[Gambas-user] Output to Libre Office Writer ??

[rocko]

DOH!
I knew it was something stupid.

Thanks.

On 04/02/2013 10:33 AM, Jussi Lahtinen wrote:
> Please see the documentation pages I linked.
> Replace function takes string and returns string. Your newFile variable is
> type File, not String.
>
> Also I recommend to use better variable naming convention, example:
> Dim sName As String
> Dim fVar As Float
> Dim iVar As Integer
> Dim hFile As File
>
> etc.
> This makes reading the code much easier; you almost always know enough
> about variable type from it's name.
>
> Jussi
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 8:07 PM, rocko <sunblaster5 at ...626...> wrote:
>
>> BTW this is the offending code:
>>
>> _ newFile = Replace(File.Load(xName), "$(Name)", mName)_
>>
>>
>> On 04/02/2013 03:34 AM, Fabien Bodard wrote:
>>> Le 2 avr. 2013 01:37, "rocko" <sunblaster5 at ...626...> a écrit :
>>>> Not sure I'm using /Replace$/ correctly.
>>>> I want to replace instance of $(Name) in the XML file
>>>> with the value of the /mName/ variable
>>>>
>>>> Code:
>>>> /xName = "home/rocko/Zip/content.xml"//
>>>> // newFile = Replace$(xName, "$(Name)", mName)/
>>> Newfile=replace (file. Load(xname), "$(Name )",mname )
>>> File. Save(xname, newfile)
>>>> Of course this doesn't work, But I don't know why
>>>>
>>>> On 03/31/2013 05:21 PM, Benoît Minisini wrote:
>>>>> Le 01/04/2013 01:32, rocko a écrit :
>>>>>> I actually tried that after sending my response.
>>>>>> lo and behold! XML file woo hoo!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So I assume I can just do a search thru th XML file and change things
>>>>>> then re-save
>>>>>> the file and re-zip it like you said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So how do I unzip and re-zip a file in Gambas?, sorry  this is kinda
>>> new
>>>>>> to me.
>>>>> SHELL "zip ..." WAIT
>>>>>
>>>>> SHELL "unzip ..." WAIT
>>>>>
>>>>> That run the shell commands as if you typed them in a terminal.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is a compression component that allows you to do the same thing
>>>>> without running external process, but it is a more complex to explain.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Which kind of search functions does gambas have?? regex I assume, any
>>>>>> others??
>>>>>>
>>>>> I use Replace$(). No need for regexp. If your search pattern are like
>>>>> "$(field name)", you won't mix up with any OpenOffice XML syntax.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't forget to look at XML format for correctly quoting characters
>> that
>>>>> must be quoted.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
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