Category Tree

[kamran 0]

Hi,

I am trying to automate selection of a category in

http://www.rssbuffet.com/submit.php

As you can see in the site, the category is a category tree. How is it possible to automate this. Any ideas?

[Praney Behl 314]

Do you wanna select a specific category or just random?

[kamran 0]

Hi PraneyBehl,

Thanks for the reply. I want to select just a random category.

[Praney Behl 314]

ok give me a couple of mins i'll do the code for you..

[Praney Behl 314]

Ok now here is a sample code to give you an idea on how this can be done is.

Sample script

 

Ok now in this I have used 3 variables: a, b, & c.

 

Ok to my experience it can be done by choosing by position.

 

Variables a,b,c are position variables,

 

Now first we clicked on the: "Click here to Choose Category" link by selecting the choose by attribute.

 

then click it.

 

->Arts & History

Commerce

Computers & Internet

Health

Hobbies

Home & Living

Media

Music & Movies

Outdoors

Regional

Religion

Science & Technology

Social Networking

Society

Sports

 

Now these link start at position 11 and last is 25.

 

Thus, we set 'a' = rand(11,25);

 

Now we click(select) a random main category; lets say it selected 14: "Health"

It has 20 sub-cats. :

Alternative Health

Anatomy

Asthma

Beauty

Bodybuilding

Brain Disorders

Cancer

Eating Disorders

Ergonomics

Fitness

Learning Disorders

Medical Science

Mental Health

Nursing

Nutrition

Psychiatry

Self Improvement

Sexual Health

Substance Abuse

Weight Loss

 

And all have different positions, so we need to check the position of the first and the last sub-cat.

 

Right click the first sub-cat and choose by pos. note the no. and do same with last.

 

Ok now varibles 'b' and 'c': 'b' is the value of the first sub-cat and 'c' is the value of the last sub-cat.

 

This needs to be done manually as they all have diff no. of sub-cats. Its a pain in the butt..

 

Now that we have all the values of all sub-cats. of all cats.

 

we run a check using if statements checking if the value of 'a' is "sumthing" then set 'b' = first sub-cat pos. of that cat. and same with the 'c'.

 

Hey in the sample script above I have done the first 4 IF Statement for you but as there were 16 so I have left the other 12 for you to do..

 

Enjoy...

 

Get back to me if you have any doubt I think that it may not be the case after this huge explaination...

 

Cheers!!

 

Praney

[alcr 135]

Hahaha I don't think he will have any questions after that explanation no gj!

[kamran 0]

Thanks a lot PraneyBehl, it works except that it throws an error sometimes, so I changed the initial setting of variable b and c to 0 instead of $nothing. Now it works fine

[Praney Behl 314]

Enjoy buddy

[Net66 54]

Excellent explanation!

[Praney Behl 314]

Excellent explanation!

 

Thanks Nett66

 

I had some time in hand the other day, and I know how it feels to be a newbie with Ubot...

LOL