egalvez Posted December 22, 2004 Posted December 22, 2004 Hello. I wrote an AutoIt script using version 3.0.102. The script opens for reading a text file, randomly chooses a paragraph, assigns the text of the paragraph to a variable, copies an empty html file and names it with a certain name, writes the paragraph to the blank html file and saves it with a certain name, then calls IE to display the html file containing the paragraph. It works great if I double-click the exe file in the Windows Explorer or if I run the exe from Start - Run - Browse. But if I run the exe using KeyText (a shareware keyboard macro utility) or if I run the exe from Peter's Ultimate Alarm Clock (a freeware alarm utility that can open files and run programs on a schedule), the exe doesn't work right. Instead of opening an HTML file with the paragraph in it, it opens an empty HTML file, and I get no error messages. The exe works in that it opens the HTML file, but the HTML file doesn't have anything it. What could cause this anomaly, i.e., if I manually run the exe it works great, but if I use another program to run the exe, it doesn't work right. Here's my code: ;Open text file containing 38 paragraphs, for reading $file = FileOpen ( "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\TheSufferingsOfChrist\chapter.txt", 0 ) ; Check if file opened for reading OK If $file = -1 Then MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open chapter.txt file.") Exit EndIf ;Read all 30755 characters of chapter and assign to $chars variable $chars = FileRead ( "chapter.txt", 30755 ) $randomNum = int(Random (1,38)) ; Randomly get any one of 38 paragraphs in chapter $location1 = StringInStr($chars, " ", 0, $randomNum) ; Find random occurrence of five spaces (beginning of a paragraph) $location2 = StringInStr($chars, " ", 0, $randomNum + 1) ; Find next occurrence of five spaces (beginning of a paragraph) $myParagraph = StringMid($chars,$location1,$location2-$location1) FileClose ($file) $htmlPt1 = "<html><head><title>The Sufferings of Christ</title></head><body><font size=5 face=arial>" $htmlPt2 = $myParagraph $htmlPt3 = "</font></body></html>" $htmlcode = $htmlPt1 & $htmlPt2 & $htmlPt3 ;Delete HTML file containing paragraph from previous instance of running this app FileDelete("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\TheSufferingsOfChrist\chap_html.html") ;Copy empty HTML file to chap_html.html file which is about to be written to FileCopy("C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\TheSufferingsOfChrist\empty_chapter.html", "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\TheSufferingsOfChrist\chap_html.html") $htmlfile = FileOpen ( "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\TheSufferingsOfChrist\chap_html.html", 1 ) ; Check if file opened for reading OK If $htmlfile = -1 Then MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open chap_html.html file.") Exit EndIf ;Write paragraph with HTML code to text file just opened FileWrite($htmlfile, $htmlcode) FileClose ($htmlfile) $browserPath = "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" ;Open HTML file in browser so I can see the paragraph that's been randomly chosen Run($browserPath & " c:\Program Files\AutoIt3\TheSufferingsOfChrist\chap_html.html", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE) Any ideas? Thank you.
trids Posted December 22, 2004 Posted December 22, 2004 Just a stab in the dark, but can you set the "Startup Folder" in these other apps? If so, try setting it to the same path as the EXE. Otherwsie, try setup a shortcut to the EXE (which will allow you to specify the Startup Folder), and launch the shortcut from your scheduling apps. HTH
themax90 Posted December 22, 2004 Posted December 22, 2004 I don't got enough time to look it all up or review the script but since it loads the exe to a different directory everytime you access a file, has it access it @ScriptDir & "file" otherwise it will be requesting a file from the working directory that doesn't exist.
phillip123adams Posted December 22, 2004 Posted December 22, 2004 ;Read all 30755 characters of chapter and assign to $chars variable$chars = FileRead ( "chapter.txt", 30755 )Any ideas? Thank you.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Is the html file really empty, or is it that the browser window is empty? My guess is if you open the html in an editor, it will contain html code. I believe the problem is one with the default directory as you are not specifying a path to the data file when it is read. Since you already have a file handle, which includes the path, for the data file, try changing the FileRead line: $chars = FileRead($file, 30755).You might also look at the FileGetSize function, and use it to determine the file size instead of hard coding 30755. Phillip
Guest VanDike Posted December 22, 2004 Posted December 22, 2004 I wonder where such script may be useful and the only thing I can imagine is spam letters. Sometimes I get letters with random texts and links inside :E
RocTx Posted December 23, 2004 Posted December 23, 2004 I had the same problem and ended up using the following "RunWait" code. I noticed you use "Run". RunWait("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe C:\Documents and Settings\Userid\My Documents\AutoItScripts\LucAu3\Heritage\Attendance.html", "",) Replace *.html path to where you keep/write your *.html file. RocTx
egalvez Posted December 23, 2004 Author Posted December 23, 2004 (edited) Thanks, all of you. And thank you, Larry. Per your observation, what worked was changing$chars = FileRead ( "chapter.txt", 30755 )to$chars = FileRead ( $file, 30755 )I wonder where such script may be useful and the only thing I can imagine is spam letters.It's not for spamming. Rather it is just to cause a local HTML page to load in my browser periodically to remind me of something that I want to be reminded about. A paragraph is randomly selected from a chapter entitled The Sufferings of Christ from a book. It helps to understand that Christ's physical pain on the cross was hardly even felt by Him. By comparison, the anguish He was experiencing internally at the hiding of His Father's face and from bearing the weight of everyone's sins and guilt, almost completely eclipsed the physical suffering from His view. Thus, Mel Gibson's movie fell far short of depicting the nature of His sufferings.Eric G. Edited December 23, 2004 by egalvez
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