gcue 8 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) hello =) i am trying to store meta data on some images and i would like to be able to read them later. this is how i was thinking on storing them: $who = "bobby! sally2-meg,charles ryan,#swimmermike" $what = "#kickin' it 4real@home!" $where = "@myhouse" $when = "2015:02:06" $tag = "WHO:" & $who & "|" & "WHAT:" & $what & "|" & "WHERE:" & $where & "|" & "WHEN:" & $when & "|" this is the format of the result i get when reading the tags Quote User Comment : WHO:bobby! sally2-meg,charles ryan,#swimmermike|WHAT:#kickin' it 4real@home!|WHERE:@myhouse|WHEN:2015:02:06| i was going to do a _stringbetween to get the results but gets messy when some of the tags arent there. good news is i am storing the data so i can put it in any format i want - but i do have to consider special characters the user may input id like the output for each field $who $what $where $when as seperate variables i think it might be a better suited job for stringregexp any recomendations? thanks in advance! Edited July 6, 2016 by gcue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcue 8 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) this is what i have so far.. $results = "User Comment : WHO:bobby! sally2-meg,charles ryan,#swimmermike|WHAT:#kickin' it 4real@home!|WHERE:@myhouse|WHEN:2015:02:06|" $array = StringRegExp($results, 'WHO.*?(\V.+)', 1) i get the full results though.. how can i tell it to stop? and what if that specific field is missing? Edited July 6, 2016 by gcue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danyfirex 461 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) Hello. I know that you're not asking for this. But maybe this can help you to store your data using a diferent way. I just get interesting in save metadata and did this. expandcollapse popup#include <Array.au3> Local $who = "bobby! sally2-meg,charles ryan,#swimmermike" Local $what = "#kickin' it 4real@home!" Local $where = "@myhouse" Local $when = "2015:02:06" ;Structure ;Int -> Number of Fields ;Int -> Data Size ;byte ->Raw Data ;Next based in Number of Fields #Region Test 1 Local $aMetaData[] = [$who, $what, $where, $when] ConsoleWrite("+Create Meta Data File" & @CRLF) Local $tMetaData = _MakeStructure($aMetaData) _WriteMetaData("MetaData.bin", $tMetaData) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & @CRLF & "+Read Meta Data" & @CRLF ) Local $aNewMetaData = _ReadMetaData("MetaData.bin") _ArrayDisplay($aNewMetaData) ShellExecute("notepad.exe", @ScriptDir & "\MetaData.Bin") #EndRegion #Region Test 2 ;With More Vaules Local $aMetaData[] = ["Hi", 123456, "Danyfirex", "Autoit","Rocks","World"] ConsoleWrite("+Create Meta Data File" & @CRLF) Local $tMetaData = _MakeStructure($aMetaData) _WriteMetaData("MetaData.bin", $tMetaData) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & @CRLF & "+Read Meta Data" & @CRLF ) Local $aNewMetaData = _ReadMetaData("MetaData.bin") _ArrayDisplay($aNewMetaData) ShellExecute("notepad.exe", @ScriptDir & "\MetaData.Bin") #EndRegion Func _ReadMetaData($sFilePath) Local $sFileBin = _GetFileBin($sFilePath) Local $iSize = @extended Local $tMetaData = DllStructCreate("byte[" & $iSize & "]") DllStructSetData($tMetaData, 1, $sFileBin) ConsoleWrite(DllStructGetData($tMetaData, 1) & @CRLF) Local $tNumberOfFields = DllStructCreate("int", DllStructGetPtr($tMetaData)) Local $iNumberOfFields = DllStructGetData($tNumberOfFields, 1) ConsoleWrite("Number of Fields: " & $iNumberOfFields & @CRLF) Local $aMetaData[$iNumberOfFields] Local $pNextData = DllStructGetPtr($tMetaData) + 4 ;4 size Of Int If $iNumberOfFields Then Local $tFieldSize = 0 Local $tFieldData = 0 Local $iFieldSize = 0 Local $sFieldData = 0 For $i = 0 To $iNumberOfFields - 1 $tFieldSize = DllStructCreate("int", $pNextData) $iFieldSize = DllStructGetData($tFieldSize, 1) $tFieldData = DllStructCreate("wchar[" & $iFieldSize & "]", $pNextData + 4) ;+4 To Get Data $sFieldData = DllStructGetData($tFieldData, 1) ConsoleWrite("FieldSize: " & $iFieldSize & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("FieldData: " & $sFieldData & @CRLF) $aMetaData[$i] = $sFieldData $pNextData += $iFieldSize $pNextData += 4 If $iFieldSize = 0 Then $pNextData += 2 Next EndIf Return $aMetaData EndFunc ;==>_ReadMetaData Func _GetFileBin($sFilePath) Local $hFile = FileOpen($sFilePath, 16) Local $sFileBin = FileRead($hFile) Local $iSize = @extended FileClose($hFile) Return SetError(0, $iSize, $sFileBin) EndFunc ;==>_GetFileBin Func _WriteMetaData($sFilePath, $tStruct) Local $tStructBytes = DllStructCreate("byte[" & DllStructGetSize($tStruct) & "]", DllStructGetPtr($tStruct)) Local $hFile = FileOpen($sFilePath, 18) FileWrite($hFile, DllStructGetData($tStructBytes, 1)) FileClose($hFile) EndFunc ;==>_WriteMetaData Func _MakeStructure($aMetaData) Local $sTagStructure = "Int NumberOfFields;" Local $tStruct = 0 For $i = 0 To UBound($aMetaData) - 1 $sTagStructure &= "align 