In my opac_one-hit*.log I have 3 columns with numbers which are separated with ;
I want to find and rename the duplicated numbers in the third column and make the repeated numbers look like number_1... number_2
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL enabledelayedexpansion
for /r %%# in ("opac_one-hit*.log") do (
FOR /F "usebackq skip=3 tokens=1,3 delims=;" %%G IN ( "%%~f#" ) DO ( echo %%H >> liste.txt
)
)
Sample from opac_one-hit*.log:
"F96B1606";"216618711"; "BV499630491";
"F96B1607";"216618878"; "BV499630823";
"F96B1661";"216653304"; "BV49843883X";
"F96B1690";"216796148"; "BV49843883X";
Result:
the duplicated number in the third column should look like this "BV49843883X_1" If there are two duplicates then BV49843883X_1 and BV49843883X_2
You did not specified the desired output. This Batch file is a starting point:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
for %%# in ("opac_one-hit*.log") do (
for /F "usebackq tokens=3 delims=; " %%G in ("%%~f#") do (
echo "%%~G!N3[%%~G]!"
set /A "C3[%%~G]+=1"
set "N3[%%~G]=_!C3[%%~G]!"
)
)
This is the output:
"BV499630491"
"BV499630823"
"BV49843883X"
"BV49843883X_1"
Sadly you haven't shown exactly what your output should be, so I'll have to leave it to you to complete the task.
#ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
:: remove variables starting #
FOR /F "delims==" %%a In ('set # 2^>Nul') DO SET "%%a="
SET "sourcedir=U:\sourcedir"
SET "destdir=U:\destdir"
SET "filename1=%sourcedir%\q49821253.txt"
SET "outfile=%destdir%\outfile.txt"
REM for /r %%a in ("%filename1%") do (
for %%a in ("%filename1%") do (
FOR /F "usebackq tokens=1,3 delims=;" %%G IN ( "%%~fa" ) DO (
CALL :bumpcount %%H
)
)
GOTO :EOF
:bumpcount
SET "col3=%~1"
(
IF DEFINED #%col3% (
SET /a #%col3%+=1
ECHO "%col3%_!#%col3%!"
) ELSE (
echo %1
SET /a #%col3%=0
)
)>> "%outfile%"
GOTO :eof
Note that I've changed the filenames to suit my system, removed the skip from the file-analyser and replaced the for/r with a plain vanilla for for testing.
The for /f to remove variables starting # needs to be moved to the line before the for...%%G... if you want to restart the numbering at the start of each new file. Don't use ::-comments within a loop, use REMcomments instead.
First, clear all # variables. then, on each line, pass column3's contents to a subprocedure called :bumpcount
:bumpcount sets the variable col3 to the value of column3, removing the enclosing quotes. If the variable #+column3 is defined, then we have encountered this value in the past, so increment it and append the new count-of-repeats to the contents of column3; otherwise, just output the value as suplied and set %+column3 to 0, indicating that it's been seen before and starting the count for that particular value's suffix.
Note the (...) surrounding the if defined statement. This gathers all output to the redirected destination.
Since you didn't explicitly show the desired output, I simply reproduced column3 without the terminal ; as I assume it appeared from your original code.
Related
I am trying to create batch file that reads specific CSV documents from specific file, and extracts some lines that have specific number and print it out on the screen " the whole line !". The problem is I created the code but it wont work at all, whenever I tried it only prints the line numbers!?
