Replace function not working
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I’m really stuck on some VB.Net code. And I’m really hoping you all can help.
Here's my code (with lots of help from Mary). There’s a master document (Bld_Master_Document.sgm”) which holds entities (&Ch1;), there and be an infinite number of entities. There are files that match the number of the entity (“Bld_Ch1.sgm”). I need to search the master document for the entity and paste the contents of the matching sgm file. The code works ACCEPT for the replace function line 24. I’ve tested a simple .Replace function with just strings and that works. But replace function doesn’t work when using the variables CreateList() makes (fc.OldString & fc.NewString).
Can you please take a look at my code. I’m hoping It’s something simple I’m missing.
Thank you for taking the time to work on this with me.
Maxine
Public Class Form1
Private Sub btnImport_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnImport.Click
'Add a FolderBrowseDialog to your form designer
FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog()
Dim searchDir As String = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath
MsgBox("Search Dir " & searchDir)
Dim existingFileMaster = Path.Combine(searchDir, "Bld1_Master_Document.sgm")
MsgBox("fOUND MasterBuild file " & existingFileMaster)
Dim lstFileChanges = CreateList(searchDir)
'The following method does NOT return an array of lines
Dim strMasterDoc = File.ReadAllText(existingFileMaster)
For Each fc In lstFileChanges
strMasterDoc = strMasterDoc.Replace(fc.OldString, fc.NewString)
Next
File.WriteAllText(existingFileMaster, strMasterDoc)
End Sub
Private Function CreateList(selectedPath As String) As List(Of FileChanges)
Dim lstFC As New List(Of FileChanges)
Dim count As Integer = Directory.GetFiles(selectedPath, "*.sgm").Count-1
'MsgBox("COUNT " & count)
For i = 1 To count
Dim fc As New FileChanges
fc.OldString = $"&CH{i};"
fc.FileName = $"Chapter{i}.sgm"
fc.NewString = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(selectedPath, fc.FileName))
lstFC.Add(fc)
Next
Return lstFC
End Function
End Class
Public Class FileChanges
Public Property OldString As String '&CH1.sgm
Public Property FileName As String 'Chapter1.sgm
Public Property NewString As String 'Contents of Chapter1.sgm, the string to insert
End Class
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I’m really stuck on some VB.Net code. And I’m really hoping you all can help.
Here's my code (with lots of help from Mary). There’s a master document (Bld_Master_Document.sgm”) which holds entities (&Ch1;), there and be an infinite number of entities. There are files that match the number of the entity (“Bld_Ch1.sgm”). I need to search the master document for the entity and paste the contents of the matching sgm file. The code works ACCEPT for the replace function line 24. I’ve tested a simple .Replace function with just strings and that works. But replace function doesn’t work when using the variables CreateList() makes (fc.OldString & fc.NewString).
Can you please take a look at my code. I’m hoping It’s something simple I’m missing.
Thank you for taking the time to work on this with me.
Maxine
Public Class Form1
Private Sub btnImport_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnImport.Click
'Add a FolderBrowseDialog to your form designer
FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog()
Dim searchDir As String = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath
MsgBox("Search Dir " & searchDir)
Dim existingFileMaster = Path.Combine(searchDir, "Bld1_Master_Document.sgm")
MsgBox("fOUND MasterBuild file " & existingFileMaster)
Dim lstFileChanges = CreateList(searchDir)
'The following method does NOT return an array of lines
Dim strMasterDoc = File.ReadAllText(existingFileMaster)
For Each fc In lstFileChanges
strMasterDoc = strMasterDoc.Replace(fc.OldString, fc.NewString)
Next
File.WriteAllText(existingFileMaster, strMasterDoc)
End Sub
Private Function CreateList(selectedPath As String) As List(Of FileChanges)
Dim lstFC As New List(Of FileChanges)
Dim count As Integer = Directory.GetFiles(selectedPath, "*.sgm").Count-1
'MsgBox("COUNT " & count)
For i = 1 To count
Dim fc As New FileChanges
fc.OldString = $"&CH{i};"
fc.FileName = $"Chapter{i}.sgm"
fc.NewString = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(selectedPath, fc.FileName))
lstFC.Add(fc)
Next
Return lstFC
End Function
End Class
Public Class FileChanges
Public Property OldString As String '&CH1.sgm
Public Property FileName As String 'Chapter1.sgm
Public Property NewString As String 'Contents of Chapter1.sgm, the string to insert
End Class
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I’m really stuck on some VB.Net code. And I’m really hoping you all can help.
