Placing value of a measure inside Regexp?

[Thomasne]

Hi!

I'm making a simple skin that shows a text forecast from a weather site.
The problem is that the names in the xml changes with the weekdays.

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[MeasureSite]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebParser
URL=http://www.yr.no/place/Norge/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/%C3%85lesund/emleim/varsel.xml
RegExp=(?sU)<title>Wednesday<.*/strong> (.*).<
UpdateRate=600
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasureWeekdayNameTomorrow]
Measure=Time
Format=%w
Substitute="0":"Monday","1":"Tuesday","2":"Wednesday","3":"Thursday","4":"Friday","5":"Saturday","6":"Sunday"
DynamicVariables=1

[MeasureTextForecastTomorrow]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebParser
URL=[MeasureSite]
StringIndex=1

[MeasureWeekdayNameTomorrow] gives me the value i need to locate the right place in the xml. The skin works, but i have to manually edit the weekday in the RegExp.

Is there a way to put the value of a measure inside RegExp (or using variables)? I skimmed through the forum and manual without being able to find a solution=/

[jsmorley]

If I understand you correctly, I think it would be as simple as:

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[MeasureWeekdayNameTomorrow]
Measure=Time
Format=%w
Substitute="0":"Monday","1":"Tuesday","2":"Wednesday","3":"Thursday","4":"Friday","5":"Saturday","6":"Sunday"

[MeasureSite]
Measure=Plugin
Plugin=WebParser
URL=http://www.yr.no/place/Norge/M%C3%B8re_og_Romsdal/%C3%85lesund/emleim/varsel.xml
RegExp=(?sU)<title>[MeasureWeekdayNameTomorrow]<.*/strong> (.*).<
UpdateRate=600
DynamicVariables=1

I assume you are using %w and Substitute instead of just %A to account for possible "locale" language differences on different systems?

[Thomasne]

But but didn't I try that at some point?!

Thanks a lot, works like a charm

Probably simler methods, but %w and sub gives me what day it is tomorrow. I tried first to use %a and substitute "mon" with "Tuesday" etc, but that gave me the value mondaydaydaydaydaydayday or something like that.

Trying to make my own skins with no programming experience makes me feel like ralph from the simpsons

[jsmorley]

But but didn't I try that at some point?!

Thanks a lot, works like a charm

Probably simler methods, but %w and sub gives me what day it is tomorrow. I tried first to use %a and substitute "mon" with "Tuesday" etc, but that gave me the value mondaydaydaydaydaydayday or something like that.

Trying to make my own skins with no programming experience makes me feel like ralph from the simpsons

I think %A (capital A) will return Monday, Tuesday etc. exactly as you want them.

[Thomasne]

Yes, but on a monday i need the value Tuesday, and the value Wednesday on a tuesday etc. Doesn't %A just give me what day it is today?

[jsmorley]

Yes, but on a monday i need the value Tuesday, and the value Wednesday on a tuesday etc. Doesn't %A just give me what day it is today?

Oh, right... Sorry. Carry on.