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You have the question marked for DOS. &nbsp;Can this be done in vbscript, powershell or another language?
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You have the question marked for DOS.  Can this be done in vbscript, powershell or another language?

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I would rather a solution using .CMD scripts, but beggars can't be choosers - I'll take what I can get!
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I would rather a solution using .CMD scripts, but beggars can't be choosers - I'll take what I can get!

hgj1357

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Scott Fell

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No that is Powershell, not VBscript. &nbsp;You would save it as a .ps1 file, adjusting the full path at the top to the files to be processed. &nbsp;The files will be overwritten, so always test on a copy of the masters.<br />
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This will walk you through the process to create and run the file...<br />
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<a href="https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-and-run-your-first-powershell-script-file-windows-10" rel="ugc"><b>How to create and run a PowerShell script file on Windows 10 | Windows Central</b></a><br />
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No that is Powershell, not VBscript.  You would save it as a .ps1 file, adjusting the full path at the top to the files to be processed.  The files will be overwritten, so always test on a copy of the masters.

This will walk you through the process to create and run the file...

How to create and run a PowerShell script file on Windows 10 | Windows Central [https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-and-run-your-first-powershell-script-file-windows-10]



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I have approx 2,000 text files in this format:<br />
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0.5000<br />
0.0000<br />
0.0000<br />
-0.5000<br />
2837500.2500<br />
2272499.7500<br />
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lines 5 and 6 are coordinates. &nbsp;I nned to add 0.375 to line 5 and subtract 0.375 from line 6 for all 2,000 files.
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I have approx 2,000 text files in this format:

0.5000
0.0000
0.0000
-0.5000
2837500.2500
2272499.7500

lines 5 and 6 are coordinates.  I nned to add 0.375 to line 5 and subtract 0.375 from line 6 for all 2,000 files.

modify 2,000 text files

Microsoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) was an operating system for x86-based personal computers, and traces of it are still found in the Windows operating system. DOS is still used in some embedded systems and for certain legacy 16-bit networks.