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[james3mg]

It's working now!

I think you mean a tray icon because there is definitely a taskbar item for this, just like most GUI's. If that's not what you mean let me know, but if it is what you mean then yes, I do hide it on purpose because it would serve no purpose in this script.

Thanks for the update! I haven't tried it yet, but I look forward to it...

No, I actually meant the taskbar button, NOT an icon in the notification tray...I don't get one for the main GUI because it's a toolbar-style type window (no min or max buttons, only a small close button, with no icon next to the window title). Those don't usually have taskbar buttons, and I don't see one for this. (I agree a tray icon would be pointless for this script).

But, as I said, it'd be an easy fix if I wanted it, and I haven't tried your latest version, so maybe the new one is a different style.

Thanks for your work!

[Achilles]

Thanks for the update! I haven't tried it yet, but I look forward to it...

No, I actually meant the taskbar button, NOT an icon in the notification tray...I don't get one for the main GUI because it's a toolbar-style type window (no min or max buttons, only a small close button, with no icon next to the window title). Those don't usually have taskbar buttons, and I don't see one for this. (I agree a tray icon would be pointless for this script).

But, as I said, it'd be an easy fix if I wanted it, and I haven't tried your latest version, so maybe the new one is a different style.

Thanks for your work!

Ahh, I was thinking of the GUI that is shown when you download. That's added now, or rather the additional styles are removed. I had it like that 'cause to begin with this script only did three comics. So, now there is a taskbar item for when the comics are displayed.

[Achilles]

Updated

There are now two different versions of the program. The Standard type is the what you have been using in the past. IE uses an embedded IE object which displays the pictures.

[Achilles]

Screenshots

Standard Example

IE Example

Edited April 17, 2008 by Achilles

[Darth]

awesome work, but would it be possible to also retrieve the mouse over text from xkcd and display it under the comic?

[Achilles]

awesome work, but would it be possible to also retrieve the mouse over text from xkcd and display it under the comic?

I'll try that, I already found out how to get the text... It will be adding that will be kind of hard, or maybe I'll just do what they do and have it as a tooltip.

[Darth]

thank you, again great work

[HeffeD]

I'll try that, I already found out how to get the text... It will be adding that will be kind of hard, or maybe I'll just do what they do and have it as a tooltip.

Achewood also has mouseover text that is often pretty funny.

Thanks for your work on this script. Latest version works great! (Using IE version for the scrollbars)

[Achilles]

Both versions seem to crash on me, except when I want to view Calvin & Hobbes only.

Do add Bizarro's comics

That probably means that one at one point when you're downloading a link it's crashing. Could you possibly find out which comics it is? Add some a line that has something like Msgbox(0, '', $NAMES[$i]) in the for next loop to see which comics causes the crash. I'll admit I've been placing very little error handling things in this, I mean conditions like If IsArray() and similar...

I'll look at Bizarro now (instead of doing homework ).

[HeffeD]

Dilbert is getting a 404 page.

[Achilles]

Dilbert is getting a 404 page.

Dilbert??? That link has worked for months... I'll look at it.

[Achilles]

If anybody knows how to get the comic from this please let me know:

http://www.dilbert.com/

Until then I think I'll have to remove Dilbert

[monoceres]

Ok I think I got it... The url for todays comic is: http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000.../2827.strip.gif

and if you chage both 2828 to 2827 you will get yesterday's comic. Or at least I think it was yesterday's...

Edited April 19, 2008 by monoceres

[Achilles]

Dilbert has been removed which should cause both scripts to work like they should.

Ok I think I got it... The url for todays comic is: http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000.../2827.strip.gif

and if you chage both 2828 to 2827 you will get yesterday's comic. Or at least I think it was yesterday's...

That just gives me a comic for a 404 error, which, although amusing, isn't there daily comic.

[monoceres]

Not sure how their system works but this is the url for today: http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000.../2785.strip.gif

[Achilles]

Not sure how their system works but this is the url for today: http://dilbert.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000.../2785.strip.gif

How'd you get that? 'Cause if I can figure it out it would be nice... Dilbert was one of the comics I enjoyed reading with this program.

[monoceres]

How'd you get that? 'Cause if I can figure it out it would be nice... Dilbert was one of the comics I enjoyed reading with this program.

I pressed the rss button on the flash content on the main page, and all the comics from last week came up, as regular images

[Impulse08]

Dilbert has been removed which should cause both scripts to work like they should.

That just gives me a comic for a 404 error, which, although amusing, isn't there daily comic.

Hi,

I think the code below should fix the Dilbert 404 issue. Replace your Dilbert function with this one. It's quick and dirty, but looks like it's working.

Func _GetDilbertLink()
    Local $ret[2] = ['', '']
    $pass = InetGet("http://www.dilbert.com/strips/", @TempDir & '\temp.dat')

    $file = FileOpen(@TempDir & '\temp.dat', 0)
   
    $timer = TimerInit()
    While 1
       $line = FileReadLine($file)
       $position = StringInStr($line,"FeaturedStrip")
       If $position <> 0 then ExitLoop
       If TimerDiff($timer) > (1000 * 50) then ExitLoop
    Wend
    FileClose($file)

    $position2 = StringInStr($line,'<img src="')
    $position2 = $position2 + 10
    $positionend = StringInStr($line,'.gif')
    $datei = StringMid ($line, $position2, ($positionend + 4) - $position2)

    FileDelete(@TempDir & '\temp.dat')
    $ret[0] = "http://www.dilbert.com/" & $datei
    $ret[1] = $datei
        
    Return $ret
EndFunc

[Achilles]

Alright, I rewrote the Dilbert link. The scripts in the OP are updated... It now uses the RSS feed to get the newest comic instead of the temp.dat file... Here's the code just for the function:

Func _GetDilbertLink()
    Local $ret[2] = ['', '']
    $source = _INetGetSource('http://feeds.feedburner.com/DilbertDailyStrip')
    $array = StringSplit($source, @CRLF)

    For $i = 1 to UBound($array) - 1
        If StringInStr($array[$i], 'img src="http://dilbert.com/dyn') > 0 then
            $temp = _StringBetween($array[$i], 'img src="', '"')
           
            If IsArray($temp) then
                $ret[0] = $temp[0]
                $temp = StringSplit($temp[0], '/')
                $ret[1] = $temp[$temp[0]]
            EndIf
           
            Return $ret
        EndIf
    Next
    
    Return $ret
EndFunc

[JustinReno]

Nice program, its really neat and well coded. A lot of cool comics.

Oooh, wait:

You should add an option by the comic image to save it!