simple help... rename random file from array...

[supadodger]

i know its probably a simple fix but i cant figure out why the msgbox is returning a numeric value instead of a filename...

$FileList=_FileListToArray("./","*.mp4",1)
$end = $filelist[0]
$x = random (1,$end,1)
$name = $filelist[$x]
MsgBox (4096,"",$name)

[somdcomputerguy]

Capitalize the f in the two $filelist lines (2 & 4), or uncapitalize the F in the first line $Filelist.

Edited August 24, 2010 by somdcomputerguy

[JohnOne]

_FileListToArray could be at error and returning 0

[supadodger]

_FileListToArray could be at error and returning 0

i should have said its not returning 0...there are 21 mp4 files and it is returning randomly 1-21...

i just need it to return a random filename not a random number...

also tried uncapitalizing the 1 F and no change...

Edited August 24, 2010 by supadodger

[ajag]

supadodger,

your posted script works fine for me. The MessageBox shows a random filename every time I start the script!

(I only changed the search pattern)

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$FileList=_FileListToArray("./","*.*",1)
$end = $filelist[0]
$x = random (1,$end,1)
$name = $filelist[$x]
MsgBox (4096,"",$name)

A-Jay

[gull]

the script works fine for me too

i think you can use you can use _ArrayDisplay($filelist, "") to check the return value of _FileListToArray and see if it fails

[supadodger]

supadodger,

your posted script works fine for me. The MessageBox shows a random filename every time I start the script!

(I only changed the search pattern)

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$FileList=_FileListToArray("./","*.*",1)
$end = $filelist[0]
$x = random (1,$end,1)
$name = $filelist[$x]
MsgBox (4096,"",$name)

A-Jay

if i leave it at *.* its displaying filenames but if i make it *.mp4 its giving me numbers hmmm

at least im making progress...

[somdcomputerguy]

Sorry to ask an obvious question, but .mp4 files do exist in the scripts directory?

[ajag]

Okay, I changed search pattern back to *.mp4 and I created some .mp4 files in the script directory --- and: Works fine!

Compiled and uncompiled works.

WinXP x86

AutoIt 3.3.4.0

hmm....

[JohnOne]

I changed search pattern back to *.mp4 and I created some .mp4 files in the script directory

[ajag]

Come on, John... for testing the script it is not necessary to have "real" .mp4-files. The right filename will do it

A-Jay

[supadodger]

rebooted and works fine... oh well... thanks guys..

[AlmarM]

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[kaotkbliss]

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[AlmarM]

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