How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

jrv — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:11:47 GMT

@Jarrod

Hey - the big boys uptown learn a language every week just to keep in shape. I learn a new language whenever I find one because it keeps me out of trouble.

You should be happy that you get to learn something new. VBScript is obsolete now anyway. Don't waste your time on it. It is much easier to do in PowerShell anyway. This can be done in VBScript but it takes a very good technician to figure out how to do it. In PosH it takes one line.

Post all of your questions in the forum. You will be surprised at what you find.

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

Jarrod — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:31:48 GMT

Thanks for the reply jrv, but I am really disappointed in that, as I now have to learn another language.

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

jrv — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:24:47 GMT

@Jarrod - all of the files you listed are text files.

You cannot use wildcards in VBScript. YOu can use wildcards in PowerShell.

If you have issues then you need to post here: •Scripting Forum:social.technet.microsoft.com/.../threads

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

Jarrod — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:57:10 GMT

Any suggestions to my last post? I am trying to add a particular bit of code to several text files all of different types (text, php, js, html)

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

Jarrod — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:30:47 GMT

Can I do this using wildcards? ex: Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("C:\Scripts\*..txt", ForWriting)

or even *.* as all files in the folder will be modified.

Thanks

Jarrod

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

jrv — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:09:51 GMT

@all - The file must be opened "ForWriting" (mode 2) for the first write to clear the file. Subsequent writes will then append. If the file is opened in mode=8 (ForAppending) then the write will always append and obj.Write "" will append a blank line.

If you always want a file with nothing in it including a blank line the you must use CreateTextFile.

set f = fso.CreateTextFile( filename, True)

f.Close

This will overwrite the file with a blank file with no blank lines. It will be a truly empty file.

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

IamMred — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:39:14 GMT

@Frustrated scripter ... humm ..... well, using objfile.write "" should be a blank (empty) line ... I suspect that you have an extra pair of quotes or something going on ...

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

Frustrated Scripter — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:28:27 GMT

Hey scripting guy! This isn't working for me!

Obj.Write "" simply adds "" to the end of whatever text file it refers to.

re: How Can I Clear the Contents of a Text File?

GSenanayake — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:50:26 GMT

WOW.... Great , i was looking for this... this helped me a lot .....

Tks