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How to change file names?

natalie_ — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:38:56 GMT

Hi everyone,

Earlier I asked about how to extract files and it is working great! Now I want to use these files, but the files are saved with ".pda-iv" (the file are coming from a parameter analyzer B1506). In my script to open the file (ronFolder = Open(directory || deviceName || "\" || "RDS-ID.pda-iv");), I get an "Error with File: Path is Invalid" error.

Is there a way to change the name of the file? For example, instead of RDS-ID.pda-iv, have it as RDS-ID.text.

Here is my code from how I extracted files:

/* 1) This script assumes all files within zipped files are text files.

2) Make sure only zipped files are in the directory (ie., only B1506A data sheet zipped files)*/

directory = Pick Directory (); //Choose directory where zipped folders are

filesInDirectory = Files In Directory(directory); //get list of files in directory

nFiles = N Items(filesInDirectory); //get number of zip files in directory

For(i=1, i<=nFiles, i++,

fileName = filesInDirectory[i]; //select ith file in list of

/********Determine Device Name***********/

pos = Contains(fileName, "_"); ///(example file name: GS66508T 65R6 #1_7-19-2016_11-04-28_AM.pda-ds)

deviceName = left(fileName,pos-1);

/****************************************/

/*******Create subdirectory for extracted files.

Make sure it is in a directory separate from all the zipped files*****/

subDir = "C:\R&D Data\TSMC\E-HEMT\GS66508T\GS66508T 65R6 extractions\" || deviceName || "\";

Create Directory(subDir);

/*************************************************************************/

za = Open(directory || fileName, zip); //Open zipped folder

dirlist = za << dir; //Get list of files in zipped folder

nZippedFiles = N Items(dirlist); //get number of files in dirlist

/*Step through dirlist and save each text file into the new sub directory*/

for(k=1, k<=nZippedFiles , k++,

If(Right(dirlist[k],4) == ".txt",

text = za << read (dirlist[k]);

Save Text File(subDir || dirlist[k], text),);

);

/************************************************************************/

);

Re: How to change file names?

natalie_ — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:55:13 GMT

Strange, I can open them manually but I can't get the script to work?

Re: How to change file names?

natalie_ — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:49:14 GMT

Got it! It was really simple. I am not sure why I got hung up on the Save Text File function.

/* 1) This script assumes all files within zipped files are text files.

2) Make sure only zipped files are in the directory (ie., only B1506A data sheet zipped files)*/

directory = Pick Directory (); //Choose directory where zipped folders are

filesInDirectory = Files In Directory(directory); //get list of files in directory

nFiles = N Items(filesInDirectory); //get number of zip files in directory

For(i=1, i<=nFiles, i++,

fileName = filesInDirectory; //select ith file in list of

/********Determine Device Name***********/

pos = Contains(fileName, "_"); ///(example file name: GS66508T 65R6 #1_7-19-2016_11-04-28_AM.pda-ds)

deviceName = left(fileName,pos-1);

/****************************************/

/*******Create subdirectory for extracted files.

Make sure it is in a directory separate from all the zipped files*****/

subDir = "C:\R&D Data\TSMC\E-HEMT\GS66508T\GS66508T 65RG new extensions\" || deviceName || "\";

Create Directory(subDir);

/*************************************************************************/

za = Open(directory || fileName, zip); //Open zipped folder

dirlist = za << dir; //Get list of files in zipped folder

nZippedFiles = N Items(dirlist); //get number of files in dirlist

/*Step through dirlist and save each text file into the new sub directory*/

for(k=1, k<=nZippedFiles , k++,

If(Right(dirlist,4) == ".txt",

text = za << read (dirlist);

fileNameZip = dirlist;

pos = Contains(fileNameZip, ".");

newFileName = Left(fileNameZip, pos-1);

newFileName = newFileName || ".txt";

Save Text File(subDir || newFileName, text),);

);

/************************************************************************/

);