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Appendix G. File utility sub routines for Windows systems
Prerequisite Scanner has a set of common file sub routines in the
/lib/
common_function.vbs
file to handle files. It also has a set of functions for handling
files.
Table 35 describes the file utilities.
Table 35. File utility sub routines
Sub routine Description Input parameters
appendToFile(text,
fileName)
Appends the text to the end of the
specified file.
v text
, a string that contains the text to
append to the file
v filename
, a string that represents the
name of the file to modify
writeToFile(text,
fileName)
Writes the text to the specified file,
overwriting the existing contents if
necessary.
v text , a string that contains the text to
write to the file
v filename
, a string that represents the
name of the file to modify
Table 36 outlines the file functions that handle files.
Table 36. File utility functions
Function Description
“allFiles()” on page 114 Reads the file names in a specified directory
into an array.
“filterFile()” on page 118 Reads and filters the contents of a file to a
scripting dictionary object.
“findNewest()” on page 118 Finds the latest configuration file.
“findSuitableFile()” on page 119 Finds the relevant configuration file for a
product and version.
“ppread()” on page 124 Reads the contents of a file to a scripting
dictionary object, further splitting each line
in the file by the specified separator input
parameter if that separator exists in the line.
“readFile()” on page 124 Reads each line of a file into an index entry
of an array.
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