;:: My fault, as I was wanting to demonstrate UCase and LCase but I did not specify it 
;:: adequately in my instructions.   
 
 
;:: (imho) These should go after the SETOPTION directives 
Dim $Bitmap,$BitMapComp[2,1],$Count,$TimeOutComp[4],$element,$String1,$String2,$String3
 
;:: Okay to have here 
Global $SO ;my throwaway variable to supress any screen output 
 
If NOT @LOGONMODE
	          Break On
EndIf
 
$SO=SETOPTION("Explicit", "ON")
$SO=SETOPTION("NoMacrosInStrings", "ON")
$SO=SETOPTION("NoVarsInStrings", "ON")
$SO=SETOPTION("WrapAtEOL", "ON")
;************************************************************************* 
 
;:: Interesting method of setting up for the data  
$BitMapComp[0,0] = "\\.\"
$BitMapComp[0,1] = "LOCAL_SYSTEM_Bitmap"
$BitMapComp[1,0] = "\\sacs\"
$BitMapComp[1,1] = "REMOTE_SYSTEM_2K_Bitmap"
$BitMapComp[2,0] = "\\srdc\"
$BitMapComp[2,1] = "REMOTE_SYSTEM_XP_2K3_Bitmap"
$TimeOutComp = "srdc","sacs","sutil","svhost04","x019678"
$String1 = "The quick or was it now slow fox ran in the snow"
$String2 = "The snow in France is now gone but will return again next Winter"
$String3 = "There is now a slow return on investments at the bank"
;************************************************************************* 
 
 
$SO = WriteProfileString(@scriptdir+"\KiX-Lesson03.ini","LESSON_03","LOCAL_SYSTEM_MAIN_PID",@PID)
 
;Launch a second instance of KiX and get the PID for it 
;The Second script contains this line  
;Exit @PID 
 
;:: Though this method does work it could easily return invalid data if the 
;:: shell had some other error or some network error 
;:: A more robust method would be to create a temporary file or registry entry with the second script 
;:: have the first script read it and do some type of validation check then delete the  
;:: temporary file or registry entry. 
Shell "..\kix32 Round3_2.Kix"
 
$SO = WriteProfileString(@scriptdir+"\KiX-Lesson03.ini","LESSON_03","LOCAL_SYSTEM_SECOND_PID",@Error)
 
;:: Interesting and good idea for gathering the values.   
;:: One could probably expand it though to a 2 dimensional array  
;:: but that is way beyond the scope of this Lesson series. 
 
;Get the BitMap Entries 
For $count = 0 to Ubound($BitMapComp)
	     $SO = Bitmap($BitMapComp[$Count,0],$BitMapComp[$Count,1])
Next
 
;Get the timeout values 
$Count = 1
For each $element in $TimeOutComp
	     Timeouts($Element,$Count)
	     $Count = $Count + 1
Next
 
;Get the requested String info 
;:: Though the UDF is handling the updates one normally would use the UDF to obtain the data 
;:: and then feed it back to the call into a variable.  That way the data could easily 
;:: be used in other places.  As you have it now the data can not be used in other places 
;:: if wanted.   
FindInString($String1,"Now",1)
FindInString($String2,"Now",2)
FindInString($String3,"Now",3)
 
;:: Similar to above comment 
;:: Also - the script example I provided above shows why the EXPANDENVIRONMENTVARS 
;:: can not be used against a remote system, thus this UDF would not be functional for the task 
;:: if I had used another key as shown in that example. 
;:: Also - though a bit beyond the scope of this Learning series, since you've used UDFs please 
;:: read the UDF Guidlines and How to Create UDFs  
;:: Basically there should be error checking and as best as possible they should be very 
;:: portable - meaning that someone else could copy them and use them as is without any alteration 
;:: of the code.  It should provide back either error codes or data (para phrasing...) 
;:: Please see FAQ for more information 
Function Bitmap($Comp, $Value)
;Now we need the Bitmap value to add to the INI file 
$Bitmap = Readvalue($Comp+"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder","Bitmap")
 
