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SgtBadass
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 Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 7:28 pm Post subject: VDS capabilities |
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Hi guys/gals,
I've been out of the VDS scene for years now. I used to use version 2, upgraded to 3 and barely used it since. However, I've now got a need for something and I'm wondering whether to get Version 5.
What I need to do is insert a certain bit of text in the top of a bunch of files selected via a file dialog - is this easy enough to do in VDS? I seem to remember loking at something similar in VD3, but as I said - haven't used it in years!
If anyone can point me in the direction of an example, I might just splash out and upgrade. In the meantime I'll have a look around. |
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FreezingFire
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Hi there! Welcome to the VDSWORLD Forums 
First off, let me say that VDS 5 is so much better than VDS 2 and 3,
and is now comparable to the capabilities of, for example, Visual Basic.
I highly recommend purchasing VDS 5 as you will find that you will use
it all the time! 
I made an example for you; you should use VDS 5 to execute this script,
mainly because of the updated commentation style.
If you would like to get a copy of VDS 5 (in case you haven't already),
please visit http://www.dialogscript.com/vds.html
| Code: | # Insert Text at Top of File example
# by FreezingFire
title Insert Text at Top of File example by FreezingFire
DIALOG CREATE,Example Dialog Box,-1,0,240,110
DIALOG ADD,TEXT,TEXT1,14,13,,,This example shows how to select a file and@cr()insert text at the top of it.
DIALOG ADD,BUTTON,Select,71,80,74,24,Select File
DIALOG SHOW
:Evloop
wait event
goto @event()
:SelectBUTTON
warn Warning: This demo will modify contents of the selected file. Please select a test file only.
%%file = @filedlg("All Files (*.*)|*.*",Select a File)
if @both(@ok(),@file(%%file))
%%text = @input(Enter text to insert:)
# I use lists in this example because it is much simpler to show
# however BINFILE may be preferred if the files being edited are
# very large.
list create,1
list loadfile,1,%%file
# seek to the first line in the list
if @text(1)
list seek,1,0
end
list insert,1,%%text
list savefile,1,%%file
list close,1
end
goto evloop
:Close
info End of demo.
exit |
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jules
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Joined: 14 Sep 2001
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Yes, this would be a doddle in VDS as FF's example shows.
FWIW, I generate my entire website using VDS to build the pages using a template into which is inserted the content of each page.
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Garrett
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.pricelessware.org/ is also generated by a VDS program with
a few templates for the html, and VDS inserting all the content.
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Garrett
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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I stand corrected.... It doesn't insert anything actually. It takes the
templates and the data and just makes new web pages out of it.
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