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new= "Hello New York!" /* " new " used for replacement. */ |
new= "Hello New York!" /* " new " used for replacement. */ |
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parse arg fileList /*obtain required list of files from CL*/ |
parse arg fileList /*obtain required list of files from CL*/ |
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#= words(fileList) /*the number of files in the file list.*/ |
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do f=1 for |
do f=1 for #; fn= translate( word(fileList, f), , ','); say; say |
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say '──────── file is being read: ' fn " ("f 'out of' |
say '──────── file is being read: ' fn " ("f 'out of' # "files)." |
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call linein fn,1,0 /*position the file for input. */ |
call linein fn,1,0 /*position the file for input. */ |
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changes= |
changes= 0 /*the number of changes in file so far.*/ |
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do rec=0 while lines(fn)\==0 /*read a file (if it exists). */ |
do rec=0 while lines(fn)\==0 /*read a file (if it exists). */ |
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@.rec=linein(fn) |
@.rec= linein(fn) /*read a record (line) from the file. */ |
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if pos(old, @.rec)==0 then iterate /*Anything to change? No, then skip. */ |
if pos(old, @.rec)==0 then iterate /*Anything to change? No, then skip. */ |
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changes=changes + 1 |
changes= changes + 1 /*flag that file contents have changed.*/ |
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@.rec=changestr(old, @.rec, new) |
@.rec= changestr(old, @.rec, new) /*change the @.rec record, old ──► new.*/ |
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end /*rec*/ |
end /*rec*/ |
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Some older REXXes don't have a '''changestr''' BIF, so one is included here ──► [[CHANGESTR.REX]]. |
Some older REXXes don't have a '''changestr''' BIF, so one is included here ──► [[CHANGESTR.REX]]. |
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<br><br> |
<br><br> |
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{{out|output|text= when using the input (list of files) of: <tt> one.txt two.txt </tt>}} |
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<pre> |
<pre> |
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──────── file is being read: one.txt (1 out of 2 files). |
──────── file is being read: one.txt (1 out of 2 files). |
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