Thanks, the find /v command was the final solution I came up with. Unfortunately not quick enough for the release of the Vinux 3.0 Virtual Edition package. If configuring the hotkey by simply appending the desired line at the end causes confusion or problems, he may need to use my solution to improve the batch file to remove all previous hotkey lines in the file.
Don Marang -------------------------------------------------- From: "DaShiell, Jude T. CIV NAVAIR 1490, 1, 26" <jude.dashiell@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 8:49 AM To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: RE: DOS Batch File Question
The dos find command has a /v switch you may find useful. If memory serves, you filter lines out with that /v switch and would probably end up using a temporary file then copying the temporary file over the original file. Then if all goes well, erase the temporary file. Grep and sed could easily accomplish this task if the environment is larger than dos though. -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Perry Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 23:42 To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: DOS Batch File Question If I wanted to do this I would skip batch and write it in python then compile it to an executable and send it to everyone. Ken From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 11:06 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: DOS Batch File Question I was attempting to help someone write a batch file to help configure VMware Player to use a preconfigured Vinux Virtual Machine. We want to modify the %AppData%\VMware\preferences.ini file to set the hotkey combination to Alt + Control + Shift. To do this, I need the batch file to do two things. 1. Delete any lines that contain the word "hotkey" that are currently in the file. Two definitions are not permitted in this file. There are other similar lines that appear in this file, but only this line seems to be processed in the newest versions of the software. 2. Append a line at the bottom of the file to define the desired hotkey with the command: echo 'pref.hotkey.shift="true"' >> %AppData%\VMware\preferences.ini Obviously, I know how to get the second task done. Can anybody help me with the first? We would need it to work in XP, Vista and Windows 7. In Linux, I think a simple sed statement would do the trick, like sed 'hotkey/d' ${AppData}/VMware/preferences.ini I am just guessing at the above hypothetical syntax as well. I have not attempted anything like that in years.Does anybody know how to modify text files in DOS? I ran across 'munge', which could have accomplished this as long as an additional definitions file was used. I use the past tense since it has not been around for a long time. There must be some such capability to search and destroy! The 'FIND' command can locate the lines. I want them deleted as well. Don Marang __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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