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  How to edit offline vmx file using python sasikiran2k7@gmail.com - 2013-02-27 21:29 -0800
    Re: How to edit offline vmx file using python Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-02-28 01:38 -0500

#40109 — How to edit offline vmx file using python

Hi,

I am new to python, how can we edit a .vmx file offline or just simply a file containing the data in the below format.

My file sample.vmx contains data

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
nvram = "testvmdk.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.powerOff = "soft"
powerType.powerOn = "hard"


I need to update those values and the updated file should contains the data

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
pciBridge7.functions = "8"
vmci0.present = "TRUE"
hpet0.present = "TRUE"
nvram = "testing.nvram"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
powerType.poweroff='hard"
powerType.poweron="sof't"


Can anyone please help me in solving this problem

Thanks,
Sasikiran

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#40114

On 02/28/2013 12:29 AM, sasikiran2k7@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to python, how can we edit a .vmx file offline or just simply a file containing the data in the below format.
>
> My file sample.vmx contains data
>
> pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
> pciBridge7.functions = "8"
> vmci0.present = "TRUE"
> hpet0.present = "TRUE"
> nvram = "testvmdk.nvram"
> virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
> powerType.powerOff = "soft"
> powerType.powerOn = "hard"
>
>
> I need to update those values and the updated file should contains the data
>
> pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"
> pciBridge7.functions = "8"
> vmci0.present = "TRUE"
> hpet0.present = "TRUE"
> nvram = "testing.nvram"
> virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
> powerType.poweroff='hard"
> powerType.poweron="sof't"
>
>

Since the file is tiny, start by reading it all into memory, into a 
list.  Then replace last two line's 16th character with a lowercase "O" 
  And replace the last line's string following the equals sign with the 
string "\"sof't\"

There are also some spacing differences, but they're harder to describe, 
and I suspect they were accidental.

-- 
DaveA

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