Implementing a data structure

[dushkin]

Hi all, 
 
 I need your help to learn how can I implement the data structure as described in the attachment

Thanks!

Edited March 9, 2014 by dushkin

[Melba23]

dushkin,

Looks like an ini file will suffice:

[Item 1]
Key=Val
Key=Val
Key=Val
Key=Val
[Item 2]
Key=Val
Key=Val
[Item 3]
Key=Val
Key=Val
Key=Val

M23

[dushkin]

Thanks Melba.

But I need to build this structure at run time, and not to offline.

I am reading the data from a file.

[Melba23]

dushkin,

I see. Then perhaps an array of arrays:

; 3 "Item"s
$aData_Outer[4]

; Now add the "Key/Val" pairs as arrays held within each item
$aData_Outer[1] = $aData_Inner_1[5][2]
;$aData_inner_1[1][0] = Key1
$aData_inner_1[1][1] = Value1
$aData_inner_1[2][0] = Key2
$aData_inner_1[2][1] = Value2
$aData_inner_1[3][0] = Key3
$aData_inner_1[3][1] = Value3
$aData_inner_1[4][0] = Key4
$aData_inner_1[5][1] = Value4
;
$aData_Outer[2] = $aData_Inner_2[3][2]
$aData_inner_2[1][0] = Key1
$aData_inner_2[1][1] = Value1
$aData_inner_2[2][0] = Key2
$aData_inner_2[2][1] = Value2
;
$aData_Outer[3] = $aData_Inner_1[4][2]
$aData_inner_3[1][0] = Key1
$aData_inner_3[1][1] = Value1
$aData_inner_3[2][0] = Key2
$aData_inner_3[2][1] = Value2
$aData_inner_3[3][0] = Key3
$aData_inner_3[3][1] = Value3

M23

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[Gianni]

could you post a "sample" of the data you need to load from the file?

[dushkin]

Melba - Thanks. I will considerate it.

Pinco - suppose I want to read from a file that holds the list of all car vendors that sells in a certain country, and then the models and their prices.

So, for example:

Honda

Civic-50000

Toyota

Corolla - 40000

Yaris - 25000

Hyundai

i30-30000

i35-40000

etc.

The number of the vendors and the models are unknown, unless I perform 2 passes on the file (and I prefer not to)

Thanks.

Edited March 9, 2014 by dushkin

[FireFox]

Can you post a sample of the file?

[dushkin]

Thanks Firefox. It is an HTML. The values are not in english, and even not in latin charachters :-)

Will it still be helpfull?

Aren't the concept and the example clear enough?

Edited March 9, 2014 by dushkin

[FireFox]

An array example was given to you, which is exactly what you're looking for.

For the unknown count, use ReDim if necessary with a step; but since it's a html, I'm not sure it will be necessary.

I asked you this if you want us to build you a full working example.

Br, FireFox.

Edited March 9, 2014 by FireFox

[dushkin]

All, thank you for your kind help.

Mmmm, If I will just send the html file, and I will specify the tags that surround the values I need - will it suffice?

[FireFox]

and I will specify the tags that surround the values I need - will it suffice?

Sure

[Gianni]

Melba - Thanks. I will considerate it.

Pinco - suppose I want to read from a file that holds the list of all car vendors that sells in a certain country, and then the models and their prices.

So, for example:

Honda

Civic-50000

Toyota

Corolla - 40000

Yaris - 25000

Hyundai

i30-30000

i35-40000

etc.

The number of the vendors and the models are unknown, unless I perform 2 passes on the file (and I prefer not to)

Thanks.

 

something like this could do

#include <File.au3>
#include <array.au3>
Local $output[1][2], $x = 0, $i
Local $aArray
_FileReadToArray(".\data.txt", $aArray)
; _ArrayDisplay($aArray)
For $i = 1 To $aArray[0]
    ; check for empty lines
    If StringStripWS(StringStripCR($aArray[$i]), 7) <> "" Then
        If Not StringInStr($aArray[$i], "-") Then
            ReDim $output[UBound($output)][$x + 2]
            $output[0][$x] = StringStripWS($aArray[$i], 3)
            $x += 2 ; will be next column
            $y = 1
        Else
            If $y = UBound($output) Then
                ReDim $output[UBound($output) + 1][UBound($output, 2)]
            EndIf
            $temp = StringSplit($aArray[$i], "-", 2)
            $output[$y][$x - 2] = StringStripWS($temp[0], 3)
            $output[$y][$x - 1] = StringStripWS($temp[1], 3)
            $y += 1
        EndIf
    EndIf
Next
_ArrayDisplay($output)

anyway, if data is on an internet site, then you could grab data directly from the web page using _ie* function instead of pass through disk files

Bye