The code:
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "yourDir=C:\Users\Adminm\Desktop\test11\"
set "yourExt=csv"
set "keyword=44"
set /a count=0
set linenum=!count!
set c=0
pushd %yourDir%
for %%a in (*.%yourExt%) do (
for /f "usebackq tokens=3 delims=," %%b in (%yourDir%%%a) do (
set /a count = !count! + 1
if NOT %%b == %keyword% (
for /f "delims=" %%1 in ('type %yourDir%%%a') do (
set /a c+=1 && if "!c!" equ "%linenum%" echo %%1%
)
)
)
)
echo !count!
popd
endlocal
thanks in advance <3
for %%a in (*.%yourExt%) do (
for /f "usebackq delims=" %%L in ("%%a") do (
for /f "tokens=3 delims=," %%b in ("%%L") do (
if %%b == %keyword% echo %%L
)
)
)
Assuming what you want to do is scan each file for a target string in column3, then:
Since you have already changed to yourdir, there's no requirement to specify it in the scan-for-filenames for.
Your attempt to locate the required line is clumsy. All you need to do is assign each line in turn to a metavariable (%%L) and then use for/ to parse the metavariable. When the required data matches, simply echo the metavariable containing the entire line.
You've attempted to use %%1 as a metavariable. %n for n=0..9 refers to the parameter number supplied to the routine. The only officially defined metavariables for use here are %%a..%%z and %%A..%%Z (one of the very few places where batch is case-sensitive) - although some other symbols also work. Numerics will not work here.
I am trying to extract a portion of all the filenames(pdf files) in the current directory.
The length of filenames vary except for the last portion(datetime and extension) which will always be 16 characters. The remaining part will always have different lengths. Even the portion I require may have varying lengths.
I tried using lastIndexOf function obtained here.
filename eg : academyo-nonpo-2582365-082416051750.pdf
I want to extract the section in Bold.
I tried trimming the last 17 characters(this portion will always have a fixed length.) first and then tried to obtain the last Index Of '-'(since the fist portion can have variable character length.) and trim the characters until that position, which should return the required portion of the filename.
#echo off
Setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
For %%# in ("%~dp0\*.pdf") Do (
Set "File=%%~nx#"
Set "File=!File:~0,-17!"
Set "lio2="
#echo on
echo !File!
#echo off
call :lastindexof !File! - lio2
Set "File=!File:~%lio%!"
)
Pause&Exit
:lastindexof [%1 - string ; %2 - find last index of ; %3 - if defined will store the result in variable with same name]
#echo off
setlocal enableDelayedExpansion
set "str=%~1"
set "p=!str:%~2=&echo.!"
set "splitter=%~2"
set LF=^
rem ** Two empty lines are required
echo off
for %%L in ("!LF!") DO (
for /f "delims=" %%R in ("!splitter!") do (
set "var=!str:%%R=%%L!"
)
)
for /f delims^=^" %%P in ("!var!") DO (
set "last_part=%%~P"
)
if "!last_part!" equ "" if "%~3" NEQ "" (
echo "not contained" >2
endlocal
set %~3=-1
exit
) else (
echo "not contained" >2
endlocal
set argv=original
set $strLen=for /L %%n in (1 1 2) do if %%n==2 (%\n%
for /F "tokens=1,2 delims=, " %%1 in ("!argv!") do (%\n%
set "str=A!%%~2!"%\n%
echo -1
)
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
set ^"\n=^^^%LF%%LF%^%LF%%LF%^^"
set "len=0"%\n%
for /l %%A in (12,-1,0) do (%\n%
set /a "len|=1<<%%A"%\n%
for %%B in (!len!) do if "!str:~%%B,1!"=="" set /a "len&=~1<<%%A"%\n%
)%\n%
for %%v in (!len!) do endlocal^&if "%%~b" neq "" (set "%%~1=%%v") else echo %%v%\n%
) %\n%
) ELSE setlocal enableDelayedExpansion ^& set argv=,
%$strlen% strlen,str
%$strlen% plen,last_part
%$strlen% slen,splitter
set /a lio=strlen-plen-slen
endlocal & if "%~3" NEQ "" (set %~3=%lio%) else echo %lio%
exit /b
The reference of the variable passed to the function as the 3rd parameter doesn't seem to be returning the required value.
I dunno what is wrong here.