;And since we can not include any variables in the output 
;Not sure about this part for the remote systems....  It appears to be working correctly 
;However how does one know for sure? 
$Bitmap = ExpandEnvironmentVars($Bitmap)
 
;And write it to the ini 
$SO = WriteProfileString(@scriptdir+"\KiX-Lesson03.ini","LESSON_03",$Value,$Bitmap)
 
EndFunction
 
Function Timeouts($Comp,$Count)
 
Dim $Time,$Date,$DateSplit
 
;Get the Timeout Value from specified computer 
;:: Though KiXtart will allow/handle the "C$\Boot.ini"  
;:: I often will over-emphasize by coding it like this 'C'+'$'+'\'+'Boot.ini' 
;:: This type of coding also allows you to easily use a VAR instead which allows 
;:: you to modify one entry that can then alter for all the other places where used 
$Time = ReadProfileString("\\"+$Comp+"\"+"C$\Boot.ini","Boot Loader","TimeOut")
 
;Get the last Modified time of the Boot.ini file 
 
;:: Since you're using a bit more advanced items then I'd expect from a new 
;:: KiXtart scripter - you could also use one var instead of hard coding paths or file names 
;:: within the code, you could also probably perform the GetFileTime and Split/Join in one line 
;:: Again, way beyond the scope of this Lesson, but thought I would point it out  
;:: It doesn't have to be "Golfed" down, but does allow for a single more distinct operation  
;:: at times if warranted 
$Date = GetFileTime("\\"+$comp+"\"+"C$\Boot.ini")
 
;Split the string in half so we can rearrange to specifications 
$Date = Split($Date," ")
 
;Split the date apart so that it can be rearranged 
$DateSplit = Split($Date[0],"/")
 
;Rearrange the date and write it back to the same variable 
$DateSplit = $DateSplit[1] + $DateSplit[2]+$DateSplit[0]
 
;Now make a single variable from the 2 in the specified format 
$Date = $DateSplit + "-" + Join(Split($Date[1],":"),"")
 
;Write the information to the INI file 
$SO = WriteProfileString(@scriptdir+"\KiX-Lesson03.ini","LESSON_03","REMOTE_"+$Comp+"_0"+$Count+"_TIMEOUT",$Time+" "+$date)
 
EndFunction
 
 
;:: Again, well done, but was hoping to see normal InStr, InStrRev, SubStr, Left, Right style coding 
;:: which would be more along the lines of new KiXtart scripters.  This is a good intermediate style 
;:: that provides good information for new scripters to see and think of as they progress in their understanding 
;:: and scripting skill level. 
Function FindInString($StringToRead,$SearchPhrase,$Count)
Dim $Array[],$Position,$ActualValue
 
;Split up the string 
$Array = Split($StringToRead," ")
 
;Look For the phrase that was passed 
$Position = Ascan($Array,$SearchPhrase)
 
;Now that we know where the phrase is, Get the requested info 
$ActualValue = Right($Array[$Position-1],1) + Left($Array[$Position+1],1)
 
;Write the information to the INI file 
$SO = WriteProfileString(@scriptdir+"\KiX-Lesson03.ini","LESSON_03","RANDOM_STRING"+$Count,$ActualValue) 
 
EndFunction
 
 
 
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The INI file contents
Code:
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[LESSON_03]
LOCAL_SYSTEM_MAIN_PID=3824
LOCAL_SYSTEM_SECOND_PID=3356
LOCAL_SYSTEM_Bitmap=C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll,4
REMOTE_SYSTEM_2K_Bitmap=C:\WINNT\system32\shell32.dll,4
REMOTE_SYSTEM_XP_2K3_Bitmap=C:\WINDOWS\system32\SHELL32.dll,4
REMOTE_srdc_01_TIMEOUT=5 03142006-142913
REMOTE_sacs_02_TIMEOUT=30 11102004-091359
REMOTE_sutil_03_TIMEOUT=7 10262004-152634
REMOTE_svhost04_04_TIMEOUT=30 04172006-144216
REMOTE_x019678_05_TIMEOUT=30 07262006-134701
RANDOM_STRING1=ts
RANDOM_STRING2=sg
RANDOM_STRING3=sa