Need a script which can create a file using the data of another file.

[mbeijen]

I've done a ton of scripting in Perl, but right now I just need something small done in VBS, and I dont have the time to do it myself and learn VBS.

What I need done is the following, running on a windows 2003 server.

I have a file named d.txt containing a list with names for example :
names:
eric
bob
bethany

I want this script to read each line and create a file e.txt making the output like this :

my name is eric banner
my name is bob banner
my name is bethany banner

The first : names line is to be ignored.

This is something very simple, I looked at some snippets, but VBS is something complely different for me.

Any takers?

[Phil Weber]

OK, but just this once. ;-)

Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 
Set inFile = fs.OpenTextFile("d.txt")
Set outFile = fs.OpenTextFile("e.txt", 2, True)  ' 2 = ForWriting

inFile.ReadLine
Do Until inFile.AtEndOfStream
    sText = inFile.ReadLine
    If Len(sText) Then
        outFile.WriteLine "my name is " & sText & " banner"
    End If
Loop

outFile.Close
inFile.Close

[mbeijen]

Thank you so much!

Works like a charm, I downloaded qbasic from a museum and did it in basic. But this is way way nicer Qbasic is in my recycle bin where it belongs.

Thanks again!