To get the section in bold then:
Example#
#Echo Off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
For %%# in ("%~dp0*.pdf") Do (
Set "File=%%~n#"
Set "File=!File:~-20,7!"
Echo=!File!%%~x#)
Pause
Okay what about?
#Echo Off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
For %%# in ("%~dp0*.pdf") Do (
Set "File=%%~n#"
Set "File=!File:~,-13!"
Call :Sub "!File:-=\!%%~x#")
Pause
:Sub
Echo=%~nx1
To extract the portion in between the last hyphen and the next-to-last one, you could use the following script (provide the strings/files as command line arguments):
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
set "SEP=-"
for %%A in (%*) do (
set "ITEM=%%~A"
set "PREV="
if defined ITEM (
for %%B in ("!ITEM:%SEP%=" "!") do (
set "PREV=!PART!"
set "PART=%%~B"
)
if defined PREV (
echo(!PREV!
)
)
)
endlocal
exit /B
This approach basically replaces every - by the standard cmd tokenisation character SPACE and iterates through the resulting string using a standard for loop (no /F option). The currently iterated part is stored in variable PART, whose content is first copied into PREV to gain a delay of one loop iteration. So the next-to-last portion is finally stored in PREV.
Note that this script might return unexpected results in case the strings/files contain exclamation marks because of delayed expansion.
Have a look on this answer. Thought is to first count the number of tokens (you still do have to trim the string before this) and then get the last token.
In the first loop where it says "tokens=1*" , you have to edit it to the following: "tokens=1* delims=-" and in the second loop add delims=- as well after %i%. It should be looking like this in total with your script:
#echo off
SetLocal EnableDelayedExpansion
For %%# in ("%~dp0\*.pdf") Do (
Set "File=%%~nx#"
Set "File=!File:~0,-17!"
Set "lio2="
#echo on
echo !File!
#echo off
call:subfunction !File! - lio2
Set "File=!File:~%lio%!"
)
:subfunction
set var1=%1
set var2=%var1%
set i=0
:loopprocess
for /F "tokens=1* delims=-" %%A in ( "%var1%" ) do (
set /A i+=1
set var1=%%B
goto loopprocess )
for /F "tokens=%i% delims=-" %%G in ( "%var2%" ) do set last=%%G
echo %last%
REM do what you want with last here!
I tested it and it seems to be working correctly even with something like ac-ade-myo-n-on-po-15482729242321654-082416051750.pdf, however after finishing correctly, it give an error message one time with a syntax error I could not find...
If you can ignore that error (everything else works), this might help.
I have written a batch file which I want to overwrite key strings with strings from another .txt file.
currently it copies the new File.txt file perfectly but does not replace the strings with the strings from OldFile.txt file.
example of strings in File.txt file:
...
# Password
Pword=
# AccountName
Account=
# TownName
Town=
# Postcode
Postcode=
# LocationChangedDate
LocationChanged=
example of strings in OldFile.txt file I want to replace from:
...
# Password
Pword=ABC
# AccountName
Account=123
# TownName
Town=LDN
# Postcode
Postcode=WS77TP
# LocationChangedDate
LocationChanged=01/01/2015
Can someone please point me in the right direction or explain where I have made a mistake?
#echo off
setlocal disableDelayedExpansion
::Variables
set InputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\Machine\File.txt
set OutputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\File-New.txt
set CopyFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\OldMachine\OldFile.txt
set _strFindPword=Pword=.*
for /F "delims=" %%A in ('findstr /x "Pword=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertPword=%%A
echo.%_strInsertPword%
set _strFindAccount=Account=.*
for /F "delims=" %%B in ('findstr /x "Account=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertAccount=%%B
echo.%_strInsertAccount%
set _strFindTown=Town=.*
for /F "delims=" %%C in ('findstr /x "Town=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertTown=%%C
echo.%_strInsertTown%
set _strFindLocationChanged=LocationChanged=.*
for /F "delims=" %%D in ('findstr /x "LocationChanged=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertLocationChanged=%%D
echo.%_strInsertLocationChanged%
set _strFindPostcode=Postcode=.*
for /F "delims=" %%E in ('findstr /x "Postcode=.*" %CopyFile%') do set _strInsertPostcode=%%E
echo.%_strInsertPostcode%
(
for /F "delims=" %%L in ('findstr /n "^" "%InputFile%"') do (
set "line=%%L"
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "line=!line:*:=!"
