It works for me if I use
file(STRINGS test.txt test_str)
foreach(line IN LISTS test_str)
message("line = ${line}")
endforeach()
Problem is that empty lines result in empty elements in test_str, which are
discarded by the old-style foreach loop over a list.
Michael
On 9. Jul, 2010, at 13:27 , David Cole wrote:
> Are some of the lines empty by any chance?
>
> Empty elements are not iterated in a foreach of a list.
>
> Nor (I would expect, I have not verified) is an empty string considered a
> string for reporting by file(STRINGS ...
>
>
> HTH,
> David
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 5:24 AM, Johny <johny.j...@cern.ch> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was working with the FILE(STRINGS filename lineList) and i discovered
>> that i end up getting a list which has a lesser number of strings than the
>> actual lines in the file. However this happens with only some files, i went
>> through those but they seem to be regular files. When i count the no of new
>> lines in the files i get the correct no of lines for the file.
>>
>> This has led me to believe that the FILE strings command is at fault
>> somehow. How does it work?
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Johny
>>
>>
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