Here's my code (with lots of help from Mary). There’s a master document (Bld_Master_Document.sgm”) which holds entities (&Ch1;), there and be an infinite number of entities. There are files that match the number of the entity (“Bld_Ch1.sgm”). I need to search the master document for the entity and paste the contents of the matching sgm file. The code works ACCEPT for the replace function line 24. I’ve tested a simple .Replace function with just strings and that works. But replace function doesn’t work when using the variables CreateList() makes (fc.OldString & fc.NewString).
Can you please take a look at my code. I’m hoping It’s something simple I’m missing.
Thank you for taking the time to work on this with me.
Maxine
Public Class Form1
Private Sub btnImport_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnImport.Click
'Add a FolderBrowseDialog to your form designer
FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog()
Dim searchDir As String = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath
MsgBox("Search Dir " & searchDir)
Dim existingFileMaster = Path.Combine(searchDir, "Bld1_Master_Document.sgm")
MsgBox("fOUND MasterBuild file " & existingFileMaster)
Dim lstFileChanges = CreateList(searchDir)
'The following method does NOT return an array of lines
Dim strMasterDoc = File.ReadAllText(existingFileMaster)
For Each fc In lstFileChanges
strMasterDoc = strMasterDoc.Replace(fc.OldString, fc.NewString)
Next
File.WriteAllText(existingFileMaster, strMasterDoc)
End Sub
Private Function CreateList(selectedPath As String) As List(Of FileChanges)
Dim lstFC As New List(Of FileChanges)
Dim count As Integer = Directory.GetFiles(selectedPath, "*.sgm").Count-1
'MsgBox("COUNT " & count)
For i = 1 To count
Dim fc As New FileChanges
fc.OldString = $"&CH{i};"
fc.FileName = $"Chapter{i}.sgm"
fc.NewString = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(selectedPath, fc.FileName))
lstFC.Add(fc)
Next
Return lstFC
End Function
End Class
Public Class FileChanges
Public Property OldString As String '&CH1.sgm
Public Property FileName As String 'Chapter1.sgm
Public Property NewString As String 'Contents of Chapter1.sgm, the string to insert
End Class
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I’m really stuck on some VB.Net code. And I’m really hoping you all can help.
Here's my code (with lots of help from Mary). There’s a master document (Bld_Master_Document.sgm”) which holds entities (&Ch1;), there and be an infinite number of entities. There are files that match the number of the entity (“Bld_Ch1.sgm”). I need to search the master document for the entity and paste the contents of the matching sgm file. The code works ACCEPT for the replace function line 24. I’ve tested a simple .Replace function with just strings and that works. But replace function doesn’t work when using the variables CreateList() makes (fc.OldString & fc.NewString).
Can you please take a look at my code. I’m hoping It’s something simple I’m missing.
Thank you for taking the time to work on this with me.
Maxine
Public Class Form1
Private Sub btnImport_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnImport.Click
'Add a FolderBrowseDialog to your form designer
FolderBrowserDialog1.ShowDialog()
Dim searchDir As String = FolderBrowserDialog1.SelectedPath
MsgBox("Search Dir " & searchDir)
Dim existingFileMaster = Path.Combine(searchDir, "Bld1_Master_Document.sgm")
MsgBox("fOUND MasterBuild file " & existingFileMaster)
Dim lstFileChanges = CreateList(searchDir)
'The following method does NOT return an array of lines
Dim strMasterDoc = File.ReadAllText(existingFileMaster)
For Each fc In lstFileChanges
strMasterDoc = strMasterDoc.Replace(fc.OldString, fc.NewString)
Next
File.WriteAllText(existingFileMaster, strMasterDoc)
End Sub
Private Function CreateList(selectedPath As String) As List(Of FileChanges)
Dim lstFC As New List(Of FileChanges)
Dim count As Integer = Directory.GetFiles(selectedPath, "*.sgm").Count-1
'MsgBox("COUNT " & count)
For i = 1 To count
Dim fc As New FileChanges
fc.OldString = $"&CH{i};"
fc.FileName = $"Chapter{i}.sgm"
fc.NewString = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(selectedPath, fc.FileName))
lstFC.Add(fc)
Next
Return lstFC
End Function
End Class
Public Class FileChanges
Public Property OldString As String '&CH1.sgm
Public Property FileName As String 'Chapter1.sgm
Public Property NewString As String 'Contents of Chapter1.sgm, the string to insert
End Class
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