Reading a text file

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#1

Hi All,

I want to develop a script like reading INI concept. Below is the format of TEXT file.

I want to take all values in a variable, like I want 10 in a var_Resolution, BLACK in var_Color etc. How can i do it, pleas suggest me.

Below the code upto what I have done.


tell application "Finder"
	set myFile to (choose file with prompt "Select INI file" of type {"TEXT"})
	open for access myFile
	set myFileContents to read myFile
	set TOT to get count of lines
	close access myFile
end tell

THanks

#2

Hi

something like this


set myFile to (choose file with prompt "Select INI file" of type {"public.plain-text"})
set myFileContents to paragraphs of (read myFile)
-- set TOT to get count of lines
set a to {}
set {TID, text item delimiters} to {text item delimiters, "="}
repeat with i in myFileContents
	set end of a to word 1 of text item 2 of i
end repeat
set text item delimiters to TID
set {var_Resolution, var_Color, var_Type} to a
#3

Hi Stefan
Thanks a lot, but the script is not working showing some errors of

Thanks

#4

The error occurs, if there is no equals sign in the string

#5

Hi,

I have given the equal sign in the file. But I don’t know why it occurs
Thanks

#6

The script parses all paragraphs of the file.
If there is at least one paragraph without an equals sign, the error occurs

#7

Oh Gr8

Thanks, yes it was my fault, I have given one extra enter.

Macrajeev