Need a simple coding help - Get File Name + String to Integer....!

[ArikKarish]

Hii guys it would be awesome if you can help me out here,

i need to get the EA file name and remove the strings from its name and have the final result in only numbers,

EXAMPLE:

EA name is "JOHNCORE 112.32231"

we need to get the name of the EA file from with-in the code somehow,

then from the file name "JOHNCORE 112.32231" we will need to remove the strings, which are "JOHNCORE" & ".",

in order to get our final result which would be only in numbers "11232231".

please can someone help me with that simple thing?, god bless if you can.

thanks i would be waiting for replies..

[Mladen Rakic]

ArikKarish:

Hii guys it would be awesome if you can help me out here,

i need to get the EA file name and remove the strings from its name and have the final result in only numbers,

EXAMPLE:

EA name is "JOHNCORE 112.32231"

we need to get the name of the EA file from with-in the code somehow,

then from the file name "JOHNCORE 112.32231" we will need to remove the strings, which are "JOHNCORE" & ".",

in order to get our final result which would be only in numbers "11232231".

please can someone help me with that simple thing?, god bless if you can.

thanks i would be waiting for replies..

Use StringSplit() and Stringreplace() functions

[ArikKarish]

Mladen Rakic:
Use StringSplit() and Stringreplace() functions

but how about getting the file name? could someone just please help me to build this function please ?

[William Roeder]

ArikKarish:

we need to get the name of the EA file from with-in the code somehow,

then from the file name "JOHNCORE 112.32231" we will need to remove the strings, which are "JOHNCORE" & ".", in order to get our final result which would be only in numbers "11232231".

1. Perhaps you should read the manual. The first is easy: WindowExpertName - Chart Operations - MQL4 Reference
2. The second doesn't require StringSplit at all.
   Not compiled

   string numerics_only(string text){
      int iPos=0; 
      while(iPos < StringLen(text)){
         string c = StringSubstr(text, iPos, 1);
         if(c < "0" || c > "9") StringReplace(text, c, "");
         else ++iPos;
      }
      return text;
   }

   Not compiled

   Was that so hard you couldn't even attempt it?
   

3. The real question is why would you want to do something different if someone renames the file?
   

[Mladen Rakic]

whroeder1:

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2. The second doesn't require StringSplit at all.

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Whatever :) :) :)

[ArikKarish]

Thank you all guys for your time and help!, godbless,

i created the thing i wanted to create with the help of @whroeder1 thank you sir! you just saved me ton of manual work XD,

godbless and have a great week!