ReplaceInFile

Replaces all occurances of some text or a regex pattern in a local file with some other text.

app.ReplaceInFile( file, txt, rep, options? )

Example - Replace Text in File click to expand contents

function OnStart()
{
    app.WriteFile( "file.txt", "Hello world, exciting world." );
    app.ReplaceInFile( "file.txt", "world", "user" );
    app.Alert( app.ReadFile( "file.txt" ), "Result" );
}

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Example - Replace Regular Expression click to expand contents

function OnStart()
{
    app.WriteFile( "file.txt", "Hello world, exciting world." );
    app.ReplaceInFile( "file.txt", "(\\w+)o (\\w+)", "$2 is $1" );
    app.Alert( app.ReadFile( "file.txt" ), "Result" );
}

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Example - Replace Text in File click to expand contents

Example - Replace Regular Expression click to expand contents

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