Product Search

[hodgepodge]

Alright, so this is my first attempt at a complete, functional script in any language (except JS, HTML, etc...)...

So I am running into a few problems...

What I am trying to accomplish is a program that will allow me to enter product codes into a list, then, when I press a search button the script will look on two specified sites and return the price of the product alone.

First of all I am lost as to how you incorporate internet functions into the script, however, this seems like it would be simple enough, I just need some guidance.

The major obstacle I think I will be facing will be isolating the price of the product alone on the web page and returning that value to a table. Is there any function that could accomplish it? Would I have to parse the page itself?

Finally could you please also critique my script, just learning...Thanks..

#include<GUIConstantsEX.au3>
#include<IE.au3>
#include<WindowsConstants.au3>
#include<Constants.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
Opt("GUICloseOnESC", 0)

$s_1 = 'upcdatabase.com/item/'
$s_2 = 'http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_hi?url=node%3D468240%2C328182011&field-keywords='
$s_3 = 'http://www.google.com/products?q='

;Main GUI 
;Array is for the product codes
;Array two is for the prices
Local $array[], $array2[], $list, $add, $msg, $search, $in
GUICreate( "Product Search")
$search = GUICtrlCreateButton("Search!", 5, 7) ; fix all the alignment later
$add = GUICtrlCreateButton("Add", 2, 5)
$list = GUICtrlCreateList("Items to search for", 3, 3)
$in = GUICtrlCreateInput("" , 3, 1)

$in = $array [1 to 20] ;no idea if this is right

;create search function and add function

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $search
        ;place search function here
    Case $msg = $add
        GUICtrlSetData($list, $in)

Edited June 13, 2009 by hodgepodge

[Yashied]

You lost a part of the code.

[hodgepodge]

You lost a part of the code.

Haha, no I just haven't bothered "finishing" it without figuring out how to proceed.

How does the code look so far, and.. any answer to the question of discerning the price?

[Yashied]

Haha, no I just haven't bothered "finishing" it without figuring out how to proceed.

How does the code look so far, and.. any answer to the question of discerning the price?

Good luck.

[hodgepodge]

Well, do you have, any help to offer?

...

[Zisly]

If you use GUIOnEventMode you can't use GUIGetMsg().

So either use GUIOnEventMode or GUIGetMsg().

If you want the gui to show you need to add guisetstate(@sw_show)..

Like this;

GUICreate( "Product Search")
$search = GUICtrlCreateButton("Search!", 5, 7); fix all the alignment later
$add = GUICtrlCreateButton("Add", 2, 5)
$list = GUICtrlCreateList("Items to search for", 3, 3)
$in = GUICtrlCreateInput("" , 3, 1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

And what where you trying to do with $array [1 to 20]?

Edited June 13, 2009 by Zisly

[Yashied]

Alright, so this is my first attempt at a complete, functional script in any language (except JS, HTML, etc...)...

So I am running into a few problems...

What I am trying to accomplish is a program that will allow me to enter product codes into a list, then, when I press a search button the script will look on two specified sites and return the price of the product alone.

First of all I am lost as to how you incorporate internet functions into the script, however, this seems like it would be simple enough, I just need some guidance.

The major obstacle I think I will be facing will be isolating the price of the product alone on the web page and returning that value to a table. Is there any function that could accomplish it? Would I have to parse the page itself?

Finally could you please also critique my script, just learning...Thanks..

Where are you taking this script?

[hodgepodge]

If you use GUIOnEventMode you can't use GUIGetMsg().

So either use GUIOnEventMode or GUIGetMsg().

If you want the gui to show you need to add guisetstate(@sw_show)..

Like this;

GUICreate( "Product Search")
$search = GUICtrlCreateButton("Search!", 5, 7); fix all the alignment later
$add = GUICtrlCreateButton("Add", 2, 5)
$list = GUICtrlCreateList("Items to search for", 3, 3)
$in = GUICtrlCreateInput("" , 3, 1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

And what where you trying to do with $array [1 to 20]?

Oh, alright...

And about the array...Well, I want to store whatever I input into that array so I can recall the values later into the program. Im almost certain that that isn't the way to do it however... >.> <.<

Oh, also, how do I link the input form with a button using the GUIset method, the help file only shows how I would do that with the msg method...

Thanks

Edited June 13, 2009 by hodgepodge