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Jul 25th, 2012, 09:58 AM #1

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Replacing value in .csv file
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Junior Member Hey, i have a question: Is it possible to replace a value in a .csv file using VB????

Join Date: Jun 2012 Here is an example of what im talking about:

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Column1, Column2, Column3, Column4, Column5
Value1, Value2, Value3, ., Vlaue5

i need to replace ,., with , Value4,

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Jul 25th, 2012, 10:03 AM #2

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You would read the file in say with TextFieldParser class line by line, place the data into a string array then write the
data back to the file after finishing looping thru the file.

The replacement happens as you are reading a line that meets critiera to change text. Use IO.File.WriteAllLines to
write the array back to disk.
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Jul 25th, 2012, 10:04 AM #3

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vb Code:
1. dim lines() as string = io.file.readalllines("csv.txt")
2. for x as integer = 0 to lines.getupperbound(0)
3. if lines(x).contains(".,") then
4. lines(x) = lines(x).replace(".", "Value4")
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8. io.file.writealllines("csv.txt", lines)

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Jul 25th, 2012, 10:08 AM #4

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Re: Replacing value in .csv file
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Junior Member thanks for the reply i will check out the links and post something if/when i figure out how to write the code.

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Jul 25th, 2012, 10:10 AM #5

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Originally Posted by .paul.

vb Code:
1. dim lines() as string = io.file.readalllines("csv.txt")
2. for x as integer = 0 to lines.getupperbound(0)
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3. if lines(x).contains(".,") then
Location: Denmark 4. lines(x) = lines(x).replace(".", "Value4")
Posts: 528 5. end if
6. next
7.
8. io.file.writealllines("csv.txt", lines)

This bit of code may not work as intended. Assuming any of value1, value2, value3 or value5 contain a ".", you would
end up replacing more "."s than the one we're interested in replacing. Using indexof would most likely be a better
option, depending on the input data ofc.

#EDIT: The following should work regardless of contents of the other fields (at least on the small sample of data I
tried it on):
Code:
Dim lines() As String = IO.File.ReadAllLines("csv.txt")
Dim i As Integer

For x As Integer = 0 To lines.GetUpperBound(0)

i = lines(x).IndexOf(".,")
If i > 0 Then
lines(x) = lines(x).Substring(0, i) & "value4" & lines(x).Substring(i + 1, lines(x
End If
Next

IO.File.WriteAllLines("csv.txt", lines)

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Jul 25th, 2012, 10:53 AM #6

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Originally Posted by .paul.
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vb Code:
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1. dim lines() as string = io.file.readalllines("csv.txt")
2. for x as integer = 0 to lines.getupperbound(0)
3. if lines(x).contains(".,") then
4. lines(x) = lines(x).replace(".", "Value4")
5. end if
6. next
7.
8. io.file.writealllines("csv.txt", lines)

hey this worked perfectly!!!!!!! Thankz

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