litecold 0 Posted October 9, 2014 Hello, I'm making a script that extracts subtitles from a zip file. I made it extract the subtitles to a random folder name. The subtitles can have a random name, So I need a way to get the name. After I extract the zip file, I'm deleting the zip file, so there's only 1 file left in the folder that I extracted the subtitles to, What would be the best way to grab the name? Something like this? $aFileList = _FileListToArray(@TempDir & "\" & $random_subtitles_folder, "*") For $i = 1 To UBound($aFileList) If @error = 0 Then MsgBox("","",$aFileList[$i], 1) EndIf Next The above code works, but how do I return the result as a variable? I'd like to use it like : $subtitle_name = $aFileList[$i] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mLipok 994 Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) I'm making a script that extracts subtitles from a zip file. What you mean "subtitles" ? EDIT: you can use my XZip - UDF #include "XZip.au3" Local $oXZIP $sArchive ='FILEFULLPATH.zip' $output = _XZIP_Contents($oXZIP, $sArchive) _XZIP_ErrorCode($oXZIP) For $out in $output ConsoleWrite($out.Path & $out.Name & @CRLF) Next $oXZIP = '' ; CleanUp Edited October 9, 2014 by mLipok Signature beginning: Wondering who uses AutoIt and what it can be used for ?* GHAPI UDF - modest beginning - communication with GitHub REST API * Forum Rules *Include Dependency Tree (Tool for analyzing script relations)ADO.au3 UDF POP3.au3 UDF XML.au3 UDF How to use IE.au3 UDF with AutoIt v3.3.14.x for other useful stuff click the following button Spoiler Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind. My contribution (my own projects): * Debenu Quick PDF Library - UDF * Debenu PDF Viewer SDK - UDF * Acrobat Reader - ActiveX Viewer * UDF for PDFCreator v1.x.x * XZip - UDF * AppCompatFlags UDF * CrowdinAPI UDF * _WinMergeCompare2Files() * _JavaExceptionAdd() * _IsBeta() * Writing DPI Awareness App - workaround * _AutoIt_RequiredVersion() * Chilkatsoft.au3 UDF * TeamViewer.au3 UDF * JavaManagement UDF * VIES over SOAP * WinSCP UDF * GHAPI UDF - modest begining - comunication with GitHub REST API * ErrorLog.au3 UDF - A logging Library * My contribution to others projects or UDF based on others projects: * _sql.au3 UDF * POP3.au3 UDF * RTF Printer - UDF * XML.au3 UDF * ADO.au3 UDF * SMTP Mailer UDF * Dual Monitor resolution detection * * 2GUI on Dual Monitor System * _SciLexer.au3 UDF * SciTE - Lexer for console pane * Useful links: * Forum Rules * Forum etiquette * Forum Information and FAQs * How to post code on the forum * AutoIt Online Documentation * AutoIt Online Beta Documentation * SciTE4AutoIt3 getting started * Convert text blocks to AutoIt code * Games made in Autoit * Programming related sites * Polish AutoIt Tutorial * DllCall Code Generator * Wiki: * Expand your knowledge - AutoIt Wiki * Collection of User Defined Functions * How to use HelpFile * Good coding practices in AutoIt * OpenOffice/LibreOffice/XLS Related: WriterDemo.au3 * XLS/MDB from scratch with ADOX IE Related: * How to use IE.au3 UDF with AutoIt v3.3.14.x * Why isn't Autoit able to click a Javascript Dialog? * Clicking javascript button with no ID * IE document >> save as MHT file * IETab Switcher (by LarsJ ) * HTML Entities * _IEquerySelectorAll() (by uncommon) * IE in TaskScheduler * IE Embedded Control Versioning (use IE9+ and HTML5 in a GUI) *PDF Related: * How to get reference to PDF object embeded in IE * I encourage you to read: * Global Vars * Best Coding Practices * Please explain code used in Help file for several File functions * OOP-like approach in AutoIt * UDF-Spec Questions * EXAMPLE: How To Catch ConsoleWrite() output to a file or to CMD *I also encourage you to check awesome @trancexx code: * Create COM objects from modules without any demand on user to register anything. * Another COM object registering stuff * OnHungApp handler * Avoid "AutoIt Error" message box in unknown errors * HTML editor * "Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto" - Publius Terentius Afer"Program are meant to be read by humans and only incidentally for computers and execute" - Donald Knuth, "The Art of Computer Programming" , be and \\//_. Anticipating Errors : "Any program that accepts data from a user must include code to validate that data before sending it to the data store. You cannot rely on the data store, ...., or even your programming language to notify you of problems. You must check every byte entered by your users, making sure that data is the correct type for its field and that required fields are not empty." Signature last update: 2021-01-03 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
