From: Justin Collins <collinsj@...>
Date: 2006-05-25T15:38:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Multiple Arrays

Justin Collins wrote:
> eric tabora wrote:
>> As you can probably tell, I'm a noob. I'm working with a program 
>> called Watir written in ruby. I'm trying to use two txt documents to 
>> populate two different text fields. I'm able to create the arrays, 
>> but having trouble populating the text fields properly before 
>> Submitting. The first field 'Width' populates correctly by placing 
>> one line at a time. But the second places all values in the array 
>> into the field. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>   
> Hi Eric,
>
>> Here's what I have:
>>
>> def size_entry
>>
>>     size_array = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes1.txt")
>>     size_array2 = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes2.txt")
>>
>>   
> So far so good. (Assuming the arrays are the same size). You might try 
> more descriptive names, too.
>>     size_array.each_with_index do |size_array,i|
>>   
> Here is where you start having problems. size_array.each_with_index 
> passes in two variables, the /object/ and its /index./ You are using 
> the same variable for the object as the array. Try something else like:
>                                          size_array.each_with_index do 
> |width, index|
>
>>     $ie.textField(:name, "width").set("#{size_array}")
>>
>>       $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{size_array2}")
>>   
> The reason why it works for 'width' is because you are iterating over 
> size_array on the outside, but on the inside you are using the 
> individual values. But for size_array2 you are using the entire array! 
> What I think you are trying to do here is iterate through both arrays 
> in parallel.
> Try something like:
>
>                   $ie.textField(:name, "width").set("#{width}")
>                   $ie.textField(:name, 
> "height").set("#{size_array2[index]}")
>>     $ie.button(:value, "Submit").click
>>
>>         end
>>
>> end #size_entry
>>
>>
>>   
>
> So the whole thing would look like:
>
> def size_entry
>
>     width_array = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes1.txt")
>     height_array2 = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes2.txt")
>
>     width_array.each_with_index do |width, index|
>
>         $ie.textField(:name, "width").set("#{width}")
>
>         $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{height_array[index]}")
>
>         $ie.button(:value, "Submit").click
>     end
>
> end
>
> end #size_entry
>
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> -Justin
>

Oops - height_array2 => height_array.

-Justin