VBScript using the find command

[NetworkGhost]

What i am trying to do is us the DOS Find command to search trhoguh some log files. That workes great. What I would really like is once I get a line match on my search string is to pull 2 lines above an 7 lines below. So if I was seraching for the word cat in a log file I would get:


dog
bird
cat
chicken
chicken
chicken
chicken
chicken
chicken
chicken

Is there a way to do this with VB script?

 

[mrmovie]

yes, read the file contents into memory...array or counter indexed dic object, that way you can then traverse backwards

 

[NetworkGhost]

Yeah, did I mention I suck at VBscript? I understand loops and stuff but not in VB. I downloaded grep for windows and used that. Worked like a charm. Thanks. If you want to post an example Ill give a star.

 

[PHV]

Have a look here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/script56/html/af4423b2-4ee8-41d6-a704-49926cd4d2e8.asp

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[NetworkGhost]

That looks like a start but how would I integrade the find command on a file that exists and then grab 2 lines above and below the target? with grep I can do:

grep -B 2 -A 2

I would like to do this in a script.

 

[mrmovie]

there is no built in command in vbscript to due this, generally it is seen as a scripting language, grep is an exe file. one would need to right an alga in vbscript to accomplish this, see it as a challenge and a fun task to do...