SysFileSearch

Function:

SysFileSearch
Syntax:
call SysFileSearch target, file, stem, [options]

target

The string to search for.
file
The file to search.
stem
The name of the stem variable to place the results.

┴╓: stem.0 contains the number of lines found.

options
Any logical combination of the following:

C

Case sensitive search.
N
Give line numbers when reporting hits.

┴╓: Default is case insensitive without line numbers.

Purpose:
Finds all lines in specified file which contain a specified target string, and places said lines in a stem variable.
RC:
Return Codes
• Successful.

• Error. Not enough memory.

• Error. Error opening file.

  Examples:
  
   /* Find DEVICE statements in CONFIG.SYS */
   call SysFileSearch 'DEVICE', 'C:\CONFIG.SYS', 'file.'
   do i=1 to file.0
    say file.i
   end
  
   /* Output */
   DEVICE=C:\OS2\DOS.SYS
   DEVICE=C:\OS2\PMDD.SYS
   DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM02.SYS
   SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_IBM8514A
   SET VIO_IBM8514A=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVH8514A)
   DEVICE=C:\OS2\POINTDD.SYS
   DEVICE=C:\OS2\MSPS202.SYS
   DEVICE=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS TYPE=MSPS2$
  
  
   /* Find DEVICE statements in CONFIG.SYS (along with */
   /* line nums) */
   call SysFileSearch 'DEVICE', 'C:\CONFIG.SYS', 'file.', 'N'
   do i=1 to file.0
    say file.i
   end
  
   /* Output */
   20 DEVICE=C:\OS2\DOS.SYS
   21 DEVICE=C:\OS2\PMDD.SYS
   22 DEVICE=C:\OS2\COM02.SYS
   33 SET VIDEO_DEVICES=VIO_IBM8514A
   34 SET VIO_IBM8514A=DEVICE(BVHVGA,BVH8514A)
   40 DEVICE=C:\OS2\POINTDD.SYS
   41 DEVICE=C:\OS2\MSPS202.SYS
   42 DEVICE=C:\OS2\MOUSE.SYS TYPE=MSPS2$
  
  

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