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Hi folks.

I wont post the whole code (I know, I know - that doesn't help my cause), but only because it reads from internal sharepoint libraries etc and is quite big now. I have a sloppy function that has some problems, as shown below.

Basically, I had read a file into a 2D array (looks like this:)

c.jpg,Active,1,19/03/2012,15:12
e.jpg,Active,2,16/03/2012,09:51
f.jpg,Active,3,16/03/2012,09:51
a.jpg,Active,4,16/03/2012,09:55

I also read some data from a webpage, into a 2D array which looks identical.

In fact, they are identical, except I have changed some of the times on the local file.

When I show in a message box:

$imageDetArray[$i][4] = 09:55

$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4] = 09:51

I need to compare them and flag the difference, but when I compare them, using whatever method, it always comes back as matching. I can't figure out why - I guess I have something wrong somewhere, but I can't see the wood for the trees. I guess I would understand more if it always came back as NOT matching....

Any help?

$file = FileOpen($checkFile, 0)        ;Open downloaded File
If $file = -1 Then                                ;If File didn't open correctly
  ;Could not open file.
  Return 0
  ;Exit
EndIf
$fileData = FileRead($file)                ;Read file into var
FileClose($file)                                     ;Close file

$allLines = StringSplit($fileData,@CR)
;_ArrayDisplay($allLines)

dim $imageDetArray[Ubound($allLines)][5]            ;Create 3D Array with correct size
For $i=1 to $allLines[0]-1                                     ;From array 1 (0 is count) to max
  $curImageDet = StringSplit($allLines[$i],",",2)     ;Split the string by ","
  ;_ArrayDisplay($curImageDet)
  $imageDetArray[$i-1][0] = $curImageDet[0]     ;Populate the new 3D array with the correct info
  $imageDetArray[$i-1][1] = $curImageDet[1]
  $imageDetArray[$i-1][2] = $curImageDet[2]
  $imageDetArray[$i-1][3] = $curImageDet[3]     ;Date (dd/mm/yyyy)
  $imageDetArray[$i-1][4] = $curImageDet[4]     ;Time (hh:mm)
Next

;Now compare WEB data to LOCAL data.
;If not on list, download.
;If on list, but different dates, download.
Dim $dlImgArray = ""

For $i=0 to UBound($webImages)-1

$imageMatch=0
  $iIndexi = _ArraySearch($imageDetArray, $webImages[$i][0], 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0)
  
  If @error Then
     MsgBox(0, "Not Found", '"' & $webImages[$i][0] & '" was not found on column ' & 0 & '.')
  Else

     If $webImages[$i][3] == $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][3]Then
        msgbox(0,"Same:" & $webImages[$i][0],$webImages[$i][3] & " -- " & $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][3])
     EndIf

     if StringCompare($imageDetArray[$i][4],$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4],0)=0 Then
        msgbox(0,"Same:" & $webImages[$i][0],$webImages[$i][4] & " -- " & $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4])
     EndIf

  Endif

Next

EXIT

I have tried the followig line from above in many methods:

if StringCompare($imageDetArray[$i][4],$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4],0)=0 Then

such as:

if $imageDetArray[$i][4] == $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4] Then

if $imageDetArray[$i][4] = $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4] Then

but it always shows the message box saying they are the same, even though the contents of the message box clearly show they are different! How can I compare 09:51 and 09:55 to show they are different?

Edited by MrBeatnik

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I'm guessing because you're searching the array on the first (0) element of the array, and the time is in the fifth (4) element of the array.

BTW, you're not using 3D arrays, you're using 2D arrays, just for clarification.

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Can you post a screenshot of one of the "Same" MsgBoxes?

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I'm guessing because you're searching the array on the first (0) element of the array, and the time is in the fifth (4) element of the array.

Yes, I'm searching for the first (0) element, and if found, I'm checking the 4th (3) and 5th (4) element which hold the date and time respectively.

This works fine - it checks that we are dealing with the same filename (held in first (0) element).

BTW, you're not using 3D arrays, you're using 2D arrays, just for clarification.

Yes, good point! I'll edit the post.

