How to get byte position?

[bilidim]

Hi, everyone!
I'm newbie of course
Here is my problem.I want to search some text in binary file (created by me).So far, so good. But when I try to get byte position for searched string - nothings happen.Here is my code:

Dim strFile As String
Dim bytPos As Byte
Dim lngTelPos As Long
Open "example.ran" For Binary Access Read Lock Read Write As #1
strFile = Input(LOF(1), #1)
bytPos = InStr(1, strFile, strName)
lngTelPos = Loc(1)
If bytPos > 0 Then
Get #1, lngTelPos + 1, strTel
a = MsgBox(...)
Else
a = MsgBox(...)
End If
Close #1

[WizBang]

If I understand what you intend to do correctly, then you aren't accessing the file properly. There doesn't seem to be a need to use both Input and Get like that. Here is a little example:

Dim A$, I&
Open "MyFile.txt" For Binary As #1
  A = Space(LOF(1)) 'make buffer the size of the file
  Get #1, , A 'put the file contents into the string
Close #1
I = InStr(1, A, "Hello", 1)
If I Then
  'string was found
Else
  'not found
End If

Once you have the contents of the file in the string, you don't need to keep it open. If you want to extract a portion of it after finding the string, you can use the Mid() function.

[bilidim]

Thanks WizBang!

If you have time (and desire), can you look at the code below.
Thank you in advance!
The problem is following.If I start the program and fill strName and strTel, example.ran is fine, but during next start part of the old data are re-covered.
(I don't know if this is of importance, but data are mixed - numbers,latin and cyrilic characters)


Dim lngfilelength As Long
Dim strTel As String
Dim strName As String
Dim intlengthName As Integer

intlengthName = LenB(strName)
Open "example.ran" For Binary Access Write Lock Read Write As #1
lngfilelength = LOF(1)
If lngfilelength = 0 Then
lngfilelength = 1
End If
Put #1, lngfilelength, strName
Put #1, intlengthName + 1, strTel
Close #1

Thanks again!

[jamesa]

Hallo bilidim,

The seek and Loc Function may help you.

see here for the a seek function example, and here for a Loc Function Example.

[jamesa]

Hallo bilidim,


here how it must be done

Dim strTel As String
Dim strName As String

Dim LngBytePosition As Long


    strName = "James"
    strTel = "001 123 456 789"

Open "example.ran" For Binary Access Write Lock Read Write As #1
    
    LngBytePosition = LOF(1)

    If LngBytePosition = 0 Then
        LngBytePosition = 1
    Else
        LngBytePosition = LngBytePosition + 2
    End If
    
    
    Put #1, LngBytePosition, strName
    LngBytePosition = Seek(1) + 1
    
    Seek #1, LngBytePosition
    Put #1, LngBytePosition, strTel
    
Close #1

you can also use FileSystemObject and open the file for ForAppending

[WizBang]

If you always want to re-write the entire contents of the file, then don't use Binary (you can open for append if you need though).
Here's an example:

Open "C:\test.txt" For Output As #1
  Print #1, strName; strTel;
Close #1

Every time it writes the file, all previous contents are lost.
Note that this will not put any delimiter between strings, nor CrLf at the end of the line. As for the mixed character types, I think Print treats characters according to the system settings.

[bilidim]

Thanks for advices!

The program is now properly working.
Eh, in fact, there are a lot of things that must be finished, but I hope I'll do it mysef without using guru (often )

Thanks again!