How do you read strings in a file, if they contain quotes already?

[MrSparty1995]

I have a good handle on how to read a file line by line, and search for a given string.

Basically using, FileOpen, FileReadLine, and StringInStr.

I have been trying to figure out why my search keeps coming back with no match.

For example, if my string line was "Where is Waldy", and I was searching for Waldy that comes back fine.

But in my file, Let's say it is

Where is "Waldy"

So i read that line in and do a search for Waldy, but i comes back with no match since there is quotes around it.

Is there a way to resolve this?

Here is my actual example

The line comes back like this

    <JposEntry logicalName="LineDisp_iSC480">

I'm searching for LineDisp_iSC480, but its coming back with no match due to the quotes.

Thanks in advance, James

Edited January 17, 2017 by MrSparty1995
adding a better example

[Jos]

This doesn't make sense (yet).

Create a snippet that demonstrates this issue so we understand it better.

Jos

[MrSparty1995]

While 1
    ; read each line from a file
    $line_read = FileReadLine($handle_read)
    ; exit the loop if end of file
    If @error Then ExitLoop
   ; write to the ini file
   if StringInStr($line_read, "LineDisp_iSC480") = 1 Then
      MsgBox(0, "Result", "LineDisp_iSC480 was found, no need to append")

When I do a FileReadLine

It looks like this

   <JposEntry logicalName="LineDisp_iSC480">

When I do the above search, it comes back with no match

[Jos]

It isn't that hard to make a snippet that one can actually run!

Have a look at this one:

FileDelete("test.txt")
FileWriteLine("test.txt", ' <JposEntry logicalName="LineDisp_iSC480">')

$handle_read = FileOpen("test.txt")

While 1
    ; read each line from a file
    $line_read = FileReadLine($handle_read)
    ; exit the loop if end of file
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    ; write to the ini file
    If StringInStr($line_read, "LineDisp_iSC480") Then
        MsgBox(0, "Result", "LineDisp_iSC480 was found, no need to append")
    EndIf
WEnd

Jos

Edited January 17, 2017 by Jos

[MrSparty1995]

I have attached them.  I'm not 100% done with the script yet, but got hung up on the search that isn't working.

Thanks, James

isc480.txt

isc480ijposXMLUpdate.au3

[JLogan3o13]

@MrSparty1995 (let's hope that doesn't mean you're an MSU fan) Based on your text file, this works just fine for me

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>

Local $aArray
_FileReadToArray(<path to text file>, $aArray)
    For $i = 1 To $aArray[0]
        If StringInStr($aArray[$i], '<JposEntry logicalName="LineDisp_iSC480">') Then
            ConsoleWrite("Found what I was looking for on line: " & $i & @CRLF)
        EndIf
    Next

Also moved to proper forum

Edited January 17, 2017 by JLogan3o13

[Subz]

@MrSparty1995 StringInStr returns the number where the item is found, so in your example LineDisp_iSC480 equals 29 not 1 , just remove the " = 1" and it should work without any issue.

[MrSparty1995]

Nice thank you!! the _FileReadToArray works 

Edited January 17, 2017 by MrSparty1995
better information put in