//
// DB WRITE into DATA SECTION replacing that section _______________________________________________
//
//Replace all Data between tags eg. WriteDATA(<DB_xy>,"Test", "this is new content"); <Test>this is new content</Test>
void WriteDATA(string DB, string ident, string write)
{
// example string starts = "<dir_root>"; & string ends = "</dir_root>";
string starts = "<" + ident + ">"; string ends = "</" + ident + ">";
string DBname = ""; string DATA; //prep DB vars
// GET fresh Data
if (DB == "<DB_Me>") // Default
{
DATA = Me.CustomData; // GetDATA by default to Me.CustomData
// DBname = "Me"; Echo("DB read4write:" + DBname + ident);
}// Only for feedback reasons
else
{ // if not <DB_Me> get a Block and access its DB from CustomData
DBname = DBlocate(DB);
var Database = GridTerminalSystem.GetBlockWithName(DBname) as IMyTerminalBlock;
if (Database != null)
{
DATA = Database.CustomData;
} // alternative if success
else
{
DATA = "Database not found: " + DBname;
}
// Echo("DB read4write:" + DBname + ident);
}
// Calculate Substring DB Part1
int startPos = DATA.LastIndexOf(starts) + starts.Length;
if (!(startPos > -1))
{
Echo("NoData found, thus no startPos. ERROR EXIT"); return;
} // return empty if not found
string DATA1 = DATA.Substring(0, startPos);
// Calculate Substring DB Part3
int totalLength = DATA.Length;
int startPos3 = DATA.LastIndexOf(ends);
if (!(startPos3 > -1))
{
Echo("NoData found, thus no startPos3. ERROR EXIT"); return;
} // return empty if not found
int length3 = totalLength - startPos3;
string DATA3 = DATA.Substring(startPos3, length3);
// Adding Part 1, new Part 2 and Part 3
string NewDATA = DATA1 + write + DATA3;
//Echo("Old:" + DATA.Length + " NewPart:" + write.Length + " New:" + NewDATA.Length); //Debug
// Writing Data
if (DB == "<DB_Me>") // Default get fresh Data
{
Me.CustomData = NewDATA; // WriteDATA by default to Me.CustomData
// DBname = "Me"; Echo("DB write:" + DBname);
}// Only for feedback reasons
else
{ // if not <DB_Me> get a Block and access its DB from CustomData
DBname = DBlocate(DB);
var Database = GridTerminalSystem.GetBlockWithName(DBname) as IMyTerminalBlock;
if (Database != null)
{
Database.CustomData = NewDATA;
} // alternative if success
else
{
Echo("No Database found!:" + DBname);
}
// Echo("DB write:" + DBname + ident);
} // only feedback
}
