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[mcfr1es 0]

This is a whopper, first of all, sorry for not posting this in my other topic but I wanted the whole script on the same page (preferably the first) and the other topic will soon not be seen anymore. Secondly, I would like to thank all of the people who helped me complete this script and helped me realize that autoit has ALOT of differences from java. As I have done in the past with my java scripts, I am posting this in hopes that I will recieve many comments on it (how to improve, make it faster, what can be done better, etc.). Again, comments are needed as this is my first script and more than anything I wish to reduce it a bit in size and search time (which is tremendous)..

NOTE: dont bother runnig the script

(1) takes too long

(2)you cant without the forum's username/pass

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;  Determining the link on a webpage.
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$DATAFILE = "names.txt"
$NUMNAMES = 0
Dim $PAGENAMES [ 50 ] [2000]; was getting problems with range exceeded, had no time so i put alot of extra, empty elements -- meh 
$PAGENAMES = _NameURL()

For $AA = 1 To 24 Step 1
  For $BB = 1 To 301 Step 50
    
    $SURL = $PAGENAMES [$AA] [$BB]
    $USERLIST = _GetUsers($SURL)
    $NUMNAMES = _ScanFile($DATAFILE, $NUMNAMES, $USERLIST)
  ;MsgBox(0, "boo", "NUMNAMES =" & $NUMNAMES)
    
  Next
Next  

Func _GetUsers($PSURL);Searches the URL's provided and returns an array containing 50 usernames
  Local $SUSERLIST
;Returns an array of links from a webpage
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
;Download the HTML to a temporary file
  $STEMPFILE = "$page.htm"
  URLDownloadToFile($PSURL, $STEMPFILE)
  $SHTML = FileRead($STEMPFILE, FileGetSize($STEMPFILE))
  FileDelete($STEMPFILE)
  
;Cleanup the HTML for better consumption    
  $SHTML = StringReplace($SHTML, @CR, "")
  $SHTML = StringReplace($SHTML, @LF, "")
  $SHTML = StringReplace($SHTML, @TAB, " ")
  
;Break it into chewable bytes
  $SHTML = StringReplace($SHTML, '<span class="blistSmall">', @LF & '<span class="blistSmall">')
  
  $ASHTML = StringSplit($SHTML, @LF)
  
;Spit out the bones
  For $NX = 1 To $ASHTML[0]
  ;Process only "<span class="blistSmall">" lines
    If StringLeft($ASHTML[$NX], 25) = '<span class="blistSmall">' Then
      $ASUSERLIST = StringTrimLeft($ASHTML[$NX], StringInStr($ASHTML[$NX], ">"))
      $ASUSERLIST = StringLeft($ASUSERLIST, StringInStr($ASUSERLIST, "<") - 1)
      $SUSERLIST = $SUSERLIST & @LF & $ASUSERLIST
    EndIf
  Next 
  
;Return the juicy links
  Return StringSplit(StringTrimLeft($SUSERLIST, 1), @LF)
EndFunc  ;==>_GetUsers

Func _NameURL();returns a 2D array containing the URL's of the msg boards to check
;Returns URL of board to look in
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  For $BOARDNUM = 1 To 24 Step 1
    $PAGENAMES [$BOARDNUM] [1] = ("http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/boardlist.phtml?board=" & $BOARDNUM)    
    For $PAGENUM = 51 To 301 Step 50
      $PAGENAMES [$BOARDNUM] [$PAGENUM] = ("http://www.neopets.com/neoboards/boardlist.phtml?board=" & $BOARDNUM & "&next=" & $PAGENUM)  
    Next
  Next
  
  Return $PAGENAMES
EndFunc  ;==>_NameURL

Func _ScanFile($FILENAME, $HOWMANY, $USERS);scans files for doubles and prints to the text file
  Dim $TIMESDIFF [51]
  
  If $HOWMANY = 0 Then
    $HOWMANY = 50
    _howmany50($FILENAME, $HOWMANY, $USERS)
  Else
    For $TT = 1 To 50
      $FILE = FileOpen($FILENAME, 0)
      $COUNTA = 0
      While 1
        $LINE = FileReadLine($FILE)
        If @error = -1 Then ExitLoop
        $COUNTA = _checknotequal($LINE, $COUNTA, $TT, $USERS)
      Wend
      FileClose($FILE)
    ;MsgBox(0, "boo", "counta =" & $counta & "howmany = " & $howmany)
      If $COUNTA = $HOWMANY Then 
      ;MsgBox(0, "boo", "ready to print")
        $HOWMANY = _Print($FILENAME, $USERS, $HOWMANY, $TT) 
      EndIf
    Next
  EndIf
  Return $HOWMANY
EndFunc  ;==>_ScanFile

Func _Print($XFILENAME, $XUSERS, $XHOWMANY, $WQ); if no doubles, prints the names to a text file
  $FILE = FileOpen($XFILENAME, 1)
; Check if file opened for reading OK
  If $XFILENAME = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")
    Exit
  EndIf
;MsgBox(0, "boo", $XUSERS [$WQ])
  $XHOWMANY = $XHOWMANY + 1
  FileWriteLine($FILE, $XUSERS [$WQ])
  FileClose($FILE)
  Return $XHOWMANY
EndFunc  ;==>_Print

Func _howmany50($FILEZ, $MANYZ, $USIEZ);when run for the first time, automatically adds the 50 entries into the text file without a check
  $FILE = FileOpen($FILEZ, 1)
; Check if file opened for reading OK
  If $FILE = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")
    Exit
  EndIf
  For $TY = 1 To $MANYZ
    FileWriteLine($FILE, $USIEZ[$TY])
  Next
  FileClose($FILE)
EndFunc  ;==>_howmany50

Func _checknotequal($LINIA, $COUNT, $QW, $USIEZ);checks if name to be added is equal to next line in file, records # of times that the names are diff and returns
  If $USIEZ [$QW] <> $LINIA Then
    $COUNT = $COUNT + 1
  EndIf
  Return $COUNT
EndFunc  ;==>_checknotequal

Edited August 15, 2004 by mcfr1es