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Need help with a script

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 13:33:26 -0700

When i run this code (through NETBEANS - with ruby addon) it does not function correctly.
It doesn't login correctly and I'm not sure whats wrong.
Im am still in the process of learning ruby, and any help would be greatly appreciated.

#!/usr/bin/ruby
require 'open-uri'

#E-Mail and Password... replace /'s with %2f
email = "hotmail@hotmail.com"
password = "****************"

#Whatever the file name is that you're using... Mining is view.fcgi (if I remember, chatbox is comm.fcgi etc.)
file_name = "view.fcgi"

#What it says in the address bar besides the email and password. Make sure a & precedes every variable
uri = "&step=pit&do=2&lvl=13"

#Don't change this...
referer = "http://a3.alienaa.com/cgi-bin/#{file_name}"
url = "http://a3.alienaa.com/cgi-bin/#{file_name}?&email=#{email}&pass=#{password}"
user_agent = "Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1)"

#Amount of veins to mine
veins = -1
to_mine = 200

#Final URL to use in open()
goto = "#{url}#{uri}"

#Previous direction that was gone. options are: n (north), e (east), s (south), w (west)
prev_dir = ""

#Method for when it gets stuck with only one option (going east, only option west, so it can't move)
def stuck line, prev_dir
if (prev_dir == "e" || prev_dir == "w")
if (!(/&go=s>/ =~ line) && (!(/&go=n>/ =~ line)))
return true
end
elsif (prev_dir == "s" || prev_dir == "n")
if (!(/&go=w>/ =~ line) && (!(/&go=e>/ =~ line)))
return true
end
end
end

#method for finding out which to map to
def prev dir
if (dir == "e")
return "w"
elsif (dir == "w")
return "e"
elsif (dir == "s")
return "n"
elsif (dir == "n")
return "s"
end
end

#timer vars, to change up the directions (so it doesn't get into a pattern)
set_arr = ['e','s','w','n']
rand_arr = []
trail = []
trail_moves = 0
moves = 0

def track_back prev_dir
case prev_dir
when "e"
return "w"
when "w"
return "e"
when "n"
return "s"
when "s"
return "n"
end
end

while (veins < to_mine)
#1 second sleep for one connection a second
sleep(0.10);
goto = "#{url}#{uri}"
open( goto, "Referer"=>referer, "User-Agent"=>user_agent ) do |site|
line = site.read
if (/&step=pit&mine=1/ =~ line)
if (/&step=pit&mine=1&shovel=1/ =~ line)
uri = "&step=pit&mine=1&shovel=1"
puts "Shoveled for extra ore! Sweet!"
#veins += 1
else
uri = "&step=pit&mine=1"
puts "Mined"
#veins += 1
end
break
elsif ((/&leave=1/ =~ line || /&next=1/ =~ line) && (prev_dir == "" || prev_dir == "leave"))
if (/&leave=1/ =~ line)
uri = "&step=pit&leave=1"
prev_dir = "leave"
elsif (/&next=1/ =~ line)
uri = "&step=pit&next=1"
prev_dir = "next"
trail = []
trail_moves = 0
end
break
else
if (prev_dir == "leave") #Check to see if on the wrong level
break
end
puts prev_dir if (trail_moves <= 150)
moves += 1
if (moves > 40 )
while (!(set_arr.empty?))
rand_arr.push(set_arr.delete_at(rand(set_arr.size) ))
end
set_arr = rand_arr
rand_arr = []
puts "Directions Randomized!"
moves = 0
end
if (trail_moves > 50) #Maximum amount of steps, traces back
trace_pop = trail.pop
uri = "&step=pit&go=#{trace_pop}"
print "trace"
puts trace_pop
if (trail.empty? or /&do=1&lvl=13/ =~ line)
if (/&do=1&lvl=13/ =~ line)
uri = "&step=pit&do=2&lvl=13"
end
trail_moves = 0
trail = []
prev_dir = ""
end
moves = 0
break
end
if (/&do=1&lvl=13/ =~ line) #Check to see if you died during the pit
uri = "&step=pit&do=2&lvl=13"
prev_dir = ""
puts "Dead, restarting"
trail_moves = 0
trail = []
moves = 0
break
end
if (prev_dir == "" || prev_dir == "next")
uri = "&step=pit&go=s"
prev_dir = "s"
trail.push("n")
trail_moves += 1
break
elsif (/&go=#{prev_dir}>/ =~ line)
uri = "&step=pit&go=#{prev_dir}"
trail.push(track_back(prev_dir))
trail_moves += 1
break
elsif ((/&go=#{set_arr[0]}>/ =~ line) && (prev_dir != prev(set_arr[0]) || stuck(line, prev_dir)))
uri = "&step=pit&go=#{set_arr[0]}"
prev_dir = "#{set_arr[0]}"
trail.push(track_back(prev_dir))
trail_moves += 1
break
elsif ((/&go=#{set_arr[1]}>/ =~ line) && (prev_dir != prev(set_arr[1]) || stuck(line, prev_dir)))
uri = "&step=pit&go=#{set_arr[1]}"
prev_dir = "#{set_arr[1]}"
trail.push(track_back(prev_dir))
trail_moves += 1
break
elsif ((/&go=#{set_arr[2]}>/ =~ line) && (prev_dir != prev(set_arr[2]) || stuck(line, prev_dir)))
uri = "&step=pit&go=#{set_arr[2]}"
prev_dir = "#{set_arr[2]}"
trail.push(track_back(prev_dir))
trail_moves += 1
break
elsif ((/&go=#{set_arr[3]}>/ =~ line) && (prev_dir != prev(set_arr[3]) || stuck(line, prev_dir)))
uri = "&step=pit&go=#{set_arr[3]}"
prev_dir = "#{set_arr[3]}"
trail.push(track_back(prev_dir))
trail_moves += 1
break
end
end
end
end

