Actually, the more object oriented ruby way to do it would be
--SCRIPT--
# define a method so you don't repeat yourself when you want to do this later.
def getLinkID( *args )
# we used *args so we can pass whatever we want to the #link call.
regex = /id=(\d+)/
id = nil
begin
# setup your tools & values
href = ie.link( *args ).href
# find the value
matches = regex.match( href )
if matches
# found it
id = matches[1]
end
rescue
# this failure would "normally" happen if ie.link can't find the
link in the page.
end
# return whatever we have ... value or nil
id
end
# how this is callable as
my_id = getLinkID( :text, "New Vehicle" )
# or ( whatever you want )
my_id = getLinkID( :name, /Blah/ )
--SCRIPT--
I try to stay away from the less-readable perl-like ways of doing it.
I don't like implicit variables.
j.
On 10/19/05, Zeljko Filipin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am not shure what do you need. My guess is that you need to isolate
> 'id=89' from 'sub_viewvehicle.php?id=89&t=vehicle'. If you need
> something else, let me know.
>
> # try to find 'id=' followed with two digits (\d) in
> 'sub_viewvehicle.php?id=89&t=vehicle'
> # 'sub_viewvehicle.php?id=89&t=vehicle' =~ /id=\d\d/
> ie.link(:text, 'New Vehicle').href =~ /id=\d\d/
>
> # string that matches is stored in variable $& (and yes, this is ugly
> looking variable, and it has a nicer Ruby name, but I can not find it
> now)
> puts $&
>
> Zeljko
>
> 2005/10/18, Roy Sin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Below is a sample of a href on a hyperlink
> >
> > <A href="sub_viewvehicle.php?id=89&t=vehicle">New
> > Vehicle</A>
> >
> > How can I get the dynamic id?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
> >
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