parsing information from html source

[gcue]

from several lines of html code, i am trying to get a link (ipp://PRINTERS/ipp/S-IV1-HP4350PS) based on a print queue name (S-IV1-HP4350PS)

</TR><TR><TD width='40%'><A href="isinstf.htm?ippPrinterURL=ipp://PRINTERS/ipp/S-IV1-HP4350PS&onInstalled=alert&onNotInstalled=install"><IMG SRC='/ippdocs/images/iprint.gif' BORDER=0>S-IV1-HP4350PS</A></TD>

i have a tried a few things to no avail

$uri = StringRegExp($aTableData[0][$x], "(?<=PrinterURL" & $printer_queue_name & " )[^\v]+", 1)

thanks in advance

[PowerCat]

Dirty, but it works!

$str='</TR><TR><TD width=40%><A href="isinstf.htm?ippPrinterURL=ipp://PRINTERS/ipp/S-IV1-HP4350PS&onInstalled=alert&onNotInstalled=install"><IMG SRC=/ippdocs/images/iprint.gif BORDER=0>S-IV1-HP4350PS</A></TD>'

$pos1 = StringInStr($str, "ipp:", 0, 1)
$pos2 = StringInStr($str, "&on", 0, 1, $pos1)

$str1 = StringMid($str, $pos1, $pos2 - $pos1)

ConsoleWrite($str1 & @CRLF)

[gcue]

thanks powercat but it doesnt work.. maybe because the string is 781 lines =) and theres other instances ipp: and &on but for different printers

Edited August 11, 2011 by gcue

[GEOSoft]

What does $aTableData[0][$x] look like?

If it's the (sloppy html) code you posted above then try

$s_String = "</TR><TR><TD width='40%'><A href="isinstf.htm?ippPrinterURL=ipp://PRINTERS/ipp/S-IV1-HP4350PS&onInstalled=alert&onNotInstalled=install"><IMG SRC='/ippdocs/images/iprint.gif' BORDER=0>S-IV1-HP4350PS</A></TD>
$s_Printer = "S-IV1-HP4350PS"
$uri = StringRegExpReplace($s_String, "(?i).+?<a href=.+?url=(.+?/" & $s_Printer & ").*", "$1")

[gcue]

in this case $aTableData[0][$x] = S-IV1-HP4350PS

i ran what you gave me and it captures S-IV1-HP4350PS

i am trying to get ipp://PRINTERS/ipp/S-IV1-HP4350PS

getting close!!

thanks GEO for your help

Edited August 11, 2011 by gcue

[GEOSoft]

I had the input string messed up but the expression should be correct. Run this code as is and see what you get.

$s_String = "</TR><TR><TD width='40%'>" & '<A href="' & 'isinstf.htm?ippPrinterURL=ipp://PRINTERS/ipp/S-IV1-HP4350PS&onInstalled=alert&onNotInstalled=install">' & "<IMG SRC='/ippdocs/images/iprint.gif' BORDER=0>S-IV1-HP4350PS</A></TD>"
$s_Printer = "S-IV1-HP4350PS" ;; Change this to $aTableData[0][$x] in a loop
$uri = StringRegExpReplace($s_String, "(?i).+?<a href=.+?url=(.+?/" & $s_Printer & ").*", "$1")
MsgBox(0, "Result", $uri)
;ClipPut($uri)

I get "ipp://PRINTERS/ipp/S-IV1-HP4350PS"

If that's not giving you the correct result then I suspect something else in the html is causing it. A line break perhaps?

Edited August 11, 2011 by GEOSoft

[gcue]

looks good =)

many thanks GEO!

[GEOSoft]

No problem. Glad it worked out