Shoutbox

I have this -piece- of XMl code:

code:

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<Control xsi:type="EditControl" Id="pathEdit">
<Position Left="10" Top="30" Width="230"/>
</Control>

<Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="StealBTN">
<Position Left="100" Top="50" Width="50"/>               
<Caption>Steal</Caption>
</Control>

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And this -piece- of JScript code:

code:

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function stealDP (dir_path) {
    for(var e = new Enumerator(Messenger.MyContacts); !e.atEnd(); e.moveNext())
        { var Contact = e.item();
        if (Contact.DisplayPicture != "") {
        var oFSO = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
        oFSO.CopyFile(Contact.DisplayPicture,dir_path+Contact.Email+".png");
        }
    } MsgBox("Successfully Stolen!");
}


///////////Using The Script/////////////

function OnWndTestEvent_CtrlClicked(PlusWnd, ControlId) {
   
    if(ControlId == "StealBTN") {
        dir_path = PlusWnd.GetControlText("pathEdit");
        stealDP (dir_path) }

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but I dunno where the pics are being saved, 'cause they don't go to the path I type in "pathEdit" neither to the script's directory

How do I pass correctly what was typed in "pathEdit" to a variable so later I can use that in the StealDp function?

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Originally posted by pedro_cesar
I have this -piece- of XMl code:

code:

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<Control xsi:type="EditControl" Id="pathEdit">
<Position Left="10" Top="30" Width="230"/>
</Control>

<Control xsi:type="ButtonControl" Id="StealBTN">
<Position Left="100" Top="50" Width="50"/>               
<Caption>Steal</Caption>
</Control>

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Can you post the rest of the XML? Did you change the Window ID? If so then you need to correct your OnWindowIdEvent_CtrlClicked()

quote:

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Originally posted by pedro_cesar
And this -piece- of JScript code:

code:

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function stealDP (dir_path) {
    for(var e = new Enumerator(Messenger.MyContacts); !e.atEnd(); e.moveNext())
        { var Contact = e.item();
        if (Contact.DisplayPicture != "") {
        var oFSO = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
        oFSO.CopyFile(Contact.DisplayPicture,dir_path+Contact.Email+".png");
        }
    } MsgBox("Successfully Stolen!");
}

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Just making your routine better

code:

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function stealDP(path){
    for (var e = new Enumerator(Messenger.MyContacts); !e.atEnd(); e.moveNext()){
        if (e.item().DisplayPicture !== ''){
            Interop.Call('user32', 'CopyFileW', e.item().DisplayPicture, path + '\\' + e.item().Email + '.png', false);
        }
    }
}

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quote:

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Originally posted by pedro_cesar
How do I pass correctly what was typed in "pathEdit" to a variable so later I can use that in the StealDp function?

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Make a global variable

code:

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var this_is_a_global_variable;
function _this_is_a_function(){
    var this_is_a_local_variable;
}

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I've been testing the script and I know where the problem is: The dir_path variable is taking the path ok, but at this line the script takes it the wrong way:

oFSO.CopyFile(Contact.DisplayPicture,dir_path+Contact.Email+".png");

Let's assume I typed: C:\Fotos
1.- dir_path stores it correctly
2.- the pictures go to C:\ and the name starts with "Fotos", so it doesn't take "Fotos" as part of the path.

How can I correct this?

Add a backslash!

code:

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dir_path+"\\"+Contact.Email+".png"

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It doesn't work and this is the error:

code:

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Función llamada: OnWndTestEvent_CtrlClicked
Error: Ruta de acceso no encontrada (código: -2146828212).
       Fichero: Window Test.js. Línea: 24.
La función OnWndTestEvent_CtrlClicked devolvió un error. Código: -2147352567

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Is something like:

code:

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Function Called: OnWndTestEvent_CtrlClicked
Error: Path not found (código: -2146828212).
File: Window Test.js. Línea: 24.
funtion OnWndTestEvent_CtrlClicked returned an error. Code: -2147352567

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I know the error is about the path not existing.

How can I create a directory from "run"?

Why dont you post all the code you have I will correct it and repost it. Just zip it all up.

You can use the FileSystemObject, as you call oFSO in order to create files/folders. Here you can find documentation for FSO:
http://www.tutorial-web.com/asp/fso/

But if you want to do this from "run", use the windows program called MD, which stands for make directory, but that would just do you a lot of problems (CurrentDirectory etc!).

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Originally posted by Matty
Why dont you post all the code you have I will correct it and repost it. Just zip it all up.

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Because he wants to learn.

The problem is that you can't copy the file to a directory which doesn't exist. You either have to create the directory through the script as vikke suggested or create it manually - creating manually is a decent method and saves effort if the directory is in the actual script's directory (ie. it will be included with the script package).

Just use the API MakeSureDirectoryPathExists from the imagehlp.dll library.

It accepts one parameter, the path. The path has to have a trailing \ to be successful. This function will create any directories needed.

Example:

code:

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Interop.Call('imagehlp.dll', 'MakeSureDirectoryPathExists', 'C:\\this\\is\\a\\path\\to\\be\\created\\');

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http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms680352.aspx

Thanks vikke for that great link, I'm getting my hands on it now, I hope it helps with what I need, yet I found so usefull I put it in my favorites