Dynamically build an array?

[ihousden]

The answer may be out there already, but I could not find it.

Here goes.

Im doing a scrape of an html report and pulling off data that will be used to populate another system. Within the report, there are a variable number of elements I wish to scrape. The object names (objects being scraped from the report) are predictable "resdesc1", "resdesc2", and so on. If I scrape for an item that does not exist, a "0" is returned.

Based on that, I wish to scrape the report object "resdesc1" and save it as array variable 1. If resdesc1 <> "0" then scrape "resdesc2 for array variable 2, and so on. Thus, building the array until a "0" is returned.

I can successfully scrape the field using a fixed variable, but this does not work well for populating the new system (and I need to sort it). Here is how im doing it now.

$resdesc1 = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "resdesc1")

$resdesc2 = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "resdesc2")

Any help appreciated.

[bogQ]

something like this shud work

#include <Array.au3>
Dim $avArray[1]
$number = 0
While 1
    $number += 1
    $oName = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "resdesc"&$number)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    _ArrayAdd($avArray, $oName)
WEnd
$avArray[0] = UBound($avArray)-1
_ArrayDisplay($avArray)

[ihousden]

Thanks BogQ.

Its sortof working. It did create an array with 15 rows (correct), but it did not populate the data into each row. And row 0 has a "15" (line count?) in it. Pic attached. I cant see any fault in the code though.

Ideas?

[ihousden]

Did I not attach the pic?

Crap, sorry.

[ihousden]

Console has this warning:

--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Warning from function _IEFormElementGetObjByName, $_IEStatus_NoMatch

I assumed it was from the loop hitting the "0" input. But im not sure.

Cheers

[bogQ]

I did pos you a example, not full working code.

You did not post your full code that can replicate problem, and i`m still not sure what is the needed end result that need to b in the array?

I did put _ArrayAdd($avArray, $oName) because your $resdesc1 = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "resdesc1")

So the result in array is equivalent to your variables at the moment, if you need some other data change the line to suit your needs or post the script and one more time explain what you need to b end result.

Yes, 15 = resdesc-s

Edited March 29, 2011 by bogQ

[ihousden]

Quite true BogQ. Problem is that the page is on a closed intranet so you wont have access to the link. I have saved it as a an HTML complete page and attached. you can save it locally (both html file and folder of the same name have to be in the same dir). Then change the _IECreate path to point to the local html file. You should then be able to run the code against the page.

The array should have the names of the connecting sites (in the resources section on the right of the page).

Here is the code.

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; Includes:
#include <IE.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

DIM $resname 
DIM $smode 
DIM $desc 
DIM $sdate 
DIM $edate 
DIM $DDLName
DIM $DDLSelect
DIM $StartHr
DIM $StartMin
DIM $EndHr
DIM $EndMin
DIM $Bridge
DIM $Host
DIM $SFT
DIM $resdesc1

$oIE = _IECreate("http://resourcescheduler.com/resourcescheduler/scheddtl.asp?ID=-1999901972")
_IELoadWait ($oIE)
    Sleep(300)
    
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName ($oIE, "frmDtl")
$resname = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "Desc")
$DDLName = "schedColor" 
DDLQuery()
$smode = $DDLSelect 
$desc = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "ExtDesc")
$sdate = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "schedDate")
$edate = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "schedEndDate")
$DDLName = "StartHr" 
DDLQuery()
$StartHr = $DDLSelect 
$DDLName = "StartMin" 
DDLQuery()
$StartMin = $DDLSelect
$DDLName = "EndHr" 
DDLQuery()
$EndHr = $DDLSelect
$DDLName = "EndMin" 
DDLQuery()
$EndMin = $DDLSelect
$DDLName = "Udf5" 
DDLQuery()
$Bridge = $DDLSelect
$Host = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "Udf6")
$SFT = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "Udf11")

Dim $avArray[1]
$number = 0
While 1
    $number = $number + 1
    $oName = _IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "resdesc"&$number)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    _ArrayAdd($avArray, $oName)
WEnd
$avArray[0] = UBound($avArray)-1
_ArrayDisplay($avArray)



Func DDLQuery()
    $oSelect = _IEGetObjByName($oIE, $DDLName)
$colChildren = _IETagNameGetCollection($oSelect, "Option")
For $oChild In $colChildren
    $sValue = $oChild.value
    $sText = $oChild.innerText
    $vSelected = $oChild.selected
    if $oChild.selected = "True" Then
        $DDLSelect = $oChild.innerText 
    EndIf
    ;ConsoleWrite("Debug:  Value = " & $sValue & "; Text = " & $sText & "; Selected = " & $vSelected & @LF)
Next
EndFunc

Thanks for the help

Reservation details.zip

[bogQ]

If you mean names like "1. ARC/CGH: CGH ICU-2 (+bk w/owner) "

change line to

$oName = _IEFormElementGetValue(_IEFormElementGetObjByName ($oForm, "resdesc"&$number))

as for scite error '--> IE.au3 V2.4-0 Warning from function _IEFormElementGetObjByName, $_IEStatus_NoMatch', thats normal in this case because i expect the error so that i can brake loop

instead all that dimming use one line

DIM $resname,$smode,$desc,$sdate,$edate,$DDLName,$DDLSelect,$StartHr,$StartMin,$EndHr,$EndMin,$Bridge,$Host,$SFT,$resdesc1

[ihousden]

Wow, that was fast.

Thats exactly what I was looking for. Thanks very much bogQ!

That was from our Video Conference booking system.

Now I have to take this data and populate a conference reservation on our VC Bridge.

If I get this working, it will save alot of manual entry.

Thanks for your patience too. It was a hard thing to try and describe without posting the page it was referencing. I'll do that first next time.

Cheers!