From: Jeremy Bopp <jeremy@...>
Date: 2011-02-02T05:47:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Search String and Delete Line Containing String

On 2/1/2011 2:28 PM, Bob Hatch wrote:
> I am new to Ruby and am pulling my hair out on something that I know is
> simple. I am searching a large text file, line by line for text that
> will reside in part of the line. If it finds part of the text, I want to
> delete the line. Here is what I have that is not working. Help is
> appreciated! Thanks in advance!
> 
> # process every line in a text file
> file='c:\ruby192\my_projects\IIS_Logs\ex11012607.log'
> text=File.readlines(file).each do |line|
> search_text = "/memberinfo/downline/tree/canvas.asp"
> if(line.gsub!(search_text) == search_text) then
> #line.clear
>   puts search_text
> else
>   puts "Not Found"
> end
> #puts line
> end

path='c:\ruby192\my_projects\IIS_Logs\ex11012607.log'
search_text = %r{/memberinfo/downline/tree/canvas.asp}
File.open(path) do |file|
  file.each_line do |line|
    puts(line) unless line =~ search_text
  end
end

-Jeremy