New and with a problem.

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:41:41 -0700

Hi, all
I've just entered into the world of programming and, I guess I chose ruby.
I'm trying to make this work but it doesn't seem to wan't to
I don't know why it shows both ifs
If some one could help, I'd be really appreciative!

puts 'Speak up Sonny I can\'t hear you.'
talk = gets.chomp
if talk == talk.capitalize or talk.downcase
then puts 'What? Sonny speak louder! Like THIS.'
if talk == talk.upcase
then puts 'no not since'
end
end

what is printed by this function?

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:09:26 -0700

Hey everyone.. i never used Ruby before ... so trying to learn more about it's techniques...
can someone please tell me what will be the output of the following program segment assuming that the puts function prints its arguament on standard output followed by a newline.

      def h(k)
        k.call
        puts "in h"
      end

      def g(k)
        h(k)
        puts "in g"
      end

      def f()
        callcc {|cc|g(cc)}
        puts "in f"
      end

      f

thank you

Ruby vs. C++

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:32:40 -0700

I have just posted on my blog the reasons why I think C++ is the one true programming language (I am being slightly tongue in cheek here). I used 10 questions to compare it to other languages. Unfortunately I have not been able to compare it to Ruby as I don’t have any significant experience of Ruby development. Would anyone be willing to score Ruby for me?

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PayPal - SDK for Ruby

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:49:49 -0700

Hello,

Does PayPal have SDK for Ruby?

Thanks,

Tom

An Introduction to Web Development Using the Ruby on Rails Framework

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:07:12 -0700

This article presents the basic concepts used by the popular Ruby on Rails web development framework

http://www.methodsandtools.com/archive/archive.php?id=47

Cambrige Prefix Calculator

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:04:04 -0700

I've been given this assignment to implement a cambridge prefix calculator using ruby and I'm having trouble getting started. If you could please provide any helpful methods to try or any helpful information it would be greatly appreciated.

How can Ruby search for files on my Windows network computers?

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 08:20:00 -0700

I currently use a Python Script that looks across my Windows network for computers having a specific out-of-date file. The idea is to run the script, get a list of computers with the out-of-date application, and then replace the application on the identified computers. The script generally works, but I would like to shift to using Ruby as our primary scripting language.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.