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MrBeatnik,

If I use these files:

1.txt

c.jpg,Active,1,19/03/2012,15:12
e.jpg,Active,2,16/03/2012,09:51
f.jpg,Active,3,16/03/2012,09:51
a.jpg,Active,4,16/03/2012,09:55

2.txt

c.jpg,Active,1,19/03/2012,15:11
e.jpg,Active,2,16/03/2012,09:52
f.jpg,Active,3,16/03/2012,09:50
a.jpg,Active,4,16/03/2012,09:56

Then this code works perfectly:

#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Global $aArray_1, $aArray_2

$sFile_1 = "1.txt"
$sFile_2 = "2.txt"

_FileReadToArray($sFile_1, $aArray_1)
_FileReadToArray($sFile_2, $aArray_2)

;_ArrayDisplay($aArray_1)
;_ArrayDisplay($aArray_2)

Global $aArray_2D_1[$aArray_1[0] + 1][5], $aArray_2D_2[$aArray_2[0] + 1][5]

For $i = 1 To $aArray_1[0]
    $aSplit_1 = StringSplit($aArray_1[$i], ",", 2)
    $aSplit_2 = StringSplit($aArray_2[$i], ",", 2)
    For $j = 0 To 4
        $aArray_2D_1[$i][$j] = $aSplit_1[$j]
        $aArray_2D_2[$i][$j] = $aSplit_2[$j]
    Next
Next

;_ArrayDisplay($aArray_2D_1)
;_ArrayDisplay($aArray_2D_2)

For $i = 1 To UBound($aArray_2D_1) - 1
    If $aArray_2D_1[$i][4] < $aArray_2D_2[$i][4] Then
        ConsoleWrite($aArray_2D_1[$i][4] & " is less than " & $aArray_2D_2[$i][4] & @CRLF)
    Else
        ConsoleWrite($aArray_2D_1[$i][4] & " is greater than " & $aArray_2D_2[$i][4] & @CRLF)
    EndIf
Next

I hope that it might offer some help in getting your arrays correctly filled. :oops:

But without sight of the arrays that you are actually searching it is difficult to offer much more advice that to use _ArrayDisplay to make sure that you are actually comparing what you think you are comparing in those elements. :bye:

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Can you post a screenshot of one of the "Same" MsgBoxes?

Can I remember who to upload to my content area? No.

Anyway, here's the screeny.

Posted Image

which corresponds to:

if StringCompare($imageDetArray[$i][4],$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4],0)=0 Then
    msgbox(0,"Same:" & $webImages[$i][0],$webImages[$i][4] & " -- " & $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4])
   EndIf

Melba, I don't think I have an issue with filling the arrays (although I could probably be more efficient in doing so).

The data from the web page is not in the same format initially, but needs massaged and instead of putting that into a file, I stick it right into an array for comparison.

Using _arraydisplay at appropriate steps, I can see that the arrays are populated with the correct data (at least visually).

As you can see from the screenshot above, the arrays are outputting what they should - it's just that the comparison is incorrect...

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Which one of you wants to slap me first?

I've already had a facepalm moment.

if StringCompare($imageDetArray[$i][4],$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4],0)=0 Then
    msgbox(0,"Same:" & $webImages[$i][0],$webImages[$i][4] & " -- " & $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4])
   EndIf

I'm comparing an element with the SAME element, but then displaying an element from two different arrays in the messagebox.

$imageDetArray[$i][4]
$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4]

are the same.

I should have been comparing:

$webImages[$i][4]
$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4]

which contain the differences.

Sometimes you just need to verbalise (or textualise in this case?) the problem to see the error.

I knew there was something I did wrong of course.

Thanks for guiding me towards the light.

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Could you please replace

if StringCompare($imageDetArray[$i][4],$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4],0)=0 Then
    msgbox(0,"Same:" & $webImages[$i][0],$webImages[$i][4] & " -- " & $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4])
EndIf
with
if StringCompare($imageDetArray[$i][4],$imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4],0)=0 Then
    msgbox(0,"Same: " & $webImages[$i][0],">" & $webImages[$i][4] & "< -- >" & $imageDetArray[$iIndexi][4] & "<")
EndIf
so we can see how long the strings are?

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:oops:

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