| When a random file is not found then what? [message #185194] |
Sat, 08 March 2014 03:22  |
Mr Oldies
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I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
is selected.
1) select the year randomly.
2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
3) combine the pair.
4) locate file and play.
5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
My thinking is, create an array of file names.
Then cycle through that until a match is found.
Any other ways?
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| Re: When a random file is not found then what? [message #185195 is a reply to message #185194] |
Sat, 08 March 2014 03:56  |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 3/7/2014 10:22 PM, richard wrote:
> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
> is selected.
>
> 1) select the year randomly.
> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
> 3) combine the pair.
> 4) locate file and play.
> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
>
> My thinking is, create an array of file names.
> Then cycle through that until a match is found.
>
> Any other ways?
>
On a clear disk, you can seek forever...
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| Re: When a random file is not found then what? [message #185196 is a reply to message #185194] |
Sat, 08 March 2014 04:03 |
Ben Bacarisse
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richard <noreply(at)example(dot)com> writes:
> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
> is selected.
>
> 1) select the year randomly.
> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
> 3) combine the pair.
> 4) locate file and play.
> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
Why not select and play a file chosen randomly from those that do exist,
possibly filtered by some criterion such a the year?
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| Re: When a random file is not found then what? [message #185197 is a reply to message #185196] |
Sat, 08 March 2014 13:47 |
Mr Oldies
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On Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:03:15 +0000, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> richard <noreply(at)example(dot)com> writes:
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>> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
>> is selected.
>>
>> 1) select the year randomly.
>> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
>> 3) combine the pair.
>> 4) locate file and play.
>> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
>
> Why not select and play a file chosen randomly from those that do exist,
> possibly filtered by some criterion such a the year?
yeah that could work.
read the directory, build the array on what's in it.
select from the array.
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| Re: When a random file is not found then what? [message #185198 is a reply to message #185196] |
Sat, 08 March 2014 14:16 |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 3/7/2014 11:03 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> richard <noreply(at)example(dot)com> writes:
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>> I want to set up a routine so that when a file does not exist, another file
>> is selected.
>>
>> 1) select the year randomly.
>> 2) selectt one of 100 numbers.
>> 3) combine the pair.
>> 4) locate file and play.
>> 5) if file does not exist, do it again until one is found.
>
> Why not select and play a file chosen randomly from those that do exist,
> possibly filtered by some criterion such a the year?
>
That would make too much sense. Remember who you're talking to...
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