# Multiple Arrays **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 24, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550 "2006-05-24T23:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550/1 "2006-05-24T23:02:49Z")
As you can probably tell, I’m a noob. I’m working with a program called Watir written in ruby. I’m trying to use two txt documents to populate two different text fields. I’m able to create the arrays, but having trouble populating the text fields properly before Submitting. The first field ‘Width’ populates correctly by placing one line at a time. But the second places all values in the array into the field. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Here’s what I have: def size\_entry ``` size_array = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes1.txt") size_array2 = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes2.txt") size_array.each_with_index do |size_array,i| $ie.textField(:name, "width").set("#{size_array}") $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{size_array2}") $ie.button(:value, "Submit").click end ``` end #size\_entry Thanks, Eric ---
**Author:** ![kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550/2 "2006-05-25T08:40:13Z")
Justin C. wrote: > Hi Eric, > more descriptive names, too. > > > ``` > > $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{size_array2}") > > > > ``` > > “height”).set("#{size\_array2[index]}") > > -Justin Oops - height\_array2 =\> height\_array. -Justin ---
**Author:** ![kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 8:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550/3 "2006-05-25T08:37:07Z")
eric tabora wrote: > As you can probably tell, I’m a noob. I’m working with a program called > Watir written in ruby. I’m trying to use two txt documents to populate > two different text fields. I’m able to create the arrays, but having > trouble populating the text fields properly before Submitting. The first > field ‘Width’ populates correctly by placing one line at a time. But the > second places all values in the array into the field. Any help would be > greatly appreciated. Hi Eric, > Here’s what I have: > > def size\_entry > > size\_array = IO.readlines(“OneOffSizes1.txt”) > size\_array2 = IO.readlines(“OneOffSizes2.txt”) So far so good. (Assuming the arrays are the same size). You might try more descriptive names, too. > size\_array.each\_with\_index do |size\_array,i| Here is where you start having problems. size\_array.each\_with\_index passes in two variables, the /object/ and its /index./ You are using the same variable for the object as the array. Try something else like: ``` size_array.each_with_index do |width, index| ``` > $ie.textField(:name, “width”).set("#{size\_array}") > > $ie.textField(:name, “height”).set("#{size\_array2}") The reason why it works for ‘width’ is because you are iterating over size\_array on the outside, but on the inside you are using the individual values. But for size\_array2 you are using the entire array! What I think you are trying to do here is iterate through both arrays in parallel. Try something like: ``` $ie.textField(:name, "width").set("#{width}") $ie.textField(:name, ``` “height”).set("#{size\_array2[index]}") > $ie.button(:value, “Submit”).click > > ``` > end > > ``` > > end #size\_entry So the whole thing would look like: def size\_entry ``` width_array = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes1.txt") height_array2 = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes2.txt") width_array.each_with_index do |width, index| $ie.textField(:name, "width").set("#{width}") $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{height_array[index]}") $ie.button(:value, "Submit").click end ``` end end #size\_entry Hope that helps. -Justin ---
**Author:** ![kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550/4 "2006-05-25T20:01:30Z")
Justin C. wrote: > Justin C. wrote: > > > Hi Eric, > > more descriptive names, too. > > > > > ``` > > > $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{size_array2}") > > > > > > ``` > > > > “height”).set("#{size\_array2[index]}") > > > > -Justin > > Oops - height\_array2 =\> height\_array. > > -Justin I think that I’m going to try the route of using one array instead of two. My new array looks something like: size\_array = [6x9, 5x7, 8.5x11] Is there some way that I can tokenize the array values to populate my text fields: ``` $ie.textField(:name, "width").set("#{size_array}") $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{size_array2}") ``` ---
**Author:** ![kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550/5 "2006-05-25T15:06:04Z")
Justin C. wrote: > Justin C. wrote: > > > Hi Eric, > > more descriptive names, too. > > > > > ``` > > > $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{size_array2}") > > > > > > ``` > > > > “height”).set("#{size\_array2[index]}") > > > > -Justin > > Oops - height\_array2 =\> height\_array. > > -Justin Thanks Justin, that worked! ---
**Author:** ![kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550/6 "2006-05-25T22:41:20Z")
eric tabora wrote: > Justin C. wrote: > > > Justin C. wrote: > > > > > Hi Eric, > > > more descriptive names, too. > > > > > > > ``` > > > > $ie.textField(:name, "height").set("#{size_array2}") > > > > > > > > ``` > > > > > > “height”).set("#{size\_array2[index]}") > > > > > > -Justin > > > > Oops - height\_array2 =\> height\_array. > > > > -Justin > > I think that I’m going to try the route of using one array instead of > two. My new array looks something like: > > size\_array = [6x9, 5x7, 8.5x11] > > Is there some way that I can tokenize the array values to populate my > text fields: > > $ie.textField(:name, “width”).set("#{size\_array}") > > $ie.textField(:name, “height”).set("#{size\_array2}") I answered my own question. How does this look? def size\_entry ``` size_array = IO.readlines("OneOffSizes.txt") size_array.each_with_index do |size, index| size = size.split('x') $ie.textField(:name, ``` “SearchCreativeMaterialsPortletInstance{actionForm.desiredSizeHorizontal}”).set("#{size[0]}") ``` $ie.textField(:name, ``` “SearchCreativeMaterialsPortletInstance{actionForm.desiredSizeVertical}”).set("#{size[1]}") ``` $ie.button(:value, "Search").click sleep(1) #assert_size end ``` end #size\_entry ---
**Author:** ![kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-arrays/61550/7 "2006-05-26T01:07:19Z")
On May 25, 2006, at 1:41 PM, eric tabora wrote: > > > > > > > > Is there some way that I can tokenize the array values to populate my > > ## "SearchCreativeMaterialsPortletInstance > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ``` You can also use Array#zip to iterate over two arrays at once: ``` irb(main):012:0\> a = [‘one’, ‘two’, ‘three’] =\> [“one”, “two”, “three”] irb(main):013:0\> b = [1,2,3] =\> [1, 2, 3] irb(main):014:0\> a.zip(b).each do |pair| irb(main):015:1\* puts pair[0] irb(main):016:1\> puts pair[1] irb(main):017:1\> end one 1 two 2 three 3 =\> [[“one”, 1], [“two”, 2], [“three”, 3]] irb(main):018:0\> -Ezra