RE: [Disarmed] does AutoIT support recursion?

"Petr Dyntar" <[email protected]> Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:14:29 +0100
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Hi Jim,
go and ask on autoit forums,this email list is abadoned and leaved for spam bots only:)
last 2months noone writed anything here..
Forums is full of peoples,go and ask there.
I dont have experience with XML and personally,iam using the same method like you described in most of my programs.
Petr
 

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Jim Owens
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Disarmed] [AutoIt] does AutoIT support recursion?



Some languages I've used, such as Rexx, make a fuss abour supporting
recursion. I have a small project that does require recursion, but I'd
prefer to write it in AutoIT. Can I do it?

The project involves pulling apart or "bursting" some nested XML
nodes, as in:

<concept>

<concept>

<concept>
</concept>

<concept>
</concept> 

</concept>

<concept>

One way I could do it is with this pseudocode:

Do until end of file
If you find a concept
call function PROCESS_CONCEPT
End

Function PROCESS_CONCEPT
Do until end of concept
If you find another concept 
/* call this function recursively */
call function PROCESS_CONCEPT
End
End
Save the concept as a file
End 

I'm also interested in doing this using XML instead of line
processing. I'm looking into _XMLDOMwrapper. Can it be done that way?



 



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            <p>Hi Jim,<br>
go and ask on autoit forums,this email list is abadoned and leaved for spam bots only:)<br>
last 2months noone writed anything here..<br>
Forums is full of peoples,go and ask there.<br>
I dont have experience with XML and personally,iam using the same method like you described in most of my programs.<br>
Petr<br>
 <br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <a href="mailto:AutoItList%40yahoogroups.com">AutoItList@yahoogro<wbr>ups.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:AutoItList%40yahoogroups.com">AutoItList@yahoogro<wbr>ups.com</a>]On Behalf Of Jim Owens<br>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:58 PM<br>
To: <a href="mailto:AutoItList%40yahoogroups.com">AutoItList@yahoogro<wbr>ups.com</a><br>
Subject: [Disarmed] [AutoIt] does AutoIT support recursion?<br>
<br>
Some languages I've used, such as Rexx, make a fuss abour supporting<br>
recursion. I have a small project that does require recursion, but I'd<br>
prefer to write it in AutoIT. Can I do it?<br>
<br>
The project involves pulling apart or &quot;bursting&quot; some nested XML<br>
nodes, as in:<br>
<br>
&lt;concept&gt;<br>
<br>
&lt;concept&gt;<br>
<br>
&lt;concept&gt;<br>
&lt;/concept&gt;<br>
<br>
&lt;concept&gt;<br>
&lt;/concept&gt; <br>
<br>
&lt;/concept&gt;<br>
<br>
&lt;concept&gt;<br>
<br>
One way I could do it is with this pseudocode:<br>
<br>
Do until end of file<br>
If you find a concept<br>
call function PROCESS_CONCEPT<br>
End<br>
<br>
Function PROCESS_CONCEPT<br>
Do until end of concept<br>
If you find another concept <br>
/* call this function recursively */<br>
call function PROCESS_CONCEPT<br>
End<br>
End<br>
Save the concept as a file<br>
End <br>
<br>
I'm also interested in doing this using XML instead of line<br>
processing. I'm looking into _XMLDOMwrapper. Can it be done that way?<br>
<br>
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