if "%%L" equ "_strFindPword" (echo.!_strInsertPword!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindAccount%" (echo.!_strInsertAccount!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindTown%" (echo.!_strInsertTown!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindLocationChanged%" (echo.!_strInsertLocationChanged!) else (
if "%%L" equ "%_strFindPostcode%" (echo.!_strInsertPostcode!) else (echo.!line!)
)
)
)
)
endlocal
)
) > "%OutputFile%"
del %InputFile%
ren %OutputFile% File.txt
pause
I think I finally got it...
What it does:
It goes through the OldFile.txt content, searching for markers, if found they are stored into environment variables to be used in the nest step (e.g. for _PWD marker (variable) which has a value of Pword=, it will create a _PWDCONTENTS variable with the content of Pword=ABC).
It goes through File.txt content, searching for the same markers, if one marker found, the corresponding CONTENTS variable is dumped in the OutFile.txt, else the original line. Because that happens in the inner for loop, I had to add some extra logic (the _WROTE var) to avoid writing the same lines more than once.
Notes:
It is supposed (well, besides doing what it's supposed to) to be "configurable" (the code is complicated, it's heading towards meta :) if you will), meaning that if there are changes between the markers the code shouldn't change (well there would be code changes, but not in the functional part only in variable definitions). Let me detail:
If you no longer need to replace the Town= string, then all you have to do is removing _TOWN from _ALL: set _ALL=_PWD _ACCT _POST _LOC.
The reverse: if you want to add some other tag (let's call it Name), you have to create a new environment variable: set _NAME=Name= and add it to _ALL: set _ALL=_PWD _ACCT _TOWN _POST _LOC _NAME.
As an indirect consequence, I didn't focus on performance, so it might run slow. Anyway I tried to keep the disk accesses (which are painfully slow) to a minimum (one example is when having 2 for loops the one that iterates on a file contents - assuming that each iteration takes a disk access; this might not be true, and Win has IO buffering - it's the outer one).
I "commented" out the last line in the file, to avoid overwriting the original file. If that behavior is needed, simply remove the rem at the beginning.
Here's the batch code:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set _INFILE="File.txt"
set _OUTFILE="NewFile.txt"
set _OLDFILE="OldFile.txt"
set _PWD=Pword=
set _ACCT=Account=
set _TOWN=Town=
set _POST=Postcode=
set _LOC=LocationChanged=
set _ALL=_PWD _ACCT _TOWN _POST _LOC
echo Parsing old file contents...
for /f "tokens=*" %%f in ('type !_OLDFILE!') do (
for %%g in (!_ALL!) do (
echo %%f | findstr /b /c:!%%g! 1>nul
if "!errorlevel!" equ "0" (
set %%gCONTENTS=%%f
)
)
)
copy nul %_OUTFILE%
echo Merging the old file contents into the new file...
set _WROTE=0
for /f "tokens=*" %%f in ('findstr /n "^^" !_INFILE!') do (
set _TMPVAR0=%%f
set _TMPVAR0=!_TMPVAR0:*:=!
for %%g in (!_ALL!) do (
echo !_TMPVAR0! | findstr /b /c:!%%g! 1>nul
if "!errorlevel!" equ "0" (
echo.!%%gCONTENTS!>>!_OUTFILE!
set _WROTE=1
)
)
if "!_WROTE!" equ "0" (
echo.!_TMPVAR0!>>!_OUTFILE!
