Valiante Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Hello all. I've searched the forums and found various posts from people with similar problems, but nothing which applied to my specific situation and unfortunately none of the solutions could be derived into a working fix for my problem, hence posting. So my sincerest apologies if this has already been answered elsewhere. Basically, I need the ability to create a GUI, wait for input, then hide the GUI and return to that GUI if the original input proves to be invalid by some separate logic (basically the input is used to call another process, so I have to wait to see what that process returns before I know whether the input is valid, there's no way to validate it in the script). My original script is far too convoluted to post here, so I've reduced it down to the basic issue and created an example of my problem, but with a much simpler (not very functional) script - but it demonstrates my problem well. Here's the example code: expandcollapse popup#Include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1) CreateGUIFunction() ShowGUIFunction() ; Create the GUI Func CreateGUIFunction() $GUI = GUICreate("Example GUI", 230, 50) $RightButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Right Button", 10, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($RightButton, "RightFunction") $WrongButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Wrong Button", 120, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($WrongButton, "WrongFunction") GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Terminate") EndFunc Func ShowGUIFunction() Global $StopIdling = 0 GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) Do Sleep(100) Until $StopIdling = 1 EndFunc Func RightFunction() Global $StopIdling = 1 GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the RIGHT button. Exiting....") Terminate() EndFunc Func WrongFunction() Global $StopIdling = 1 GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the WRONG button. Returning to GUI...") ShowGUIFunction() EndFunc Func Terminate() Exit 0 EndFunc The problems lies in the "Wrong" input returning to the GUI, but because it's still stuck in the loop from the ShowGUI function, none of the controls respond. I originally had it idling in a While 1 WEnd loop but changed it to a Do Until in an attempt to fix it, but alas this made no difference. Any ideas? Edited January 30, 2012 by Valiante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Try it this way. Only put an idle loop OUTSIDE of any function because you're blocking the OnEvent triggers until the functions exit. expandcollapse popup#Include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1) ;~ Global $GUI CreateGUIFunction() ShowGUIFunction() While 1 Sleep(10) WEnd ; Create the GUI Func CreateGUIFunction() $GUI = GUICreate("Example GUI", 230, 50) $RightButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Right Button", 10, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($RightButton, "RightFunction") $WrongButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Wrong Button", 120, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($WrongButton, "WrongFunction") GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Terminate") EndFunc Func ShowGUIFunction() Global $StopIdling = 0 GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) WinActivate($GUI) ;~ Do ;~ Sleep(100) ;~ Until $StopIdling = 1 EndFunc Func RightFunction() Global $StopIdling = 1 GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the RIGHT button. Exiting....") Terminate() EndFunc Func WrongFunction() Global $StopIdling = 1 GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the WRONG button. Returning to GUI...") ShowGUIFunction() EndFunc Func Terminate() Exit 0 EndFunc If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted January 30, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Valiante,Return to a loop in the main code - looping in a function blocks all other OnEvent functions from running: #Include <guiconstantsex.au3> Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1) CreateGUIFunction() While 1 Sleep(10) WEnd ; Create the GUI Func CreateGUIFunction() $GUI = GUICreate("Example GUI", 230, 50) GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Terminate") $RightButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Right Button", 10, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($RightButton, "RightFunction") $WrongButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Wrong Button", 120, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($WrongButton, "WrongFunction") GUISetState() EndFunc Func RightFunction() GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the RIGHT button. Exiting....") Terminate() EndFunc Func WrongFunction() GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the WRONG button. Returning to GUI...") GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) EndFunc Func Terminate() Exit 0 EndFuncM23Edit: This "New post added" functionality is about as useful as a chocolate fireguard - not that any of you youngsters know what a fireguard is ! Edited January 30, 2012 by Melba23 Moan Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiante Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) Thanks for your replies. Unfortunately, for various reasons, it needs to remain inside the function.In the meantime, I've been reading the Windows Message Handler tutorial and it's solved my problem!See working code below, in case anyone else needs a loop inside a function, but the ability to interrupt said function...expandcollapse popup#Include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1) $StopIdling = 0 GUIRegisterMsg($WM_COMMAND, "_WM_COMMAND") CreateGUIFunction() ShowGUIFunction() Func CreateGUIFunction() $GUI = GUICreate("Example GUI", 230, 50) Global $RightButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Right Button", 10, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($RightButton, "RightFunction") Global $WrongButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Wrong Button", 120, 10, 100, 30) GUICtrlSetOnEvent($WrongButton, "WrongFunction") GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "Terminate") EndFunc Func _WM_COMMAND($hWnd, $Msg, $wParam, $lParam) If BitAND($wParam, 0x0000FFFF) = $RightButton Then $StopIdling = 1 If BitAND($wParam, 0x0000FFFF) = $WrongButton Then $StopIdling = 1 Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG EndFunc Func ShowGUIFunction() $StopIdling = 0 GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) Do Sleep(100) Until $StopIdling = 1 EndFunc Func RightFunction() GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the RIGHT button. Exiting....") Terminate() EndFunc Func WrongFunction() GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) MsgBox(0, @ScriptName, "You clicked the WRONG button. Returning to GUI...") ShowGUIFunction() EndFunc Func Terminate() Exit 0 EndFunc Edited January 30, 2012 by Valiante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted January 30, 2012 Moderators Share Posted January 30, 2012 Valiante, Well as I wrote the tutorial, I am glad I was able to help you in the end. M23 Valiante 1 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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