parse html file in tasker

Rudra Banerjee

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Oct 27, 2014, 5:14:12 AM10/27/14

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Hi,

I have a bunch of small html file that I want to parse via tasker:

Sample html:

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<head>

<style>

dt {

color: rgb(255,0,0)

}

dd {

color: rgb(0,0,255)

}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<dl>

<dt>Space Group</dt>

<dt>Plane Group</dt>

<dd>Write the results ASAP</dd>

</dl>

</body>

</html>

and I want to parse what is inside the <dt>and </dt>. So I tried:

Parse (45)

A1: Read File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/Work.html To Var:%elements ]

A2: Variable Split [ Name:%title Splitter:<dt> Delete Base:On ]

A3: Flash [ Text:%title Long:Off ]

but its not working, i.e. A3 is not flashing any data while I expect it to flash "Space Group" and "Plane Group".

Kindly help.

Pent

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Oct 27, 2014, 5:24:12 AM10/27/14

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Try Menu / More / Run Log.

Also enable Menu / Prefs / Misc / Popup Errors/Warnings

Pent

Rich D

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Oct 27, 2014, 5:40:36 AM10/27/14

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> Parse (45)
> A1: Read File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/Work.html To Var:%elements ]
> A2: Variable Split [ Name:%title

// this should be %elements //

Splitter:<dt> Delete Base:On ]
> A3: Flash [ Text:%title

// you need to flash the 'array' %elements(:)//

Long:Off ]

Rudra Banerjee

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Oct 27, 2014, 6:03:50 AM10/27/14

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Hi Rich D,

Thanks for your reply.

Your suggestion is working fine, except the fact that it is reading everything between 2 <dd> as elements(:).

So, from that html, I am getting

"Space Group</dt>

<dd></dd>"

as elements(2)

I have tried:

Parse (45)

A1: Read File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/Work.html To Var:%elements ]

A2: Variable Split [ Name:%elements Splitter:<dt> Delete Base:On ]

A3: Variable Split [ Name:%elements Splitter:</dt> Delete Base:On ]

A4: Flash [ Text:%elements(2:3 ) Long:Off ]

with the hope of extracting the value between them...but thats not working either.

I am getting error (Thanks Pents for suggesting popup warning on):

"can't split unset variables %elements."

I understand A3 will try to parse what is after </dt> not before that. But dont know how to parse between them.

Rich D

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Oct 27, 2014, 6:28:40 AM10/27/14

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Try..

> Parse (45)
> A1: Read File [ File:Android/data/com.dropbox.android/files/u46826766/scratch/ToDo/Work.html To Var:%elements ]
> A2: Variable Split [ Name:%elements Splitter:<dt> Delete Base:On ]

//
> A3: Variable Split [ Name:%elements(2) Splitter:</dt> Delete Base:On ]
//

//
> A4: Flash [ Text:%elements(21 ) Long:Off ]
>//

Rudra Banerjee

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Oct 27, 2014, 7:29:00 AM10/27/14

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Rich D,

Thanks a lot!

Done!

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