litecold 0 Posted October 9, 2014 subtitles for videos, but the point is that I need the best way to get the name of a file, witch I don't know the name of, since it can be random. And the example I made, i can't use it as: $subtitle_name = $aFileList[$i] So I later can use $subtitle_name, it only works if it's being used with a msgbox. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mLipok 994 Posted October 9, 2014 What exactly the files you have in mind, ie. Whether they are MOV, AVI, MP4 ... or any other format ? btw. standard subtitles <> filename well, unless someone called these files in this way Signature beginning: Wondering who uses AutoIt and what it can be used for ?* GHAPI UDF - modest beginning - communication with GitHub REST API * Forum Rules *Include Dependency Tree (Tool for analyzing script relations)ADO.au3 UDF POP3.au3 UDF XML.au3 UDF How to use IE.au3 UDF with AutoIt v3.3.14.x for other useful stuff click the following button Spoiler Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind. My contribution (my own projects): * Debenu Quick PDF Library - UDF * Debenu PDF Viewer SDK - UDF * Acrobat Reader - ActiveX Viewer * UDF for PDFCreator v1.x.x * XZip - UDF * AppCompatFlags UDF * CrowdinAPI UDF * _WinMergeCompare2Files() * _JavaExceptionAdd() * _IsBeta() * Writing DPI Awareness App - workaround * _AutoIt_RequiredVersion() * Chilkatsoft.au3 UDF * TeamViewer.au3 UDF * JavaManagement UDF * VIES over SOAP * WinSCP UDF * GHAPI UDF - modest begining - comunication with GitHub REST API * ErrorLog.au3 UDF - A logging Library * My contribution to others projects or UDF based on others projects: * _sql.au3 UDF * POP3.au3 UDF * RTF Printer - UDF * XML.au3 UDF * ADO.au3 UDF * SMTP Mailer UDF * Dual Monitor resolution detection * * 2GUI on Dual Monitor System * _SciLexer.au3 UDF * SciTE - Lexer for console pane * Useful links: * Forum Rules * Forum etiquette * Forum Information and FAQs * How to post code on the forum * AutoIt Online Documentation * AutoIt Online Beta Documentation * SciTE4AutoIt3 getting started * Convert text blocks to AutoIt code * Games made in Autoit * Programming related sites * Polish AutoIt Tutorial * DllCall Code Generator * Wiki: * Expand your knowledge - AutoIt Wiki * Collection of User Defined Functions * How to use HelpFile * Good coding practices in AutoIt * OpenOffice/LibreOffice/XLS Related: WriterDemo.au3 * XLS/MDB from scratch with ADOX IE Related: * How to use IE.au3 UDF with AutoIt v3.3.14.x * Why isn't Autoit able to click a Javascript Dialog? * Clicking javascript button with no ID * IE document >> save as MHT file * IETab Switcher (by LarsJ ) * HTML Entities * _IEquerySelectorAll() (by uncommon) * IE in TaskScheduler * IE Embedded Control Versioning (use IE9+ and HTML5 in a GUI) *PDF Related: * How to get reference to PDF object embeded in IE * I encourage you to read: * Global Vars * Best Coding Practices * Please explain code used in Help file for several File functions * OOP-like approach in AutoIt * UDF-Spec Questions * EXAMPLE: How To Catch ConsoleWrite() output to a file or to CMD *I also encourage you to check awesome @trancexx code: * Create COM objects from modules without any demand on user to register anything. * Another COM object registering stuff * OnHungApp handler * Avoid "AutoIt Error" message box in unknown errors * HTML editor * "Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto" - Publius Terentius Afer"Program are meant to be read by humans and only incidentally for computers and execute" - Donald Knuth, "The Art of Computer Programming" , be and \\//_. Anticipating Errors : "Any program that accepts data from a user must include code to validate that data before sending it to the data store. You cannot rely on the data store, ...., or even your programming language to notify you of problems. You must check every byte entered by your users, making sure that data is the correct type for its field and that required fields are not empty." Signature last update: 2021-01-03 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider001 5 Posted October 9, 2014 Global $subtitle_name = $aFileList[$i] or local $subtitle_name = $aFileList[$i] ?????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
litecold 0 Posted October 9, 2014 I tried that, but I will then get this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider001 5 Posted October 9, 2014 Global $aFileList Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spider001 5 Posted October 9, 2014 your Global on $aFileList must before all $aFileList at least at line 202 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikell 1,007 Posted October 9, 2014 Don't use the same name $aFileList for the variable And BTW don't over complicate if there is only 1 file left in the folder $aFileList = _FileListToArray(@TempDir & "\" & $random_subtitles_folder, "*") $myfile = @TempDir & "\" & $random_subtitles_folder & "\" & $aFileList[$aFileList[0]] Msgbox(0,"", $myfile) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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