[Solved] Reading in a formatted file.

[FaT3oYCG]

ok so i have a file that has a list of things that are under a higherarchy and need to be sorted into alphabetical order.

the format of each item is either -, --, or --- then 3 or four parts seperated by a . and then on some but not all a () at the end.

Example list:

-a.a

--a.a.a()

--a.a.b()

--a.a.c()

--a.a.d

---a.a.d.a()

---a.a.d.b()

-a.b

--a.b.a()

--a.b.b()

--a.b.c()

--a.b.d

---a.b.d.a()

---a.b.d.b()

etc. for about 17 different sections

the problem that i also have is that they need to be put into an array so that each one is held in a variable so that it can be used to populate a menu with the data and for further referencing the item throughout the program.

i have tried code with array add etc but i just cant seem to get it to work and i dont think the way i am doing it is the best anyway.

Dim $array[1][1][1]
  $filehandle = FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\file.txt", 0)
  If $filehandle <> -1 Then
      $a = 1
      $b = 1
      $c = 1
      While @error <> -1
          If @error <> 1 Then
              $line = FileReadLine($filehandle)
              If StringLeft($line, 3) == "---" Then
                  _ArrayAdd($array[$a][$b][$c], StringRight($line, StringLen($line) - 3))
                  $c += 1
              ElseIf StringLeft($line, 2) == "--" Then
                  _ArrayAdd($array[$a][$b][$c], StringRight($line, StringLen($line) - 2))
                  $b += 1
              ElseIf StringLeft($line, 1) == "-" Then
                  _ArrayAdd($array[$a][$b][$c], StringRight($line, StringLen($line) - 1))
                  $a += 1
              Else
                  MsgBox(0, "Error", "Failed to read file, incorrect format")
              EndIf
          EndIf
      WEnd
  EndIf
 FileClose($filehandle)

any help appreciated.

Edited June 25, 2009 by FaT3oYCG

[water]

A hierarchy is best displayed in a TreeView. Here you can find a script to read a file like yours and display it in a TreeView.

The coding to populate the input file for the TreeView should be quite simple.

[FaT3oYCG]

i need to put my items into a menu though and looking at that there isnt anything that would help me?

[water]

The basic problem is, that _ArrayAdd onyl supports 1 dimensional arrays. So you would have to expand the array yourself.

This can be done using ReDim $array. Another problem in your script is that when you increment $a you have to reset $b and $c to 1 and so on

Edited June 25, 2009 by water

[FaT3oYCG]

how would i display or read the contents of the array i seem to get an error every time i try.

[water]

I modified my previous posting.

[FaT3oYCG]

after a lot more searching, solution:

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GuiMenu.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>

Dim $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[1]
_FileReadToArray(@ScriptDir & "\PGE Lua Function List.txt", $pgeLuaFunctionsArray)

$pgeMenu = GUICtrlCreateMenu("PGE Functions")

$level_1 = ""
$level_2 = ""
$level_3 = ""

For $i = 1 To UBound($pgeLuaFunctionsArray) - 1
    If StringLeft($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], 3) = "---" Then
        If StringRight($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], 2) = "()" Then
            $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i] = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], $level_2)
        Else
            $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i] = GUICtrlCreateMenu($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], $level_2)
        EndIf
        $level_3 = $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i]
    ElseIf StringLeft($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], 2) = "--" Then
        If StringRight($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], 2) = "()" Then
            $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i] = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], $level_1)
        Else
            $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i] = GUICtrlCreateMenu($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], $level_1)
        EndIf
        $level_2 = $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i]
        $level_3 = ""
    ElseIf StringLeft($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], 1) = "-" Then
        If StringRight($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], 2) = "()" Then
            $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i] = GUICtrlCreateMenuItem($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], $pgeMenu)
        Else
            $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i] = GUICtrlCreateMenu($pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i], $pgeMenu)
        EndIf
        $level_1 = $pgeLuaFunctionsArray[$i]
        $level_2 = ""
        $level_3 = ""
    Else
        MsgBox(0, "Error", "Failed to read function line: " & $i & ", incorrect format")
    EndIf
Next

$mainMenu = _GUICtrlMenu_GetMenu($frmMain)
$itemPGE = _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemSubMenu($mainMenu, 0)
For $i = 0 To 14
    $ItemPGESub = _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemSubMenu($itemPGE, $i)
    _GUICtrlMenu_SetMenuHeight($ItemPGESub, 220)
Next

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

cba changing the code it has all of the variable that i used if you cant understand then just change them fore something more relevant.

you can just run that code and it will work dont know if some of the headders are needed but they are in my main script.

enjoy.