Programmation questions

[antp]

It uses the default non-unicode charset of the Windows settings, so in you case indeed windows-1252.
There are utf8encode and utf8decode functions to convert unicode characters from webpages, but of course those which do not exist in the local charset cannot be used in AMC fields: they will be replaced by "?"

[mrobama]

It uses the default non-unicode charset of the Windows settings, so in you case indeed windows-1252.
There are utf8encode and utf8decode functions to convert unicode characters from webpages, but of course those which do not exist in the local charset cannot be used in AMC fields: they will be replaced by "?"

Thank you @Antp.

If I try to write "Η Έκσταση του Αίματος" in a field I can see it without any ?. I see "?" only if I save, close and reopen AMC. I think AMC use the default charset when saving, so here in Italy in old Windows it's windows-1252 charset. Question: if I change my default windows charset or if I use https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=ntlea or https://pooi.moe/Locale-Emulator/ and I set a unicode default charset, can I use UTF-8? Or windows-1252 charset is "hardcoded" in AMC?

[Update 14/07/2020 00:49] I just tried with Windows 10 and UTF8 enabled as default charset and I can save "Η Έκσταση του Αίματος" without problem. By the way, I have some encoding problem with translation: lng files have their own charset (all lng files use windows-1252), so some char is not displayed correctly in Windows 10.


Another question: to change Ant user agent (in getPage, ...) I added "http.Request.UserAgent=..." in my language file in [GetScriptWin] section. Can I change it in the ifs script? If I cannot set it, how can I get it (to check the value)?

[fulvio53s03]

Another question: to change Ant user agent (in getPage, ...) I added "http.Request.UserAgent=..." in my language file in [GetScriptWin] section. Can I change it in the ifs script? If I cannot set it, how can I get it (to check the value)?

Did you see this viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3557&hilit=UserAgent ?
on 2008-02-03 19:08:31 there was an answer to your first question by Antp.
It is old but Is it still valid?

[mrobama]

Another question: to change Ant user agent (in getPage, ...) I added "http.Request.UserAgent=..." in my language file in [GetScriptWin] section. Can I change it in the ifs script? If I cannot set it, how can I get it (to check the value)?

Did you see this viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3557&hilit=UserAgent ?
on 2008-02-03 19:08:31 there was an answer to your first question by Antp.
It is old but Is it still valid?

Hi Fulvio, That post is old. As I wrote, I can successfully change the user agent adding "http.Request.UserAgent" in italian.lng file. That's why I asked if I can change it inside an ifs file too.

[fulvio53s03]

Hi Fulvio, That post is old. As I wrote, I can successfully change the user agent adding "http.Request.UserAgent" in italian.lng file. That's why I asked if I can change it inside an ifs file too.

Hi, Mr. President!
I know the post is old (2008) but there's nothing new about that argument (I think) and you joined the forum in 2009 so, may be, you never read it!

[antp]

The charset of the lng files is the same as the one used by the program, the default one of Windows, as far as I remember I did not hardcode the 1252 anywhere.
The user agent can't be automatically overridden by a script because if a site blocks AMC, that should not be too easy to bypass (I want to avoid having problems with the sites )

[fulvio53s03]

I need informations about using files .pas

If I have a script.ifs who uses functions.pas.... can I execute in my functions.pas a procedure contained in script.ifs?
... (just the opposite of what happens normally) ....

...and more....
my script uses functions1.pas and functions2.pas....
can they execute procedures each other?

[antp]

Just try it
But I don't think that the included script can call things from the one which included it.
And I also don't think they can reciprocally include each other.

[fulvio53s03]

Just try it
But I don't think that the included script can call things from the one which included it.
And I also don't think they can reciprocally include each other.

As usual, you are right and my strategy was just wrong.
thanks.

[fulvio53s03]

Is it possible to show bold characters in a field?
i.e. How to show "Barcode and Other Identifiers" as "Barcode and Other Identifiers"
Thanks.

[antp]

Not possible, no

[zakk]

[SOLVED]
Hello, I would like to know why SetField(fieldMedia,countries); works,
but not SetField(fieldCountry,countries);

Edit: my field was unticked

[yeti]

Do you have activated "Script limitations" / "Modifiable fields" / "Country" on the right side of the script window?

Greets,
yeti

[zakk]

OMG yes, I had the field unticked !
thanks, deleting previous post

[Jo_Sch]

Hi antb

catalog format is XML
At set-up images are configured to be stored at a pics-sub-fulder of the catalog.

If I use:

IF GetPicture(imageURL) then
filename := GetPictureFullPath
ELSE
Error;

filename is empty and no picture at pics-folder of the catalog.
Same behaviour for GetExtraPicture...

After the script-loop is finished and the result is saved at the final dialog-window, the image is availabel at the pics-folder.

Question:
Is there a possibility to get the "future" filename of a downloaded image?

Regards
Josef

[antp]

Hi,
Unfortunately no, as it will decide how to store the picture only when saving the script results to the movie record.

[Jo_Sch]

Hi antb

Thank you for the quick answer.

Question based on your answer:
Is it possible to load a specific record into the script-work-space - e.g. based on fieldNumber (I use it as a unique identifier of a record).

If yes:
the first action at the script would be to load the previous record (based on a static parameter), pick up the filenames of the images (store them at a file - based on the content of a specific log-file), reload the original record and perform the normal actions of the script.

Background:
I would like to implement a method not to download images multiple times (save space) - e.g. people (director, actor,...)
Concept:
create a unique txt-filename base on the URL for image download.
in case of a new image:
create a file with the URL-based name.
Content of file is the filename (created by AMC) of the downloaded image.

Before using an image-URL for download I check, if the URL-based txt-filename already exists.
if Yes: read the filename of the image from the URL-based filename.
and instead of downloading the image again, assign the existing filename to the AMC-record (use function ImportExtraPicture instead of GetExtraPicture)
if No: download the image and create the URL-based file

Based on a log-file I check at script-start, if the image-files exists (the "save" at final dialog might be missed, or crash,..) to perform a clean-up.

Or do you know a concept which can be realized with the possibilities of the toolbox for scripts?

Regards
Josef