Sorry. I don't understand. We are definitely getting close to success!Hello... you gave up!
How to open a random file within a specifed folder?
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I will also need same screenshot for next action: Text manipulation. Please.
We should get rid of all this stuff in a couple of minutes!
It seems that there is a mistake in this Text manipulation action because Array variable doesn't seem to be correctly populated.
I forgot to hit reply on my previous message with the screenshot. Sorry.
Everything is now ok.
When you launch the macro, how Array variable is populated? It should contains all the file names (without the ".html" extension).
Yes! That's correct.
If so now configure the last action: Open file
Manually select the (test) folder and select your browser in the list
HALLELUJAH!!!!!!
This macro that is now working is the one that only has a few files on my device's main storage folder.
When I tried it on the main folder on my sdcard, macrodroid froze and stopped working.
I'll keep trying.
Thank you so incredibly much for your help!
I'm so glad you got your success!!
No, I don't think MacroDroid froze but it takes a very l long time to load such huge amount of data and Android askd to continue running or cancelling the faulty app.
Anyway you should shorten file names if possible or split these files in several folders.
If I split my files into different folders within the "blog" folder, will it still be able to see the html files contained in the subfolders?
Thank you so so much.
You're welcome!
It was (almost) a pleasure
Be very careful when writing: any mistake undoubtedly leads to errors (not always easy to find out)...
Good luck!
If I split my files into different folders within the "blog" folder, will it still be able to see the html files contained in the subfolders?You're welcome!
It was (almost) a pleasure
Be very careful when writing: any mistake undoubtedly leads to errors (not always easy to find out)...
Good luck!
Is there any way to award you on this forum?
Just liking your messages? Any other way?
Also, when I run this macro, so far 10 times, 8 of them are the same webpage from the top of the list of html files. The other 2 are the second webpage.
The answer is NO.
But, first of all, you should rename/simplify the path. Do you really need all these subfolders with such weird names?
Suggestion to split: you could create subfolders with a number (e.g. ..../blog/0, .../blog/1 and so on). Then you'll begin the macro with a routine to randomly select the numerical sub-sub-folder. But it's another "masterpiece"!
I'll work on my subfolders and the names of the files.The answer is NO.
But, first of all, you should rename/simplify the path. Do you really need all these subfolders with such weird names?
Suggestion to split: you could create subfolders with a number (e.g. ..../blog/0, .../blog/1 and so on). Then you'll begin the macro with a routine to randomly select the numerical sub-sub-folder. But it's another "masterpiece"!
I'll just do that manually lol
Is there any way to award you on this forum?
Just liking your messages? Any other way?
Also, when I run this macro, so far 10 times, 8 of them are the same webpage from the top of the list of html files. The other 2 are the second webpage.
My best reward is your satisfaction
(and a few likes if you want). But I don't compete in this forum
According to the random numbers, the widest is the range, the best is the generation. So if you only have a small number of items, the "abnormal" repetition is not surprising... Random function is a system one and the same problem occurs whatever the system in this particular case.
That's so kind of you to say! I'll go back and like all of your replies to me!My best reward is your satisfaction
(and a few likes if you want). But I don't compete in this forum
According to the random numbers, the widest is the range, the best is the generation. So if you only have a small number of items, the "abnormal" repetition is not surprising... Random function is a system one and the same problem occurs whatever the system iin this particular case.
Every little helps.
The macro that is now showing the same files is the one on my sd card with 16,000 items in the folder.
In fact the random number accuracy depends on the number of items in the variable Array. I don't believe you have populated 16000 items..
The array says 30 entries. How do I get it to have more?In fact the random number accuracy depends on the number of items in the variable Array. I don't believe you have populated 16000 items..
30 begins to be an interesting number of items and you shouldn't have to many repetitions.
This number is the number of files in the current folder