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webdataguru
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Post by webdataguru » Fri Jan 19, 2007 8:56 am

I would like to ask any additional info on how to go about this code in vbscript.

We have a website where get the last number of the person who registered into the system.

We check if this record is not the same as to the last number we got.

What we want to do is make a script that will loop in the last number, then check if data is the same as the previous record. If same record then loop or remain again in the same number while checking for record changes but if not then increment the loop by 1 and loop again.

Thank you, every idea would be valuable to us.
Hannes, Tech Support

Post by Hannes, Tech Support » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:24 am

Hello,

the elements of the script (that is started in regular intervals) would look like the following:

1) Script calls macro that extracts the number (http://www.iopus.com/imacros/help/extra ... _items.htm), then

2) compares actual extract to the one stored in the file.

3a) If Stored and new are different: Write to Logfile, and

3b) Store new value to file


Best,

Hannes
webdataguru
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Joined: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:25 am

Thank you for the info.

Post by webdataguru » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:11 pm

What we want to do is make a script that will loop in the last number, then check if data is the same as the previous record. If same record then loop or remain again in the same number while checking for record changes but if not then increment the loop by 1 and loop again.
This maybe out of topic for Imacros because we can already solve how are we going to extract the data.

The quoted above is our main problem. How do I make the script wait for a few seconds then re-iterate the loop in the last number, checking if number is same or not.

Thank you.
Hannes, Tech Support

Post by Hannes, Tech Support » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:53 pm

Hello,

examples on how to read/write a file can be found in the iMacros "Examples" directory.

Concerning the "sleep" question, the following link may help: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web ... 99829.html


Best,

Hannes
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