extract a string in a .txt as a string variable?

[LetsAuto]

Hi everyone! (again)..

I am trying to cross-reference user input with a .txt file.. or at least thats what the plan is.. before i get way too heavily involved.. is it possible to have the user input a date (November 6 2012) and then search a .txt file that has "November 6 2012 : xxxxx:xxxxx:xxxxx" and pull out the xxxxx:xxxxx:xxxxx, and use that as a string? OR, should i transfer that data into a global array?

THANKS@

[DicatoroftheUSA]

Yes both methods of what you ask for is possible

read the help file about "FileReadLine"

However depending on the search frequency and the size of the file, you may be better off just using file read, then splitting the string into a 2darray so that a binary search can be performed.

If the file is huge, then I would suggest looking into sqlite.

[guinness]

You could also look at using FileRead and StringRegExp.

[LetsAuto]

okay, so say if i want to display the xxxxx:xxxxx:xxxxx from the November 6 2012 ... line, should I use FileRead and then use StringRegExp A to match the date with the Novmeber 6 2012, then display lineX(x being the line with the correct information)... but how do i tell FileRead to only print out 1 line?

[DicatoroftheUSA]

Fileread and filereadline are different. The help file gives examples of use.

Yes stringregex can be used, by default it searches each line as a segment.

Hit the help file and make a rough draft, and we can give more specific advice.

Edited November 7, 2012 by DicatoroftheUSA

[DicatoroftheUSA]

Here is an example script

#include
$sFile='November 6 2012 : xxxxx:xxxxx:xxxxx'&@crlf&'November 7 2012 : xxxxx:xxxxx:xxxxx'
$sMonth='November'
$iDay=6
$iYear=2012

$sSearchDay='('&$sMonth&" "&$iDay&" "&$iYear&'.*)'
$aResult=StringRegExp($sFile,$sSearchDay,3)
_ArrayDisplay($aResult)
MsgBox(0,"test",$aResult[0])

[LetsAuto]

;;;;
Global $gArrayOne [0][0] = "Jul"
Global $gArrayOne [0][1] = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx="
Global $gArrayOne [1][0] = "Aug"
Global $gArrayOne [1][1] = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx="
Global $gArrayOne [2][0] = "Sep"
Global $gArrayOne [2][1] = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx="
;;;;
Global $gArrayTwo [0][0] = "1 Server"
Global $gArrayTwo [0][1] = "ffffffffffffffffffffffff="
Global $gArrayTwo [1][0] = "5 Servers"
Global $gArrayTwo [1][1] = "ffffffffffffffffffffffff="
Global $gArrayTwo [2][0] = "10 Servers"
Global $gArrayTwo [2][1] = "ffffffffffffffffffffffff="
Global $gArrayTwo [3][0] = "20 Servers"
Global $gArrayTwo [3][1] = "ffffffffffffffffffffffff="
;;;;


$example = InputBox("one", "Please enter month(Jan, Feb, Mar...): ")

if $example == $gArrayOne[0][0] Then
MsgBox("","july code", $gArrayOne[0][1])
endif

so this isnt using StringRegExp.. but do you think that even doing this would work? something simple, if the user input = = gArray[0][0] then display gArray[0][1].. but its saying something is wrong at the end of Global $gArrayOne... line.

[LetsAuto]

mainly becausae i need to be able to search the user input, and i need to display only the code, the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or the ffffffffffffffffff part. and on my GUI, depending on which button the user presses it will either search the x's for the f's which is easy enough to do.

[BrewManNH]

You're redeclaring the array with every line, destroying it's contents in the process, not adding information into it. Declare the array once with Global, then add the information into the elements.

Also, unless you're only expecting the information from the inputbox to be typed exactly the same as the information in the array, don't use "==", that is used for a case sensitive string comparison, and not a normal comparison.

[DicatoroftheUSA]

You only define a variable global variable once, and in defining it, give it its scale and dimensions.

ie

Global $gArrayOne [$maxrows][$maxcolums]

$gArrayOne [0][0] = "Jul"

$gArrayOne [0][1] = "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx="

$gArrayOne [1][0] = "Aug"

...

See the help file under autoit -> language reference -> datatypes/variables

Edited November 7, 2012 by DicatoroftheUSA

[LetsAuto]

Awesome, thanks guys! i got the global arrays to work, I think for simplicity's sake, im going to use the arrays, granted its a lot of lines, it works and i know how to use them now

[DicatoroftheUSA]

Awesome, thanks guys! i got the global arrays to work, I think for simplicity's sake, im going to use the arrays, granted its a lot of lines, it works and i know how to use them now

From the look of your arrays, you might also look into the INI functions. It may be easier to manager.

[LetsAuto]

okay thanks.. also this is completely off topic... how do i save the user's choice for a radio button for later reference, and the later reference is a different file completely, (i told autoIt to run another autoit script) but i need that radio button information in order for most of this to work properly

[DicatoroftheUSA]

If it's off topic another thread should be started so that people who have the same questions as you won't get confused.

But to be honest, I don't get what you are asking for.