3 x Loop with reading a string into clipboard ?

[joernhh]

Hello,
I would like to create a macro - but I cannot find how to make it:

there is a text file "test1.txt" with abbreviations:

abc12
bcd23
cde34
def45
...

I need a 3 x loop with the first three lines:

1 | FOR | I | = | 1 TO 3 | NEXT

goto 1st line and read "abc12" into the clipboard  

? | FOR | EACH | LINE IN | c:\test1.txt | DO
? | RUN ACTION | OUTPUT TO FILE | c:\test1.txt::OVERWRITE::%STRING1%

3 | RUN ACTION | COPY TO CLIPBOARD | %STRING1%

4 | RUN ACTION | | | | SELECT WINDOW BY NAME | test2.txt - Notepad

write "1stLoop:abc12"

5 | X | X | | Keypress 1stLoop:%STRING1%

6 | FOR | NEXT

This is a mix of maybe possible commands but I dont know what is corrcet / how it works.
At the end I need 3 times a code like:

"1stLoop:abc12"
"2ndLoop:bcd23"
"3rdLoop:cde34"

Next day the 1st code is not valid, I delete it from the test1.txt and then I need:

"1stLoop:bcd23"
"2ndLoop:cde34"
"3rdLoop:def45"

Thank you for some help.
Joern.

[Steve]

Hi,

I think i have something to get you started:

1 | FOR | I | = | 0 TO 3 | NEXT
2 | FOR | EACH | LINE IN | D:\Macro\INPUT\test.txt | DO
3 | RUN ACTION | COPY TO CLIPBOARD | %line%
4 | RUN ACTION | MESSAGE PROMPT | Line value is: %line% - The clipboard value: %clipboard%::line number %i%::1
5 | IF | WINDOW TITLE | test2.txt - Notepad | EXIST | SELECT WINDOW BY NAME | test2.txt - Notepad | ELSE | 8 | RUN ACTION | EXIT FOR
6 | IF | INTEGER VARIABLE | %I% | = | 1 | DEFINE STRING VARIABLE | %STRING%::1stLoop:%line%
7 | IF | INTEGER VARIABLE | %I% | = | 2 | DEFINE STRING VARIABLE | %STRING%::2ndLoop:%line%
8 | IF | INTEGER VARIABLE | %I% | = | 3 | DEFINE STRING VARIABLE | %STRING%::3rdLoop:%line%
9 | X | X | 250 | Keypress %STRING%
10 | X | X | 250 | Keypress ENTER
11 | IF | INTEGER VARIABLE | %I% | = | 3 | EXIT FOR
12 | FOR | NEXT
13 | FOR | NEXT

For your FOR LOOPING checkout the Condition page here www.turnssoft.com/conditions.html#for
I'm not sure why you want to copy the value to the clipboard, but this can be done with line 3.