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Nope... that's not required. All it does is dump the details to the Scite console showing you how to access the individual elements See my answer above. 😀 Check the Scite console and find the entry that will give you the results you desire.

..I had children and had to give them names. Not easy. My spouses did that anyway ( and I had not much of a say anyway ) Now, coming up with names for concepts can get cumbersome and once you called it something it stays, even if you found a better name. I think the AdLib is a good name for the concept. It could be called Juan but, then again, people would say One, so.... AdLib it is ...and AdLib works like a timer but is not a timer. It will execute in the midst of the script every x ms. but is not a timer. Is an AdLib function. I can code something to show/proof the difference ( even if to add another shoe to my mouth )

No. You have to manage that yourself. And calling it a "pain" is a bit exaggerated, try programming it in ASM. You will see what pain looks like...

@TheSaint I like best the plan with the network topology.

Ad-lib would also be related to ad hoc ... but I am pretty sure we wouldn't want a function for that. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad hoc ... or maybe we do. .... or not.

..that is that. I'd code something to show just that. Is all in the same thread. At times, I run an AdLib from within a GUIRegisterMsg(), and act in "script time" to free the "GUIRegisterMsg time". I use the $WM_TIMER when I need to get something done no matter what the user does to the GUI. If the function called by $WM_TIMER is not fast ( say, under 20 ms. ), then I fork that to another script. But yes, AdLib means "do it at your leisure ( within "script time" ), but do it" and $WM_TIMER means "I'll stop the world to do it, even if it explodes". ( my non-programmer explication ) Off-Topic: In the future, cars may self drive and also, AutoIt may run GUI stuff in a 2nd thread, ...in the future, maybe, just maybe.

I personally like the merriam-webster definitions : - "in accordance with one's wishes" (so does the timer) - "without restraint or limit" (so it will run until unregistered)

With a minor tweak to a copy of the example ADO_EXAMPLE.au3 to put in the correct driver I was able to get it up and running in about 20 minutes. Just. Works. Fantastic bit of kit. Many apologies for the PM; I've now read the FAQ and forum etiquette guide best regards unclejim