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Asked: 2021-10-28T06:30:09+00:00 In:

Batch File To Replace Multiple Rows Of Text

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Hello,

Can anyone help please?

I would like to create a batch file which replaces not just one word or line in a file, but multiple lines, replacing the removed lines with some specified text. For example, let’s just say the lines that appear immediately below has the following entry:

“Hello this is a very complex scenario but I (Line 1)
believe with MS DOS, there is always a way (Line 2)
round the problem. (Line 3)
(Line 4)
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. (Line 5)
Happy New Year to all forum members.” (Line 6)

I now need to replace Line 2, 3 and 4 with my some other text. It is worth pointing out my real-life scenario has a far greater number of lines to be replaced. Can this be down through a batch file?

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    1. This is hokey but it works.

      ============================================
      @echo off > newfile & setLocal enableDELAYedeXpansion

      set N=
      for /f “tokens=* delims= ” %%a in (my.txt) do (
      set /a N+=1
      if !N! equ 2 type replace.txt >> newfile
      if !N! neq 2 if !N! neq 3 if !N! neq 4 >> newfile echo.%%a
      )

      =====================================
      Life is too important to be taken seriously.

      M2

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