OpenUser wrote: ↑March 5th, 2024, 2:19 pm
Hi,
Thanks for quick help and suggestions. After reading suggested content and reading some rainmeter manuals, I wrote a code.
But now facing an issue that rainmeter-skin is showing data from only 1st row of text file. For proper working of rainmeter-skin, coding needs to check each line in text file and compare the system date with each line of text file. But I don’t know how to do that!
What I Want?
Want to display data only match with system date, for example if I open my computer to 04 January 2024, it will display the all data related to only 04 January 2024, whether it is a single line or multiple entries.
Note:
1. Please see my text file content, I can change the data format for easiness and smooth working.
2. Any suggestion is welcome.
Yes! I am novice to programming, but willing to learn. any help is very appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Well done! Bar a few minor mistakes, the code is alright.
Keeping the stuff that only match the system date is relatively simple, like RicardoTM already mentioned. First, you'd need a
Time measure in your code that will get the current time, formatted to suit the system used in your Book1.txt (I assume, the <01>...</01> field):
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[Variables]
Item=(?(?=.*\R.*).*(<01>[mTime]<\/01>.*)\R.*)
ItemIndex=1
ItemCount=1
[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
AccurateText=1
DynamicWindowSize=1
---Measures---
[mTime]
Measure=Time
Format=%#d-%b-%y
[mBook]
Measure=WebParser
URL=file://#CURRENTPATH#Book1.txt
RegExp=(?siU)#Item##Item##Item##Item##Item##Item##Item##Item##Item##Item#
LogSubstringErrors=0
UpdateRate=3600
FinishAction=[!UpdateMeasureGroup Fields][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
-1-
[mItem1Field1]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=1
RegExp=(?siU)<01>(.*)<\/01>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
IfMatch=^$
IfNotMatchAction=[!SetVariable ItemCount 1]
IfMatchMode=1
[mItem1Field2]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=1
RegExp=(?siU)<02>(.*)<\/02>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem1Field3]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=1
RegExp=(?siU)<03>(.*)<\/03>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="^$":"None.jpg"
[mItem1Field4]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=1
RegExp=(?siU)<04>(.*)<\/04>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem1Field5]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=1
RegExp=(?siU)<05>(.*)<\/05>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem1Field6]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=1
RegExp=(?siU)<06>(.*)<\/06>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem1Field7]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=1
RegExp=(?siU)<07>(.*)<\/07>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
-2-
[mItem2Field1]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=2
RegExp=(?siU)<01>(.*)<\/01>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
IfMatch=^$
IfNotMatchAction=[!SetVariable ItemCount 2]
IfMatchMode=1
[mItem2Field2]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=2
RegExp=(?siU)<02>(.*)<\/02>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem2Field3]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=2
RegExp=(?siU)<03>(.*)<\/03>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="^$":"None.jpg"
[mItem2Field4]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=2
RegExp=(?siU)<04>(.*)<\/04>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem2Field5]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=2
RegExp=(?siU)<05>(.*)<\/05>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem2Field6]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=2
RegExp=(?siU)<06>(.*)<\/06>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem2Field7]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=2
RegExp=(?siU)<07>(.*)<\/07>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
-3-
[mItem3Field1]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=3
RegExp=(?siU)<01>(.*)<\/01>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
IfMatch=^$
IfNotMatchAction=[!SetVariable ItemCount 3]
IfMatchMode=1
[mItem3Field2]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=3
RegExp=(?siU)<02>(.*)<\/02>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem3Field3]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=3
RegExp=(?siU)<03>(.*)<\/03>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
RegExpSubstitute=1
Substitute="^$":"None.jpg"
[mItem3Field4]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=3
RegExp=(?siU)<04>(.*)<\/04>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem3Field5]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=3
RegExp=(?siU)<05>(.*)<\/05>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem3Field6]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=3
RegExp=(?siU)<06>(.*)<\/06>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
[mItem3Field7]
Group=Fields
Measure=WebParser
URL=[mBook]
StringIndex=3
RegExp=(?siU)<07>(.*)<\/07>
