Find string in File and show MsgBox (String appears multiple times) Topic is solved

[YN2003]

Hello,
I'm trying to make a script which constantly looks for a string in the given file using Fileread, and Sends MsgBox when the string is found. But the problem is that the string appears multiple times in the file, I want it to send MsgBox each time the string appears.

For example,
1. [12:31] EventX
2. [13:29] EventX
3. [01:20] EventX
Whenever 'EventX' is found, a MsgBox is to be shown, (1 MsgBox for each string)

I tried creating one using loop function, but it was a complete failure since it kept detecting the same string again and again, I think it could be possible with Searching the string in 'last 10 lines' of the file,

Thanks for help mickeyww and everyone.

[mikeyww]

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file := A_ScriptDir "\test.txt", pos := 0
Loop {
 Sleep, 1000
 If !FileExist(file)
  Continue
 FileRead, ttext, %file%
 If search := InStr(ttext, "EventX",, pos + 1) {
  pos := search
  MsgBox, 64, Found text, Position = %pos%
 }
}

[YN2003]

Thanks once again mickeyww,

[teadrinker]

This code will only work once.

[mikeyww]

True! You would have to decide when to end the loop, reset pos, etc.