[SOLVED]Search Text File

Hi, i'm making a little programme that is working absoluetly fine at the moment. It simply searches for certain files. Now I would like to know how to make it search for the files in a text file. So for example my text file looks like this:

file1.zip
file2.zip

How can i get VB to read that so I can search for it?

Thanks in advance!

I believe you need to read that text filed first so you could achieve what you need....
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showth...=read+txt+file
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showth...=read+txt+file
http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showth...=read+txt+file

This should help with basic text files,

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?p=1895348

I seems to me that you mean "search the 'zip' file" for a certain file name you specify.

If that is the case you need to get a zip control or zip dll that will allow you to call properties and methods for zip compressed files. Do a google search on zip control or zip dll and you will find lots. Here are a couple of examples:

http://www.abale.com/
http://www.bigspeed.net/index.php?page=bszipdll

I have used the second one and it works pretty well. Most are not free. Most will have a method that will list all the files in a zip without actually doing the extraction. You can then search the structure returned for the file you are after.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for the replies. I'm not looking for files inside zip files im just looking for file names, they are actually .pbo files. I will check them links out. Cheers :thumb:

None of them seem to help. Say this is my text file:

1234.zip
2423.pbo
hello.txt
thanks.exe

I want to say line 1 of text file = line1
Line 2 (2434.pbo) of text file = line2


Search Line1
Search Line2
Search Line3

Etc? lol, hard to explain. Hope you understand.

Thanks

open your file and use the Line Input statement.

VB Code:

Dim aline As String
 
Open "C:\yourfile.txt" For Input As #1
 Do While Not EOF(1)
  Line Input #1, aline
  'do whatever with the string aline
 Loop
Close #1

casey.

Thanks Casey! Thats exactly what i needed! :thumb:

How can i do it to search more lines then one?

that will search each line one at a time.

casey.

I think you need to explain it better. If this is solved (which I don't think it is since the bottom post has a new question on it), please state it better. I personally don't understand.

Phreak

Heres what I have

VB Code:

Private Sub tSearch_Timer()
txt.Caption = "Searching for ukf_infantry.pbo..."
Dim CSIDL As Long
Dim DefPath As String
DefPath = GetFolderPath(CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES)
DefFold = DefPath & "\Codemasters\OperationFlashpoint\@ECP\Addons\"
Dim tempStr As String, Ret As Long
tempStr = String(MAX_PATH, 0)
Ret = SearchTreeForFile(DefFold, HOWD I PUT OUTPUT HERE??, tempStr)
If Ret <> 0 Then
With lst
.AddItem HOWD I PUT OUTPUT HERE?? & " - " & DefFold & "ukf_infantry"
End With
Else
End If
tSearch.Enabled = False
End Sub
 
Private Sub txtSearch_Click()
txtSearch.Enabled = False
Open (App.Path & "\flz.22") For Input As #1
 Do While Not EOF(1)
  Line Input #1, TLine
 Loop
Close #1
defFol.Enabled = False
tSearch.Enabled = True
End Sub

I want it to search for the first line, third line, fifth line etc of what is in the text file. So basically, can i turn each line found from the text file into a global string?

as you are going through the loop, have a counter keeping record of which line you are on then check if the number is odd, if it is then add it to the string.

do you want an array or one long string of what you find ?

casey.

Say line one of the text is EXAMPLE i want to make that line into a string so i can do something like

Search examplestringname.

?? lol

correct me if i am wrong, are you searching the textfile and if the line(filename) is a .pbo extension then add it to a listbox ?, if so then try this.

VB Code:

Dim TLine As String
 
Open (App.Path & "\flz.22") For Input As #1
 Do While Not EOF(1)
  Line Input #1, TLine
   If Right$(TLine, 4) = ".pbo" Then
    List1.AddItem TLine
   End If
 Loop
Close #1

casey.

No. Heres the situation. I need a programme to find out if a person has files missing in a certain folder. So if they don't have that file then it's added to the list. All the files are .pbo.

if the certain folder is the same one all the time then use the Dir() function aswell to check if it exists, if it doesnt then add the item.

VB Code:

Dim TLine As String
 
Open (App.Path & "\flz.22") For Input As #1
 Do While Not EOF(1)
  Line Input #1, TLine
   If Dir$("C:\thepath\tothe\folder\" & TLine) = "" Then
    List1.AddItem TLine
   End If
 Loop
Close #1

is this it or am i just confused :)

casey.

I want to search a directory for files using the lines in the text file. lol im confusing myself.

well you say your textfile as filenames so that code is taking each line which is a filename then adding it to the end of the string to the full folder path and checking if it exists.

If Dir$("C:\thepath\tothe\folder\" & TLine) = "" Then


is the folder where the files should be always the same ?

casey.

I see, it's late. Thats brilliant thanks a load :)