) else (
set _WROTE=0
)
)
rem copy /-y %_OUTFILE% %_INFILE%
#EDIT0: Using #StevoStephenson suggestion (as part of the question snippet), I replaced the (2nd) outer for loop to ('findstr /n "^^" !_INFILE!') in order to include the empty lines, so the 3rd remark no longer applies (deleting). Also did some small changes to allow files that contain SPACE s in their paths.
Maybe it works like this
set CopyFile=oldfile.txt
set InputFile=newfile.txt
set str_search="Pword"
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('findstr %str_search% %copyfile%') do set str_replace=%%i
set str_replace="%str_replace%"
echo %str_search%
echo %str_replace%
pause
CALL :far %InputFile% %str_search% %str_replace%
EXIT /B 0
:far
setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
set "search=%2"
set "replace=%3"
::remove quotes
set search=%search:"=%
set replace=%replace:"=%
echo %search%
echo %replace%
set "textFile=%1"
for /f "delims=" %%i in ('type "%textFile%" ^& break ^> "%textFile%" ') do (
set "line=%%i"
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set "line=!line:%search%=%replace%!"
>>"%textFile%" echo(!line!
endlocal
)
EXIT /B 0
At for /f "delims=" %%i in ('findstr %str_search% %copyfile%') do set str_replace=%%i you write the line with the variable that has the needed info to str_replace.
After that you the program calls an embeded find-and-replace-function (:far) whitch i shemelessly stole from Batch script to find and replace a string in text file without creating an extra output file for storing the modified file
This function finds the string "Pword" and replaces it by the line find in the old file.
Attention:
This doesn't solve your problem completely since your new file has to be s.th like this.
#Password
Pword
so if you loose the = it works otherwise it doesn't. I hope this helps you with your problem.
It's not perfect but this may be okay for you:
#Echo Off
Setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
(Set InputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\Machine\File.txt)
(Set OutputFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\File-New.txt)
(Set CopyFile=F:\EXCHANGE\3\OldMachine\OldFile.txt)
For /F "Delims=" %%I In (
'FindStr/B "Pword= Account= Town= LocationChanged= Postcode=" "%CopyFile%"'
) Do Set %%I
(For /F "Tokens=1-2* Delims=]=" %%I In ('Find /V /N ""^<"%InputFile%"') Do (
Echo(%%J|FindStr/B # || (If Defined %%J (Call Echo=%%J=%%%%J%%) Else (
If "%%J" NEq "" (Echo=%%J=%%K) Else (Echo=)))))>%OutputFile%
Timeout -1
EndLocal
Exit/B
I've left the delete and rename for you to add at the end.
This solution should be much faster than the other solutions.
It will also preserve empty lines and lines containing ! and ^.
It only needs one findstr call for collecting the old values for all words.
A second findstr determines all lines (by line number) in the infile which needs an update.
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "_INFILE=File.txt"
set "_OUTFILE=NewFile.txt"
set "_OLDFILE="OldFile.txt"
set "_WORDS=Pword= Account= Town= Postcode= LocationChanged="
REM *** get all values for the key words
for /F "tokens=1,* delims==" %%L in ('findstr "!_WORDS!" "!_OLDFILE!"') do (
for /F %%S in ("%%L") do (
set "word[%%S]=%%M"
)
)
REM *** Find all lines which needs an update
set wordIdx=0
for /F "tokens=1,2,* delims=:= " %%1 in ('findstr /n "!_WORDS!" "!_INFILE!"') do (
set "lines[!wordIdx!].line=%%1"
set "lines[!wordIdx!].word=%%2"
set "replace=!word[%%2]!"
set "lines[!wordIdx!].replace=!replace!"
set /a wordIdx+=1
)
REM *** copy the infile to the outfile
REM *** Replace only the lines which are marked by line numbers
echo Parsing old file contents...
