VBScript Basics, Part 23 | Replace Words (Replace Command)

VBScripting (.vbs) Basic tutorial on how to use the Replace Command to replace words and sentences in a text file.

Code Example:
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Option Explicit
Dim objFso, objOtF, cd, content

Set objFso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
cd = Replace(Wscript.ScriptFullName, Wscript.ScriptName, “file1.txt”)

Set objOtF = objFso.OpenTextFile(cd, 1)
content = objOtF.ReadAll
objOtF.Close

Set objOtF = objFso.OpenTextFile(cd, 2)
objOtF.Write Replace(content, “water”, “”)
objOtF.Close

wscript.echo “Complete.”
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Option Explicit
Dim fso, objRd, objwR, cd, content, o, n, change

cd = Replace(Wscript.ScriptFullName, Wscript.ScriptName, “file1.txt”)
Set fso = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)

Set objRd = fso.OpenTextFile(cd, 1)
content = objRd.ReadAll

o=InputBox(content,”Replace: Enter a word or phrase you want to replace.”)
n=InputBox(content,”Replace – ” & o & ” – With:”)

change = Replace(content, o, n)
objRd.Close

Set objwR = fso.OpenTextFile(cd, 2)
objwR.Write change
objwR.Close

Set objRd = fso.OpenTextFile(cd, 1)
msgbox objRd.ReadAll,vbInformation,”Here is your new Text.”

wscript.quit
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Know the Basics:
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Replace(String, FindSubstring, ReplaceSubstring)
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