assign each link unique name

[dickjones007 1]

i have managed to extract source link of images from a frame of a web page with this.

$oMainFrame = _IEFrameGetObjByName($oIE, "topframe") ;source frame for getting picture links
    $oImgs = _IEImgGetCollection($oMainFrame)

whats the best method of giving each of those links a unique variable name like:

$image1

$image2

$image3

$image4

etc

[Spiff59 52]

How about using subscripted variables (an array) and have $image[1], $image[2], etc?

#include <IE.au3>
#include <Array.au3> ; for testing

$oIE = _IECreate ("[url="http://www.autoitscript.com/"]http://www.autoitscript.com/[/url]")
$oImgs = _IEImgGetCollection ($oIE)
Local $aImgs[@extended + 1] = [@extended], $iImg
For $oImg In $oImgs
    $iImg += 1
;   $aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.src ; full path
    $aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.nameprop ; filename only
Next

_ArrayDisplay($aImgs) ; for testing

Edited November 13, 2011 by Spiff59

[dickjones007 1]

How about using subscripted variables (an array) and have $image[1], $image[2], etc?

#include <IE.au3>
#include <Array.au3> ; for testing

$oIE = _IECreate ("[url="http://www.autoitscript.com/"]http://www.autoitscript.com/[/url]")
$oImgs = _IEImgGetCollection ($oIE)
Local $aImgs[@extended + 1] = [@extended], $iImg
For $oImg In $oImgs
    $iImg += 1
;   $aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.src ; full path
    $aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.nameprop ; filename only
Next

_ArrayDisplay($aImgs) ; for testing

works like a charm

thank you very much

[dickjones007 1]

found a problem with this

first time script comes to:

$aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.src

everything goes good

but since it is in while 1 loop, second time script comes to that i get this:

==> Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded.:

$aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.src

^ ERROR

->11:54:27 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:1

help?

Edited November 14, 2011 by dickjones007

[dickjones007 1]

trace log

$oImgs = _IEImgGetCollection($TopFrame)

>Error code: 0

@@ Trace(297) : Local $aImgs[@extended + 1] = [@extended], $iImg

>Error code: 0

@@ Trace(299) : For $oImg In $oImgs

>Error code: 0

@@ Trace(301) : $iImg += 1

>Error code: 0

@@ Trace(303) : $aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.src

==> Array variable has incorrect number of subscripts or subscript dimension range exceeded.:

$aImgs[$iImg] = $oImg.src

^ ERROR

->13:14:28 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:1

[kylomas 412]

dickjones007,

Given that the code ran through the stmt 303 at least once we can surmise that the problem is array size exceeded. See redim in the help file ofr adding elements to an array.

Hint, redim will slow you down, one common practice is to double the array size at each redim, e.g.

redim $array[ubound($array) * 2]

kylomas

[guinness 1,466]

dickjones007,

I would just be careful using the AutoIt site to test your code as it could land you in hot water, especially if you're checking for changes every 2ms. Though this is my interpretation of what you're doing as you've only mentioned about a while loop but not shown it.

[kylomas 412]

dickjones007,

You are defining $aimgs to the number of returned images + 1 (assuming the the ieimggetcollection ran successfully...you probably want to check for errors here). Therefore the array boundary (ubound) will be exceed when the loop runs more than once. You may want to re-think how you are dimensioning this array and/or what you do with the images after every loop.

kylomas

[dickjones007 1]

dickjones007,

Given that the code ran through the stmt 303 at least once we can surmise that the problem is array size exceeded. See redim in the help file ofr adding elements to an array.

Hint, redim will slow you down, one common practice is to double the array size at each redim, e.g.

redim $array[ubound($array) * 2]

kylomas

kylomas,

would this doubling of array have any significant impact on computer mem usage if the loop ran, lets say, a 1000 times?

Edited November 14, 2011 by dickjones007

[Spiff59 52]

Just change

Local $aImgs[@extended + 1] = [@extended], $iImg

to

Local $aImgs[@extended + 1] = [@extended], $iImg = 0

Edited November 14, 2011 by Spiff59

[kylomas 412]

dickjones007,

Not really...assume 4 images are returned then...

1st loop = 4

2nd loop = 8

3rd loop = 16

4th loop = 32

5th loop = 64

as you can see the # of redims lessens as the images increase. I am assuming that you are not memory constrained???

kylomas

Edit: P.S. Showing some of YOUR code would be a lot more helpfull!!!

Edited November 14, 2011 by kylomas

[dickjones007 1]

Just change

Local $aImgs[@extended + 1] = [@extended], $iImg

to

Local $aImgs[@extended + 1] = [@extended], $iImg = 0

thank you for this quick help