StringRegExp capture multiple strings between 2 constants

[Kyan]

Hi everyone

I trying for more than a hour to get this regular expression right, what I want to do is grab multiple strings inside a table/div on a webpage the problem is to put this to check multiple times for the expressions to capture between (in the example " and "</table")

In this example I'm trying to get all the topic names listed on first page of "General Help and Support" from Autoit forum's but limiting the search/capture between '<table class="ipb_table topic_list hover_rows " summary="Topics In This Forum &quot;General Help and Support&quot;" id="forum_table">' and '</table>'

(I don't know how to paste this tidy, if some one experienced in the mater can share the secret I'll be grateful )

#include <Array.au3>
$pg = InetRead("http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/2-general-help-and-support/",1)
If $pg <> '' Then
$exp = '(?i)<table class="ipb_table topic_list hover_rows " summary="Topics In This Forum &quot;General Help and Support&quot;" id="forum_table">.*?'& _
'(?:<a itemprop="url" id=".*?" href=".*?" title="(.*?) - started .*?" class="topic_title">)*?.*?</table>'
$aTopics = StringRegExp(BinaryToString($pg),String($exp),3)
ConsoleWrite(@error&@LF)
_ArrayDisplay($aTopics)
Else
ConsoleWrite("Cannot DL the page"&@LF)
EndIf
Exit

EDIT: Code updated, forgot to add 'BinaryToString' to $pg var

Edited March 23, 2013 by DiOgO

[Kyan]

Bump

Isn't possible to do it with stringregexp?

Edited March 23, 2013 by DiOgO

[Nessie]

Bump

Ins't possible to do it with stringregexp?

Try this:

#include <Array.au3>
$bRead = InetRead("http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/2-general-help-and-support/", 1)
If @error Then MsgBox(0, "Error", "Cant download the page")

$sSource = BinaryToString($bRead)

$exp = "<a itemprop=.*title='(.*?) - started"

$aTopics = StringRegExp($sSource, $exp , 3)
_ArrayDisplay($aTopics)

By the way you have to wait at least 24 hour before to bump a topic

To paste tidy code just untoggle the editing mode

Hi!

Edited March 23, 2013 by Nessie

[Kyan]

Try this:

#include <Array.au3>
$bRead = InetRead("http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/2-general-help-and-support/", 1)
If @error Then MsgBox(0, "Error", "Cant download the page")

$sSource = BinaryToString($bRead)

$exp = "<a itemprop=.*title='(.*?) - started"

$aTopics = StringRegExp($sSource, $exp , 3)
_ArrayDisplay($aTopics)

By the way you have to wait at least 24 hour before to bump a topic

To paste tidy code just untoggle the editing mode

Hi!

using that way works, but a really want to limit my stringregexp matches within

<table class="ipb_table topic_list hover_rows " summary="Topics In This Forum &quot;General Help and Support&quot;" id="forum_table">

and

</table>

in order to get the correct text since exists 2 tables with different names, but the items class/id are equal

I didn't understand 'untoggle the editing mode', can you explain? are you talking about Full Editor mode?

Sorry, forgot about that part :s, yesterday a got to bed late, tonight it must be different

[Nessie]

in order to get the correct text since exists 2 tables with different names, but the items class/id are equal

I didn't understand 'untoggle the editing mode', can you explain? are you talking about Full Editor mode?

Sorry, forgot about that part :s, yesterday a got to bed late, tonight it must be different

Just disable this and your code will be ok.

For the regex just wait a minute that i will look in the source code

Hi!

[Kyan]

Just disable this and your code will be ok.

For the regex just wait a minute that i will look in the source code

Hi!

test:

#include <Array.au3>
$pg = InetRead("http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/2-general-help-and-support/", 1)
If $pg <> '' Then
    $exp = '(?i)<table class="ipb_table topic_list hover_rows " summary="Topics In This Forum &quot;General Help and Support&quot;" id="forum_table">.*?' & _
            '(?:<a itemprop="url" id=".*?" href=".*?" title="(.*?) - started .*?" class="topic_title">)*?.*?</table>'
    $aTopics = StringRegExp(BinaryToString($pg), String($exp), 3)
    ConsoleWrite(@error & @LF)
    _ArrayDisplay($aTopics)
Else
    ConsoleWrite("Cannot DL the page" & @LF)
EndIf
Exit

okey

EDIT: It works, now autoit code is tidy, thank you Nessie

Edited March 24, 2013 by DiOgO

[Nessie]

test:

#include <Array.au3>
$pg = InetRead("http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/2-general-help-and-support/", 1)
If $pg <> '' Then
$exp = '(?i)<table class="ipb_table topic_list hover_rows " summary="Topics In This Forum &quot;General Help and Support&quot;" id="forum_table">.*?' & _
'(?:<a itemprop="url" id=".*?" href=".*?" title="(.*?) - started .*?" class="topic_title">)*?.*?</table>'
$aTopics = StringRegExp(BinaryToString($pg), String($exp), 3)
ConsoleWrite(@error & @LF)
_ArrayDisplay($aTopics)
Else
ConsoleWrite("Cannot DL the page" & @LF)
EndIf
Exit

okey

EDIT: It works, now autoit code is tidy, thank you Nessie

Glad to help you. By the way i dont see duplicate table on the source of General Help and Support. So why overcomplicate the regex?

Hi!

[Kyan]

Glad to help you. By the way i dont see duplicate table on the source of General Help and Support. So why overcomplicate the regex?

Hi!

on the sorce of Genereral Help n' support not but here there's one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/same-trailer-different-park/id604129427

[Nessie]

on the sorce of Genereral Help n' support not but here there's one: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/same-trailer-different-park/id604129427

so you need a regex to grab the album track from itunes? I really dont have understand how in the world now we are talking of itunes

Hi!

[Kyan]

so you need a regex to grab the album track from itunes? I really dont have understand how in the world now we are talking of itunes

Hi!

yup, but there's 2 tables with the same item ID/class name

[Nessie]

You only need the name?

Hi!

[Kyan]

You only need the name?

Hi!

could be, but for the rest, the sre is similar, I don't want to give much work

[Kyan]

so you didn't manage to do it with regular expressions

seems I need to go back to the old stringmid +stringrexp :s