set nextWordIdx=0
set /a searchLine=lines[!nextWordIdx!].line
set lineNo=0
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
(
for /f "tokens=*" %%L in ('findstr /n "^" "%_INFILE%"') do (
set "line=%%L"
set /a lineNo+=1
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
set "line=!line:*:=!"
if !lineNo! equ !searchLine! (
(echo(!line!!lines[0].replace!)
set /a nextWordIdx+=1
for /F %%R in ("!nextWordIdx!") do (
endlocal
set /a nextWordIdx=%%R
set /a searchLine=lines[%%R].line
)
) ELSE (
(echo(!line!)
endlocal
)
)
) > "!_OUTFILE!"
I need to prepare an automatically-generated CSV file for import into a database. One of the columns is supposed to contain integers, but the generating program (which I have no control of) doesn't always put anything in that column. The database import won't accept null values in an integer column. There are other string columns that should stay null.
Here's a simplified CSV with the problem:
"UID","Name","Comment","LicenseNo","DateEntered"
"1","Adam","Likes puppies","4451","2014-05-01"
"2","Barbara","","",2014-05-02"
"3","","Reserved","","2014-05-03"
"4","Donna","","4559","2014-05-04"
I'd like to replace the "" occurrences with "0" in column 4 only.
I can get as far as being able to isolate the column in each row and set a non-nil substitute variable:
set inputCSV=%1
set outputCSV=%2
for /f "delims==" %%a IN (%inputCSV%) DO (
set line=%%a
for /f "tokens=4 delims=," %%b IN ("!line!") DO (
if %%b=="" (
set data="0"
) else (
set data=%%b
)
)
)
However, I can't figure out how to output the corrected line to a new file. I was heading towards inserting something like:
if !data!=="0" (
for /f "tokens=1-3 delims=," %%d IN ("!line!") DO set prev=%%d,%%e,%%f
for /f "tokens=5 delims=," %%g IN ("!line!") DO set next=%%g
echo !prev!,!data!,!next! >> %outputCSV%
) else (
echo !line! >> %outputCSV%
)
But the real CSV has dozens of columns, so I'm going to run out of FOR variables, and it just seems like there's a better way I can't see ...
Any insight would be appreciated.
use tokens=1-4,*
* means "the fifth token is the rest of the line"
Complete code:
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set inputCSV=%1
set outputCSV=%2
(for /f "tokens=1-4,* delims=," %%a IN (%inputCSV%) DO (
if "%%d"=="""" (set "value="000"") else (set "value=%%d")
echo %%a,%%b,%%c,!value!,%%e
))>%output.csv
EDIT for the additional info in the comment
#echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
set inputCSV=%1
set outputCSV=%2
(for /f "tokens=*" %%a IN (%inputCSV%) DO (
set column=0
set "line="
for %%i in ( %%a ) do (
set /a column+=1
set value=%%~i
if !column!==4 (
if "!value!"=="" set "value=0"
)
set "line=!line!,"!value!""
)
echo !line:~1!
))>%outputCSV%
change the 4 to the correct column number.
Attention: there is a limit for the number of characters per line (don't remember how much, could affect %%a)
Also some special characters will make trouble.
This should be a robust and quick way to do it:
This uses a helper batch file called repl.bat (by dbenham) - download from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qidqwztmetbvklt/repl.bat
Place repl.bat in the same folder as the batch file or in a folder that is on the path.
#echo off
type "file.csv" | repl "^(.*?,.*?,.*?),\q\q,(.*)" "$1,\q0\q,$2" x >"newfile.csv"
I have a file which I need to load into a database. It has a delimiter of pipe (|) however each line contains different number of pipes. Using a batch script, how can I remove pipes from each line so the same number of pipes are on each line?
Example of file:
1|2|3||||||
4|5|6|||
7|8||||||
Let's say I'd like 5 pipes on each line only so it looks like:
1|2|3|||
4|5|6|||
7|8||||
Update See second solution and limitation updates.
