In article <2007082917430579539-cfnzrpu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
J. Stewart <cfnzrpu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 2007-08-29 17:01:00 -0400, Joshua Whalen <joshuafwhalen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
said:
>
> > that's me---No brains! I should know how to do this, I've done it
> > before, but it's one of those weeks when you feel like someone took
out
> > your brain, dipped it in maple syrup, and then let it harden for a few
> > days before sticking it back in your head.
> >
> > Here goes:
> >
> > the script code below is supposed to read in a file containing data
> > formatted like this:
> >
> > Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:14:00 PM; clash; 638.566666666667
> > Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:18:00 PM; Frida_Hyvonen; 31.1
> > Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:20:00 PM; bjork; 183.716666666667
> > Tuesday, August 28, 2007 1:22:00 PM; reggae; 121.833333333333
> >
> > and first create a list in which each line is one list item. then,
it's
> > supposed to take each line of that list, and treat that as a list in
> > which each field of the above is a seperate item. So when I run the
> > code, I get this error:
> >
> > "can't get every text item of 1"
> > now I know this is something easy. I've looked in the manuals, both
the
> > language guide and the excellent o'reilly books, but I'm playing with
> > syrup-damaged brain here today folks, and I'm sure anyone over 40
(like
> > me) who's ever had a week of solid all-nighters thrown on his back
knows
> > what I mean, so could some kind soul help me out?
> >
> > keep in mind, this is "problem-solving" code here. It's a subset of a
> > larger app, and a few lines are here for debugging or checking to see
if
> > some data is being gotten correctly (the number dialog, for example)
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Time to go wash my brain.
> >
> > Now where did I leave the peppermint soap?
> >
> > Joshua
> >
> > the problem script is here:
> >
> > global thecount
> > set text item delimiters to (ASCII character 10)
> > read file "ibook:Users:joshua:Desktop:ShowTextTest.txt"
> >
> > set MyJabberwocky to every text item of the result
> >
> > count every text item of MyJabberwocky
> > set thecount to the result
> > display dialog thecount as number
> >
> > repeat with i from 1 to the count of MyJabberwocky
> > set text item delimiters to " ; "
> >
> > set MyStuff to every text item of i
> >
> > --choose from list MyStuff
> > get item 1 of MyStuff
> > set Mydate to the result
> > get item 2 of MyStuff
> > set myShow to the result
> > get item 3 of MyStuff
> > set myRun to the result
> > end repeat
> >
> >
> > choose from list MyJabberwocky
> > display dialog the result as text
>
> Is this something like what you are looking for? Run it with the event
> log turned on in your script editor.
>
> --> script <--
> set MyJabberwocky to (every paragraph of (read file
> "ibook:Users:joshua:Desktop:ShowTextTest.txt"))
> repeat with aLine in MyJabberwocky
> set {oldDelims, my text item delimiters} to {my text item delimiters,
{";"}}
> set MyStuff to every text item of (contents of aLine)
> set my text item delimiters to oldDelims
> set {Mydate, myShow, myRun} to {item 1 of MyStuff, item 2 of MyStuff,
> item 3 of MyStuff}
> log "Mydate = " & Mydate & return & "MyShow = " & myShow & return &
> "MyRun = " & myRun & return & return
> end repeat
> --> Script end <--
Hmmmm... this is what I got"
Can't get item 2 of {"Friday, August 17, 2007 7:00:00 PM;
60's_girl_groups; 27.833333333333"}.
Same as before.
did it work for you? maybe there's something wrong on this end with my
computer or something. Thanks for the effort, though. Still gotta wring
the suds out of my brain. Thing takes FOREVER to dry. Permanent press,
dontcha know.
Joshua
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