Pick text from given string

[Ram]

Hi,

I want to create a folder name from a particular text given my user. Mostly this would be a URL and it will be same always. Just the year will be changed.

For e.g:

http://www.internalLink.com//archive/text.php?lang=English&yr=1995&mnth=8&adOpt=0

From the url = I want to extract - Word "English", year = 1995 and month= 8

Combine all the three to make a folder. Is this possible? if so how?

BTW: The url is going to be the same - just that three items = English, 1995, 8 will be changed.

I was looking at the examples for StringRegExp couldn't understand a bit - look complicated - an example simple way would help me out!

Awaiting your response!

Thanks!

Edited December 16, 2011 by Ram

[kylomas]

Ram,

See stringinstr..

kylomas

[sleepydvdr]

Here's a way:

#include <array.au3>
#include <string.au3>
$string = "http://www.internalLink.com//archive/text.php?lang=English&yr=1995&mnth=8&adOpt=0"

$string1 = _StringBetween($string, "=", "&")

;_ArrayDisplay($string1) ; This is the array returned

$newString = $string1[0] & "_" & $string1[1] & "_" & $string1[2]

MsgBox(0, "", "Your final string is:" & @CRLF & $newString)

[Ram]

Here's a way:

#include <array.au3>
#include <string.au3>
$string = "http://www.internalLink.com//archive/text.php?lang=English&yr=1995&mnth=8&adOpt=0"

$string1 = _StringBetween($string, "=", "&")

;_ArrayDisplay($string1) ; This is the array returned

$newString = $string1[0] & "_" & $string1[1] & "_" & $string1[2]

MsgBox(0, "", "Your final string is:" & @CRLF & $newString)

Wow.. I didn't know there is something called _StringBetween.

This is what I was expecting... Good that the url has a "=" to "&" after the string that I want to pick up..

Great. Thanks a lot!!

[kylomas]

Ram,

If you are curious, this is one way for regexp to do this:

local $mystr = "[url="http://www.internallink.com//archive/text.php?lang=English&yr=1995&mnth=8&adOpt"]http://www.internalLink.com//archive/tex...xt.php?lang=English&yr=1995[/url]"
local $a_10  = stringregexp($mystr,"=(.*?)&",3)
if @error <> 0 then msgbox(1,'REGEXP ERROR',@error)
#cs
=       find "="
(.*?)   get all chars until
&       you find an "&"
repeat this until no more matches
each element in the array will match the capturing groups in order that they are found
#ce
consolewrite('lang = ' & $a_10[0] & @lf & 'yr = ' & $a_10[1] & @lf & 'mnth = ' & $a_10[2] & @lf)

kylomas

Edit: code editor is not showing all code...use the "popup" button to see the last line

edit2: if you try this supply a new string, this $%^^&## editor screwed the origional up!!

Edited December 16, 2011 by kylomas

[Ram]

Ram,

If you are curious, this is one way for regexp to do this:

local $mystr = "[url="http://www.internallink.com//archive/text.php?lang=English&yr=1995&mnth=8&adOpt"]http://www.internalLink.com//archive/tex...xt.php?lang=English&yr=1995[/url]"
local $a_10  = stringregexp($mystr,"=(.*?)&",3)
if @error <> 0 then msgbox(1,'REGEXP ERROR',@error)
#cs
=       find "="
(.*?)   get all chars until
&       you find an "&"
repeat this until no more matches
each element in the array will match the capturing groups in order that they are found
#ce
consolewrite('lang = ' & $a_10[0] & @lf & 'yr = ' & $a_10[1] & @lf & 'mnth = ' & $a_10[2] & @lf)

kylomas

Edit: code editor is not showing all code...use the "popup" button to see the last line

edit2: if you try this supply a new string, this $%^^&## editor screwed the origional up!!

wow. This is also worked. Thanks a lot kylomas. I changed few things and written my own code and works just fine!!

It is Strange the code editor is giving issues when posting!!