growing array

[possmkngdm]

Intention: search files in a directory and add to array

; search for users

FileChangeDir($userDir)

$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.ini")

If $search = -1 Then

MsgBox(0, "Error", "No user files found")

Exit

EndIf

; get list of user ini files

Dim $userList[1]

$i = 0

While 1

ReDim $userList[$i + 1]

$user = FileFindNextFile($search)

If @error Then ExitLoop

$userList[$i] = $user

WEnd

$userList ends up with just the last found filename :/

[Valuater]

maybe more like this

Dim $userList, $i = 0, $userDir

; search for users
FileChangeDir($userDir)
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.ini")
If $search = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "No user files found")
    Exit
EndIf

; get list of user ini files

for $i = 1 to 1000
    $user = FileFindNextFile($search)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    $userList[$i] = $user
    MsgBox(0,"user", $userList[$i])
Next

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[possmkngdm]

hmm...keep getting

$userList[$i] = $user

$userList^ ERROR

Error: Expected a "=" operator in assignment statement.

(got same error trying to get my code with the while loop to work as well)

Edited September 2, 2005 by possmkngdm

[Valuater]

try this...replace this

Dim $userList, $i = 0, $userDir

with this

Dim $userList[100], $i = 0, $userDir

i can't actually test this... ok

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[possmkngdm]

ah, thanks, thought I already tried that, but tried it again and it worked

only issue is that the array doesn't actually grow (which I was aiming for), the resulting array gets padded to fill the initialized size if there are less elements

Edited September 2, 2005 by possmkngdm

[Valuater]

ah, thanks, thought I already tried that, but tried it again and it worked

only issue is that the array doesn't actually grow (which I was aiming for), the resulting array gets padded to fill the initialized size if there are less elements

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

not sure i understand... but maybe this????

Dim $userList[100], $i = 0, $userDir, $usertotal

; search for users
FileChangeDir($userDir)
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.ini")
If $search = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "No user files found")
    Exit
EndIf

; get list of user ini files

for $i = 1 to 1000
    $user = FileFindNextFile($search)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    $userList[$i] = $user
    $usertotal = $usertotal & "num " & $i & "   " & $userList[$i] & @CRLF
    MsgBox(0,"user", $userList[$i])
Next    
MsgBox(0,"user", $usertotal)

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[possmkngdm]

ah, that's the trick, thanks a lot!!!

[Valuater]

please post a pic of your last message box.... ok

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[possmkngdm]

not exactly sure how you would post a pic here, but if you want, I can post it to my website...let me know

[Valuater]

not exactly sure how you would post a pic here, but if you want, I can post it to my website...let me know

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

when you open the screen to create a post ( where i am typing right now)

at the bottom there is a "Browse" button

then the "attach" button ( after it uploads)

ok?

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[possmkngdm]

here you, thanks again!

[Valuater]

here you, thanks again!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Cool... Cool... Cool...

Just like I imagined while I was writting in the dark ( not able to test it)

Enjoy!

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