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big_caballito
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Remove characters from text file

#1 Post by big_caballito » 03 Dec 2018 23:58

Hello, i need to remove the first 8 characters, as well as the last 20 characters of each line in a text file, regardless of what the characters are.
I'm fine with using JREPL or some other utility like that to accomplish this.

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Re: Remove characters from text file

#2 Post by big_caballito » 04 Dec 2018 12:26

I solved my own problem, here is the code:

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for /f "tokens=*" %%D in (example.txt) do (
	set texte=%%D
	set texte=!texte:~8!
	set texte=!texte:~0,-19!
	echo "!texte:  = !" >> temp.txt
)
type temp.txt > example.txt
del temp.txt

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Re: Remove characters from text file

#3 Post by aGerman » 04 Dec 2018 12:47

Your task should still work with pure Batch as long as the line lengths don't exceed 1021 characters.

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@echo off &setlocal
set "txt=test.txt"

setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
<"!txt!" >"!txt!.~tmp" (
  for /f %%i in ('type "!txt!"^|find /c /v ""') do for /l %%j in (1 1 %%i) do (
    set "ln=" &set /p "ln="
    if not defined ln (
      echo(
    ) else (
      echo(!ln:~8,-20!
    )
  )
)

move /y "!txt!.~tmp" "!txt!"
endlocal
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Re: Remove characters from text file

#4 Post by Ed Dyreen » 04 Dec 2018 12:49

big_caballito wrote:
04 Dec 2018 12:26
I solved my own problem, here is the code:

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for /f "tokens=*" %%D in (example.txt) do (
	set texte=%%D
	set texte=!texte:~8!
	set texte=!texte:~0,-19!
	echo "!texte:  = !" >> temp.txt
)
type temp.txt > example.txt
del temp.txt

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for /F delims^=^ eol^= %%r in (example.txt) do (
	set "texte=%%r"
	set "texte=!texte:~8,-19!"
	>>temp.txt (echo("!texte:  = !")
)
type temp.txt > example.txt
del temp.txt
Same code with delims set to nothing and eol char also nothing, so for only splits on lineFeed. tokens is irrelevant parameter because you are trying to retrieve the entire line in a single token. set assignment with quotes prevent accidental spaces sneaking their way into variables. echo sometimes fails better use echo( and surrounded with braces for same reason prevent accidental spaces sneaking their way into variables.

several topics on all of the above.

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Re: Remove characters from text file

#5 Post by big_caballito » 04 Dec 2018 13:04

Thanks, you two

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