split files

[chrizoo]

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Hi. Can TC split files ... not splitting by size but by search term ?

e.g.
I have a multi vcf file (virtual business card), that I want to split into separate files upon each occurence of the string "BEGIN:VCARD".

Can this be done in TC?
If not, can you suggest a good alternative?

many thanks

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BEGIN:VCARD
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END:VCARD

BEGIN:VCARD
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END:VCARD

BEGIN:VCARD
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END:VCARD

[MVV]

You need not just regular truncate but trancate by condition (floating truncate offset) so you need some tool that is able to do it. BTW, you need to split a file and not truncate it (truncation is just deletion of all file contents after some offset).

Have you tried to find some tool that is designed to work with for your VCF files?

[chrizoo]

you are right, I changed title and OP accordingly (truncate -> split)

Have you tried to find some tool that is designed to work with for your VCF files?

I ran into this issue a couple of times with various files, so I am looking for a general solution, not something specific for a single file type.

[MVV]

For text files you may use following batch:

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@echo off
if -%1==- echo Specify filename and target folder as parameters! E.g. %%P%%N %%T for TC. & pause & goto :EOF
set cnumber=0
set output=nul
set output_prefix=%~n1
if not -%2==- set output_prefix=%2\%output_prefix%

for /f "usebackq delims=" %%l in (`type %1`) do call :go "%%l"
pause
goto :EOF

:fmt_output
set /a cnumber=%cnumber%+1
set output_postfix=000%cnumber%
set output_postfix=%output_postfix:~-4%
set output="%output_prefix%_%output_postfix%.vcf"
goto :EOF

:go
echo %~1|find "BEGIN:VCARD">nul
if not errorlevel 1 goto go_found
echo %~1>>%output%
goto :EOF

:go_found
call :fmt_output
echo Creating %output%...
echo %~1>%output%
goto :EOF

It will create files mm_0001.vcf, mm_0002.vcf etc for source file mm.vcf in current folder (or in folder that is specified in 2nd parameter if specified). Note that it will overwrite them w/o questions. May work bad if quotes or characters <, >, | are in a file (have no test files).

[Gral]

Try GSplit

[chrizoo]

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you guys are wonderful, thanks!
I'll look into that