1; int FieldSize" & String($i + 1) & ";wchar FieldData" & String($i + 1) & "[" & StringLen($aMetaData[$i]) + 1 & "];" Next ConsoleWrite($sTagStructure & @CRLF) $tStruct = DllStructCreate($sTagStructure) ConsoleWrite(IsDllStruct($tStruct) & @CRLF) $tStruct.NumberOfFields = UBound($aMetaData) For $i = 0 To UBound($aMetaData) - 1 DllStructSetData($tStruct, "FieldSize" & String($i + 1), (StringLen($aMetaData[$i]) * 2) + 2) DllStructSetData($tStruct, "FieldData" & String($i + 1), ($aMetaData[$i])) ConsoleWrite("FiledSize: " & DllStructGetData($tStruct, "FieldSize" & String($i + 1)) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("FiledData: " & DllStructGetData($tStruct, "FieldData" & String($i + 1)) & @CRLF) Next Return $tStruct EndFunc ;==>_MakeStructure Saludos Edited July 6, 2016 by Danyfirex Sometimes I learn, Sometimes I teach... AutoIt... UDFs: VirusTotal API 2.0 UDF - libZPlay UDF - Apps: Guitar Tab Tester - VirusTotal Hash Checker Examples: Text-to-Speech ISpVoice Interface - Get installed applications - Enable/Disable Network connection PrintHookProc - WINTRUST - Mute Microphone Level - Get Connected NetWorks - Create NetWork Connection ShortCut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcue 8 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 very nice going through dll i just want to be able to store and read from the images themselves so i dont need to keep a file storing the information. i think this format might be good $tag = "WHO:" & $who & "|" & "WHAT:" & $what & "|" & "WHERE:" & $where & "|" & "WHEN:" & $when & "|" just need the stringregexp to get each field Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuffinMan 12 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 What about using StringSplit? You wouldn't even need the WHO: WHAT: WHERE: if you didn't want it in there and it deals with "missing" data nicely too... #include<array.au3> Local $who = "bobby! sally2-meg,charles ryan,#swimmermike" Local $what = "#kickin' it 4real@home!" Local $where = "@myhouse" Local $when = "2015:02:06" $tag = "WHO:" & $who & "|" & "WHAT:" & $what & "|" & "WHERE:" & $where & "|" & "WHEN:" & $when & "|" $array = StringSplit($tag,"|") _ArrayDisplay($array) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcue 8 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 isn't that kind of sloppy though? because first id have to strip out "user comment.... " then id have to strip out each the field names Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danyfirex 461 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 What I wrote can be used to write to any file. (write a little change) I'm not a regexp man. so I prefer doing it using string functions only. #include <Array.au3> $results = "User Comment : WHO:bobby! sally2-meg,charles ryan,#swimmermike|WHAT:#kickin' it 4real@home!|WHERE:@myhouse|WHEN:2015:02:06|" Local $aStrings = StringSplit($results, "|") Local $iNumberOfFields = $aStrings[0] - 1 If $iNumberOfFields > 0 Then Local $aFields[$iNumberOfFields] Local $aMatch = 0 Local $iStartPos = 0 Local $iIndex = 0 For $i = 1 To $aStrings[0] $aMatch = StringRegExp($aStrings[$i], "WHO:|WHAT:|WHERE:|WHEN:", 3) ;~ _ArrayDisplay($aMatch) If IsArray($aMatch) Then $iStartPos = StringInStr($aStrings[$i], $aMatch[0]) $aFields[$iIndex] = StringMid($aStrings[$i], $iStartPos + StringLen($aMatch[0])) $iIndex += 1 EndIf Next EndIf _ArrayDisplay($aFields) Saludos 1 Sometimes I learn, Sometimes I teach... AutoIt... UDFs: VirusTotal API 2.0 UDF - libZPlay UDF - Apps: Guitar Tab Tester - VirusTotal Hash Checker Examples: Text-to-Speech ISpVoice Interface - Get installed applications - Enable/Disable Network connection PrintHookProc - WINTRUST - Mute Microphone Level - Get Connected NetWorks - Create NetWork Connection ShortCut Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcue 8 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) wow that's complex! but works! thanks! =) Edited July 6, 2016 by gcue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikell 635 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) So the regex way could be this... #Include <Array.au3> $str = "User Comment : WHO:bobby! sally2-meg,charles ryan,#swimmermike|WHAT:#kickin' it 4real@home!|WHERE:@myhouse|WHEN:2015:02:06| " $res = StringRegExp($str, '(?<=WHO:|WHAT:|WHERE:|WHEN:)([^\|]*)', 3) _ArrayDisplay($res) Edited July 6, 2016 by mikell Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jguinch 387 Report post Posted July 6, 2016 @mikell : \ is not needed inside [ ] Spoiler Network configuration UDF, _DirGetSizeByExtension, _UninstallList Firefox ConfigurationArray multi-dimensions, Printer Management UDF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikell 635 Report post Posted July 7, 2016 17 hours ago, jguinch said: @mikell : \ is not needed inside [ ] Despite this belt and braces syndrom it works anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
