I've tried your code on a 'dummy' test.sql file, and it does work perfectly... Did you manage to get this working ? Otherwise, could you post your file ? evilO/Olive

10th March 2004, 16:06	#3
udden Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2	hey. after quite some testning, i figured it out a few hours ago. i simply printed every read, and found out that the file i was using contained some illegal characters in the beginning. when i tried with a new file, it worked like a charm thanks for the reply anyways. cheers