Search and replace multiple strings in multiple xml files via batch file

Question

I have some xml files (about 100, some in subfolders) whose IDs need to be changed. Therefore I have an Excel list with about 1.100 lines, left column is the old ID name and right column the new one which should replace the old one.

I found this script on Stackoverflow (and changed it a little):

@rem replaceids.bat

ECHO off
SETLOCAL enabledelayedexpansion

SET source=%1
SET target=%2

IF EXIST %target% DEL /f %target%

FOR /f "delims=" %%i IN ('FINDSTR . %source%') DO (
   SET line=%%i
   SET line=!line:ö=oe!
   SET line=!line:ä=ae!
   SET line=!line:ü=ue!
   ECHO !line! >> %target%
)

Here's the original link: batch replace multiple different strings

Then I created another batch file to call the one above and run it through my files:

for /R %%F in (*.xml) do (
   replaceids.bat "%%~dpnxF" "C:\mytargetfolder%%~pnxF"
)

Found this on Stackoverflow as well; here's the link: Batch process all files in directory

Also thanks to Meltz014 from reddit, who helped me get this far.

The problem I have now is that it says that the network path can not be found when I start it (not sure what it says exactly in English since I'm not in the office and running it on a German Windows right now). As far as I can see I'm not referencing to any networks.

Any help would be appreciated.

My command line experience is very limited by the way.

EDIT

I just found something else that might get me closer, it still doesn't work yet though: How to Find Replace Multiple strings in multiple text files using Powershell

$Iteration = 0
$FDPATH = 'D:\opt\HMI\Gfilefind_rep'
#& 'D:\usr\fox\wp\bin\tools\fdf_g.exe' $FDPATH\*.fdf
$GraphicsList = Get-ChildItem -Path $FDPATH\*.g | ForEach-Object FullName
$FindReplaceList = Import-Csv -Path $FDPATH\Input.csv
foreach($Graphic in $Graphicslist){
    Write-Host "Processing Find Replace on : $Graphic"
    foreach($item in $FindReplaceList){
    Get-Content $Graphic | ForEach-Object { $_ -replace "$($item.FindString)", "$($item.ReplaceString)" } | Set-Content ($Graphic+".tmp")
        Remove-Item $Graphic
        Rename-Item ($Graphic+".tmp") $Graphic
        $Iteration = $Iteration +1
        Write-Host "String Replace Completed for $($item.ReplaceString)"
    }
}

It seems to do something, but then after finnishing it always says

String Replace Completed for

My CSV file is created as it is in the example, that means:

FindString  ReplaceString
AA1A    171PIT9931A
BB1B    171PIT9931B
etc..

Since it doesn't find anything, I assume something with the CSV might be wrong? Any help would be highly appreciated!

Answer 1

Probably 1 command line to help your work: ( %a = old-id, %b = new-id)

for /f "tokens=1,2" %a in (ids-list.csv) do msr -rp dir1,dirN -f "\\.xml$" -x "%a" -o "%b" -R

• Remove -R if want to preview result before changing the file;

• Replace the %a to %%a and %b to %%b if you put above command in a file.

Don't quite catch your question. I think it's better to tell 2 points:

• What's your inputs ?
• What's your required output ?

Assume:

• You've a source old/new id list file: ids-list.csv
• You want to recursively search and replace in folders: dir1,dir2-N

msr.exe is a single portable exe tool in tools in my open project https://github.com/qualiu/msr . You can use Regex replace ( -t ) instead of plain-text( -x ), and ignore-case ( -i ). More info: https://qualiu.github.io/msr/usage-by-running/msr-Windows.html

Additinally:

• If your ids-list.csv is separated by , instead of white-space, use:

  for /f "tokens=1,2 delims=," %a in (ids-list.csv)

• If your ids-list.csv is more complicated, like: "old-id-1","new-id-1" "old-id-2","new-id-2"

  for /f "tokens=*" %a in ('msr -p ids-list.csv -t ".*\\W(.+?)\\W,\\W(.+?)\\W.*" -o "$1 $2" -PAC')