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== Description ==
== Description ==
This is a simple script that outputs whatever text is on the inputted line number.
This is a simple script that outputs whatever text is on the inputted line number.
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-Stu (Afrow UK)
-Stu (Afrow UK)


Page author: [[User:Afrow UK|Afrow UK]]
[[Category:Text Files Manipulation Functions]]

Latest revision as of 13:36, 24 June 2005

Author: Afrow UK (talk, contrib)


Description

This is a simple script that outputs whatever text is on the inputted line number.

Usage

Push 23 ;line number to read from
Push "$INSTDIR\file.txt" ;text file to read
 Call ReadFileLine
Pop $0 ;output string (read from file.txt)

The Script

Function ReadFileLine
Exch $0 ;file
Exch
Exch $1 ;line number
Push $2
Push $3
 
  FileOpen $2 $0 r
 StrCpy $3 0
 
Loop:
 IntOp $3 $3 + 1
  ClearErrors
  FileRead $2 $0
  IfErrors +2
 StrCmp $3 $1 0 loop
  FileClose $2
 
Pop $3
Pop $2
Pop $1
Exch $0
FunctionEnd

-Stu (Afrow UK)