No output for simple array... worked a million times before.

[tommytx]

#include <FileConstants.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

$mylist = "doggone.txt"
ConsoleWrite($mylist & @CRLF)
Local $aRec
_FileReadToArray($mylist, $aRec)
_ArrayDisplay($aRec)

Can anyone see anything wrong with this code... I have used it a zillion times before..  Just dead but shows The 0 0 at bottom suggesting it operated with no output.

This is in the text file in same directory as the au3 file

Yes it does print out the doggone.txt based on the ConsoleWrite command but no array box showing the data in the txt file.. NOTHING!.

doggone.txt
dog
cat
pig
hog

Added to show the result..
>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "E:\NEW_IDXSEO\_Recursive_Directory\plugins_real_short_archive_out\recursive-2.au3"    
doggone.txt
>Exit code: 0    Time: 0.2863

 

When I added this just to see:

ConsoleWrite($aRec[0] & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($aRec[1] & @CRLF)

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "E:\NEW_IDXSEO\_Recursive_Directory\plugins_real_short_archive_out\recursive-2.au3"    
doggone.txt
"E:\NEW_IDXSEO\_Recursive_Directory\plugins_real_short_archive_out\recursive-2.au3" (11) : ==> Subscript used on non-accessible variable.:
ConsoleWrite($aRec[0] & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($aRec^ ERROR

 

Edited November 12, 2020 by tommytx

[tommytx]

#include <FileConstants.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

; This works fine..
Local $bRec[5] = ["Item 0", "Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4"]
_ArrayDisplay($bRec)
ConsoleWrite($bRec[0] & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($bRec[1] & @CRLF)


$mylist = "doggone.txt"
ConsoleWrite($mylist & @CRLF)
Local $aRec
_FileReadToArray($mylist, $aRec)
_ArrayDisplay($aRec)

ConsoleWrite($aRec[0] & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($aRec[1] & @CRLF)

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "E:\NEW_IDXSEO\_Recursive_Directory\plugins_real_short_archive_out\recursive-2.au3"    
Item 0
Item 1
doggone.txt
"E:\NEW_IDXSEO\_Recursive_Directory\plugins_real_short_archive_out\recursive-2.au3" (18) : ==> Subscript used on non-accessible variable.:
ConsoleWrite($aRec[0] & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($aRec^ ERROR
>Exit code: 1    Time: 2.765

 

Edited November 12, 2020 by tommytx

[pseakins]

There's nothing wrong with the code in the first post. It works fine for me if I create and populate doggone.txt

The code in your second post also works for me provided doggone.txt is present. Without doggone.txt it crashed as you would expect.

Edited November 12, 2020 by pseakins
clarification

[Subz]

I would place a ConsoleWrite(@error & @CRLF) after the _FileReadToArray(...) to see what the error is.  Or using FileExists(...)

[tommytx]

Thanks for the help pseakins and subz.

Let's try again.. what I am saying that is not working is the array does not load so the _ArrayDisplay() will not pop up.

When I placed the error printer as requested, no error was shown.... but the _arrayDisplay() still does not function and the reason is the 5 items in file are not being placed in an array as they should be so the display will not show an array as it does not exist.

Further the missing array is confirmed when I try to print an item from the array which simply errors out..

Yet the @error suggests that the array loaded fine by no error.

 

$mylist = "doggone.txt"
Local $aRec
_FileReadToArray($mylist, $aRec)

ConsoleWrite('Error Y or N -> ' & @error & @CRLF)
_ArrayDisplay($aRec)  ; Problem is the display does not work.

; Note this errors out since the array was never loaded.
ConsoleWrite($aRec[0])

Error Y or N -> 1
"E:\NEW_IDXSEO\_Recursive_Directory\plugins_real_short_archive_out\recursive-2.au3" (14) : ==> Subscript used on non-accessible variable.:
ConsoleWrite($aRec[0])
ConsoleWrite($aRec^ ERROR

 

[JockoDundee]

52 minutes ago, tommytx said:

Yet the @error suggests that the array loaded fine by no error.

Can you just post the “doggone” file already?

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@tommytx
Try something like this:

$mylist = @ScriptDir & "\doggone.txt"

It seems that you are not reading the file.

[pseakins]

2 hours ago, tommytx said:

Error Y or N -> 1

 

From the help. 1 - Error opening specified file

The file is NOT being read. Therefore you get the array subscript error because the array does not get populated.

Maybe you still have the file open in your editor or some other app, preventing the au3 script from accessing it.

Edited November 12, 2020 by pseakins

[dmob]

19 hours ago, tommytx said:

I have used it a zillion times before.

Check for stray characters in both your script & input file. I once pulled all my hair out on a similar issue.

You could also try copy-pasting both into new files.

[markyrocks]

$mylist = "doggone.txt"
Local $aRec
_FileReadToArray($mylist, $aRec)

ConsoleWrite('Error Y or N -> ' & @error & @CRLF)
if isArray($aRec) then
    _ArrayDisplay($aRec) 
    ConsoleWrite($aRec[0])
else
    ConsoleWrite("ERRORRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
endif

;always got to protect the mcnuggets.  See my sig for error free array management!!!

 

Edited November 12, 2020 by markyrocks

[tommytx]

Its working now.. have no idea what did it.. may have been as someone said above a strange character running around. I put it into Notepad++ and lit up all the characters to see but nothing.. Anyway thanks for they help... it should have worked all along as I have used that display command many time.. Thanks a lot.