Example file.txt contents
A|B|C|D|E|F|G
1|2|3|4|5|6|7
!|#|#|$|%|^|&
]1|]2|]3|]4|]5|]6|]7
|Two||Four||||Eight
!#$%^&%^*(){}|[]';/.,<>/|
Lonely||||||||||||||||||
Sep|er|ate| From| Th|e |W||orld | |
First Solution
Here is a simple way to do what you want. It should not have any problems with special characters.
Limitations
It only supports up to 24 25 columns as it is currently written. %%A to %%Y
The first value may not begin with ]. Replaced for /F "tokens=1,* delims=]" %%Y in ('type file.txt ^| find /v /n ""') do ( with for /F "delims=" %%Z in ('type file.txt') do (.
"Empty" fields may only appear at the end of every line. See second solution.
Does not preserve blank lines in the file. (This can be fixed if desired.)
Just specify how many and which columns you want to keep. For example tokens=3-5,12,48-50 will select only columns 3,4,5,12,48,49,50. Make sure you add on or remove the variables to match the output you want. echo %%A^|%%B^|%%D^|%%C^|%%G^|%%E^|%%F. Note that the columns can be reordered as well in the echo statement.
#echo off
setlocal DisableDelayedExpansion
for /F "delims=" %%Z in ('type file.txt') do (
for /F "tokens=1-5 delims=|" %%A in ("%%Z") do (
echo %%A^|%%B^|%%C^|%%D^|%%E
)
)
endlocal
pause >nul
You can either redirect the output of the .bat file into a new file Script.bat>output.txt or output the echo command to a file by appending >>output.txt to the echo line.
Example Output:
A|B|C|D|E
1|2|3|4|5
!|#|#|$|%
]1|]2|]3|]4|]5
Two|Four|Eight|| <-- Note that this line exhibits limit 3.
!#$%^&%^*(){}|[]';/.,<>/|||
Lonely||||
Sep|er|ate| From| Th
Second Solution
Shares only limitations 1 and 4. Currently adds spaces into existing blank columns to preserve all columns. They can be removed with a further code change, but will not add unless desired by the OP.
#echo off
setlocal EnableExtensions DisableDelayedExpansion
for /F "delims=" %%Z in ('type file.txt') do (
set "xLine=|%%Z"
call :Parse xLine
)
endlocal
pause >nul
goto :eof
:Parse
call set "xLine=%%%~1:||=| |%%"
for /F "tokens=1-5 delims=|" %%A in ("%xLine%") do (
echo %%A^|%%B^|%%C^|%%D^|%%E
)
goto :eof
Example Output:
A|B|C|D|E
1|2|3|4|5
!|#|#|$|%
]1|]2|]3|]4|]5
|Two| |Four|
!#$%^&%^*(){}|[]';/.,<>/|||
Lonely| | | |
Sep|er|ate| From| Th
There is no direct way to achieve this process, so each character must be revised in order to count the number of pipes in each line. It works, but it is somewhat slow.
#echo off
setlocal EnableDelayedExpansion
rem Number of desired pipes
set limit=5
for /F "delims=" %%a in (input.txt) do (
set "line=%%a"
rem Get position of last character
set last=0
for /L %%b in (12,-1,0) do (
set /A "last|=1<<%%b"
for %%c in (!last!) do if "!line:~%%c,1!" equ "" set /A "last&=~1<<%%b"
)
rem Copy each character to result, but just %limit% number of pipes
set pipes=0
set result=
for /L %%c in (0,1,!last!) do (
if "!line:~%%c,1!" neq "|" (
set "result=!result!!line:~%%c,1!"
) else (
set /A pipes+=1
if !pipes! leq %limit% set "result=!result!|"
)
)
echo !result!
)
Previous program will fail if the input line contain exclamation marks.
Output:
1|2|3|||
4|5|6|||
7|8||||
Antonio