Jimbo
3/19/2010 9:38:00 AM
Hello
Can you help me figure out why I am getting this compile error with my
program. The error occurs right at the bottom of my code & I have
commented where it occurs.
The error is:
[QUOTE]Expected an indented block[/QUOTE]
[CODE]"""
*Stock Data Builder*
Algorithm:
- Search website for stock
- Get website HTML source code
- Search code for target stock data(price,dividends)
- Add data to text file
"""
import sys
# Functions
def getSource(URL, sourceBuffer):
""" Retrieve HTML source code from websitr URL &
save in sourceBuffer """
return sourceBuffer
def getData(targetData, dataBuffer):
""" Searches the string dataBuffer for the occurence of target
data & returns that whole line """
def writeToFile(textFile, dataBuffer):
""" Writes data in string dataBuffer to text file """
# CHANGE this to try except to catch errors
fileT = open(textFile,'a')
fileT.write(dataBuffer)
return True; # function succeeded
def writeToFile(textFile, dataList):
""" Writes data in List dataList to text file """
# CHANGE this to try except to catch errors
fileT = open(textFile,'a')
for element in dataList:
fileT.write(element)
return True; # function succeeded
# Main program loop
def main():
programEnd = False;
while (programEnd == False):
#ERROR HERE?? - Error="Expected an indented block"
main()[/CODE]