search doesn't work in a specific instance

[intel352]

okay, i have a weird instance where the search box returns no results, when i know that the file DOES exist...

basic code example:
while statement(
Get Delimited String (%title% = string 1 in %blahblah%, delimiter , )
Search for File (%fileexists% = location of %title%.bsp) << searches in %AppDir% recursively
Show Dialog (had it show contents of %title% and %fileexists%)


okay, i tried a similar thing OUTSIDE of the while, and it worked

basic example:
Assign Value (%title% = bird)
Search for File (%result% = location of %title%.bsp)
Show Dialog (had it show contents of %title% and %result%)

what's the deal? it'll work outside a while, but not inside?? btw, both searches were searching within %AppDir% recursively, with the same variable for %title%

[Corey]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

Might be an error in your while statement... Try posting the code...

Corey Milner
Creative Director, Indigo Rose Software

[intel352]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

that was one of my first thoughts, but the while works properly (i have it parsing out lines for other purposes, such as the %title% line is to be displayed in a listbox, and it does so without any problem)

so the only non-functioning part of the while is the search

i'll post it soon tho, since i haveta type it all manually (y'all are working on that for sf7, right? lol... if u need beta-testing, lemme know, i'm totally up for new features [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[intel352]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

okay, here ya go:
<pre>
IF (%CheckBox1% = True)
Count Delimited Strings (%filestotal% = number of strings in %result%, delimiter = ; )
Assign Value (%string% = 0)
Assign Value (%filelist% = )
Assign Value (%filenum% = 0)
WHILE ((%string% < %filestotal%) AND (%string% >= 0))
Get Delimited String (%downloadlist% = string %string% in %result%, delimiter = ; )
Get Delimited String (%lid% = string 0 in %downloadlist%, delimiter = ,)
Get Delimited String (%title% = string 1 in %downloadlist%, delimiter = ,)
Get Delimited String (%size% = string 2 in %downloadlist%, delimiter = ,)
Get Delimited String (%sizenew% = string 3 in %downloadlist%, delimiter = ,)
Assign Value (%mapfound% = FALSE)
Search for File (%mapexists% = location of %title%.bsp)
Count Delimited Strings (%mapexists_total% = number of strings in %mapexists%, delimiter = ; )
Assign Value (%newstring% = 0)
WHILE ((%newstring% < %mapexists_total%) AND (%newstring% >= 0))
Get Delimited String (%file_string% = string %newstring% in %mapexists%, delimiter = ; )
Count Delimited Strings (%map_line% = number of strings in %file_string%, delimiter = \)
Get Delimited String (%file_title% = string %map_line% in %file_string%, delimiter = .)
Show Message Box (%title% %file_title%)
IF ("%title%.bsp" = %file_title%)
Assign Value (%mapfound% = TRUE)
Assign Value (%newstring% = %filestotal%)
END IF
Assign Value (%newstring% = %filestotal%)
END WHILE
Assign Value (%string% = %string% + 1)
IF (%mapfound% = FALSE)
Assign Value (%filenum% = %filenum% + 1)
Assign Value (%filelist% = %filelist%;%filenum%. %title% Size: %sizenew%)
END IF
END WHILE
END IF
</pre>

[Mark]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

Hi,

What is the value of %title%.bsp before you run your Search for File action? Use a Message box to test this value. Also are you using a custom directory for your searching? If so, and it contains a variable, test its value before you search for your file.

[intel352]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

like i said, it works properly, the while is running through about 100 lines of delimited lines, and in each one, the dynamic %title% is pulled properly from 'string 1 of %downloadlist%'... i already tested that with a dialog box, and like i also mentioned, it also gets echoed into the ListBox

as for the Custom Directory, i also mentioned that the directory i search is %AppDir%... i tried %AppDir% recursively, and %AppDir%\maps specifically, neither work in the while, although both work outside of the while

[Darryl]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

What I would like you to do is create a Message Box action before your File Search action and have the following to be displayed:

"%Title%"

Include the quotes. I would like to see if there are any spaces before or after the contents of that variable, or perhaps a carriage return.

Also check your Search for file action for any spaces in any of the fields that should not be there, such as after the file name.

[intel352]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

darryl, good point, thx so much for mentioning that [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

in the web script that passes the data to sf6, i had spaces after the ;

lmao, stupid me... thanks tho!! your a life saver! (the red kind, cus they're the best, lmao)

[Darryl]

Re: search doesn't work in a specific instance

I'm happy to hear that was the source of your problems and has been resolved.