StringIndex2=1
UpdateDivider=-1
---Styles---
[StringStyle]
FontColor=255,255,255,255
FontFace=Segoe UI
FontSize=16
StringEffect=Shadow
FontEffectColor=0,0,0,255
AntiAlias=1
DynamicVariables=1
---Meters---
[Background]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=StringStyle
ImageName=Background.png
W=420
H=170
MouseScrollUpAction=[!SetVariable ItemIndex (Clamp(#ItemIndex#-1,1,#ItemCount#))][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
MouseScrollDownAction=[!SetVariable ItemIndex (Clamp(#ItemIndex#+1,1,#ItemCount#))][!UpdateMeter *][!Redraw]
[ItemField1]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
X=20
Y=10
MeasureName=mItem#ItemIndex#Field1
[ItemField2]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
X=115
Y=50
MeasureName=mItem#ItemIndex#Field2
[ItemField3]
Meter=Image
MeterStyle=StringStyle
X=20
Y=50
W=85
H=80
MeasureName=mItem#ItemIndex#Field3
ImageName=#CURRENTPATH#%1
[ItemField4]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
X=130
Y=80
FontSize=16
MeasureName=mItem#ItemIndex#Field4
[ItemField5]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
X=110
Y=110
FontSize=12
MeasureName=mItem#ItemIndex#Field5
[ItemField6]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
X=270
Y=110
FontSize=12
MeasureName=mItem#ItemIndex#Field6
[ItemField7]
Meter=String
MeterStyle=StringStyle
X=20
Y=135
FontSize=14
MeasureName=mItem#ItemIndex#Field7
Then, in order for this to work smoothly, you'd need to add a newline at the end of Book1.txt when exporting it, so that it looks like this:
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<01>1-Jan-24</01> <02>Adam</02> <03>Adam.jpg</03> <04>New York</04> <05>START TIME: 4.30 PM</05> <06>END TIME: 6.30 PM</06> <07>YOUR NEXT VISIT TIME IS: 1/4/2024 10.30 PM</07>
<01>2-Jan-24</01> <02>Clain</02> <03>Clain.jpg</03> <04>California</04> <05>START TIME: 12.50 PM</05> <06>END TIME: 3.30 PM</06> <07>YOUR NEXT VISIT TIME IS: 1/15/2024 5.55 PM</07>
<01>3-Jan-24</01> <02>Rose</02> <03>Rose.jpg</03> <04>Florida</04> <05>START TIME: 3.30 PM</05> <06>END TIME: 5.09 PM</06> <07>YOUR NEXT VISIT TIME IS: 1/10/2024 8.18 PM</07>
<01>4-Jan-24</01> <02>Donald</02> <03>Donald.jpg</03> <04>Georgia</04> <05>START TIME: 5.09 PM</05> <06>END TIME: 7.15 PM</06> <07>YOUR NEXT VISIT TIME IS: 1/09/2024 10.30 PM</07>
<01>4-Jan-24</01> <02>Donald</02> <03>Donald.jpg</03> <04>Georgia</04> <05>START TIME: 2.10 PM</05> <06>END TIME: 4.13 PM</06> <07>YOUR NEXT VISIT TIME IS: 1/25/2024 6.15 PM</07>
<01>6-Jan-24</01> <02>William</02> <03>William.jpg</03> <04>Kansas</04> <05>START TIME: 11.25 PM</05> <06>END TIME: 1.25 PM</06> <07>YOUR NEXT VISIT TIME IS: 1/18/2024 09.30 PM</07>
Once you do, the
lookahead assertion in the
Item variable above will capture (using the round brackets) the contents of every line that has a <01>...</01> field matching the aforementioned Time measure, which I called mTime. In case you wonder,
. means any character,
* means any number of times,
\R means a newline, and
/ needs to be escaped by preceding it with a
\ since it's a reserved character in regex.
In the RegExp option of the parent WebParser measure, I added a sufficient number of
#Item# patterns. Then, in the WebParser child measures, I used both
StringIndex and
StringIndex2 to get the StringIndex2-th field (corresponding to each child measure's RegExp) from the StringIndex-th item. The patterns are kept simple and easy to change if desired.
In the meters (see how to properly use MeterStyles, by the way), I only display the fields of one matching item at a time, and if there are more the user can scroll to navigate them. I did this by using an
ItemIndex variable in the
MeasureName options, the value of which gets incremented or decremented based on the direction of mouse scrolling from the
Background meter. To make things more natural, I limited the scrolling between 1 and
#ItemCount#, which is set by an IfMatch in the measures corresponding to the 1st field of each item (that simply checks if the 1st field is the empty string and if not, it sets ItemCount accordingly). To be sure that this works properly, I updated the child measure
Group from the FinishAction of the parent, and set
IfMatchMode to 1, so that the tests and the actions are performed each time those measures update.
I let the meter positions unchanged. You can add a sufficient number of #Item#-s in the parent measure's RegExp, and a sufficient number of item field measures as desired. Things could have been done in a more compact fashion by getting the entire file contents in the parent WebParser measure, removing the parts that did not match the mTime, then extracting only the #ItemIndex#-th item's fields in String measures, but I let it like this in case you want to display fields from multiple items in the skin. I know, there's going to be a ton of measures there, but that's how things work in this case, and in the end it's just a matter of copy paste and changing the relevant numbers in each measure (this is why I said I preferred aggregating stuff when possible in the other thread).
P.S. Sorry for the delay in responding, been busy with other stuff as well today.
