I'm trying to simply compare a line in a text file to today's date. The line I want help with always seems to evaluate true for my code. Any examples?
My code:
set %lines $lines(test.txt)
set %date $adate
while (%i <= %lines)
set %read $read(test.txt, n, %i)
if( %date isin %read ){ ; <-- Line in question
do things
}
}
You have a few errors.
Your while loop is missing an open bracket. (And closing at the end)
while (%i <= %lines) {
You must have a space between () { } and the rest of the lines
if<space>(
)<space> {
if ( %date isin %read ) {
I took the liberty of suggesting another version.
Code:
var %filename = test.txt
var %lines = $lines(%filename)
var %currentDate = $adate
var %i = 1
while (%i <= %lines) {
var %line = $read(%filename, n, %i)
if (%currentDate isin %line) {
# do things
# Should uncomment the break in case you want to stop after a match
#break
}
inc %i
}
I am sorry if I didn't understand, but what is the reason for a complex script just to check if there is a date format in a line of a text file?
There is no reason to set a variable %read to store the line of the loop in question, when you can do an IF condition after the loop:
var %x = 1
while (%x <= $lines(test.txt)) {
if ($adate isin $read(test.txt,n,%x)) {
;do things
}
inc %x
}
