GUI opens new GUI with search results, can't re use original GUI

[royalmarine]

Hey guys,

I've been trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong here... perhaps someone can shed some light on it for me?

The program works, and does exactly what I want it to, but when the initial program performs the search, and opens the second GUI, the first window is not usable, and I can't close it / run a new search with it.

I'd like to be able to close the second GUI that opens, without affecting the first GUI.

I'd also like to be able to run another search, and have multiple windows open.

Not sure If I'm doing this right, or if I'm completely off the right track!

Here's my code so far.

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#include <GuiConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <Excel.au3>
#include <array.au3>   
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>

   ; read in the Excel file
   Global $sFilePath1 = @ScriptDir & "\Test.xls" ; directory of file
   Global $datasheet = _ExcelBookOpen($sFilePath1)

   ; Confirm if file exists
      Dim $test1
   
      $test1 = @error
      If @error = 1 Then
          MsgBox(0, "Error!", "Can't open excel object")
          _ExcelBookClose($datasheet)
          Exit
          
      ElseIf @error = 2 Then
          MsgBox(0, "Error!", "File not found")
          Exit
       EndIf
       ; End check

_Main()
Func _Main()

   Global $Input_partnumber, $Input_Description, $Stock_Quantity
   Global $Input_ReOrder, $Input_Location, $Input_Buy
   Global $Input_Sell, $Input_Orderfrom
   Global $sColumn = 1

   $aArray = _ExcelReadSheetToArray($datasheet) ;Reads excel data into the array

   ; input GUI
      $Form1 = GUICreate("Search window", 615, 438, 192, 124)
      $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Check", 8, 88, 75, 25)
      $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 88, 88, 75, 25)
      $Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Enter part number to search", 8, 8, 148, 33)
      $Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 8, 56, 153, 21)
      GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

      While 1
          $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
          Switch $nMsg
              Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                  Exit

                 ;
              Case $Button1
                        $input = GUICtrlRead($Input1)
                        $iIndex = _ArraySearch($aArray, $input, "", "", "", "", 0, $sColumn)
                        
                        If @error Then
                            MsgBox(0, "Not Found", $input & " was not found")
                            _ExcelBookClose($datasheet)
                            Exit

                        Else
                           Local $partnumber = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 1)
                           Local $Description = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 2)
                           Local $Quantity = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 3)
                           Local $ReOrder = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 4)
                           Local $Location = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 5)
                           Local $Buy = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 6)
                           Local $Sell = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 7)
                           Local $Orderfrom = _ExcelReadCell($datasheet, $iIndex, 8)

                           ; GUI
                            GUICreate("Results", 400, 400, (@DesktopWidth - 300) / 2, (@DesktopHeight - 400) / 2, $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW + $WS_CLIPSIBLINGS)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Part Number", 10, 10, 150, 20)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Description", 10, 40, 150, 20)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Quantity", 10, 70, 150, 20)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Re Order Level", 10, 100, 150, 20)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Location", 10, 130, 150, 20)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Buy Price", 10, 160, 150, 20)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Sell Price", 10, 190, 150, 20)
                            GUICtrlCreateLabel("Order from", 10, 220, 150, 20)

                            $Input_partnumber = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $partnumber, 180, 10, 280, 20)
                            $Input_Description = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $Description, 180, 40, 280, 20)
                            $Stock_Quantity = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $Quantity, 180, 70, 280, 20)
                            $Input_ReOrder = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $ReOrder, 180, 100, 280, 20)
                            $Input_Location = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $Location, 180, 130, 280, 20)
                            $Input_Buy = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $Buy, 180, 160, 280, 20)
                            $Input_Sell = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $Sell, 180, 190, 280, 20)
                            $Input_Orderfrom = GUICtrlCreateLabel("" & $Orderfrom, 180, 220, 280, 20)
                            EndIf

                            GUISetState()
                               While 1
                                   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
                                   Select
                                       Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                                           ExitLoop
                                        Case Else
                                           _ExcelBookClose($datasheet)
                                   EndSelect
                               WEnd
                         Exit
              Case $Button2
                 _ExcelBookClose($datasheet)
                 Exit
          EndSwitch
      WEnd

EndFunc   ;==>_Main

[water]

The wiki has a great tutorial about how to write multi GUI scripts.

Edited May 15, 2013 by water

[BrewManNH]

If you're going to use 2 GUI's I'd suggest losing the second While loop because it's going to block everything in the first GUI until you close the 2nd GUI. Then you should be using GUIGetMsg(1) to return an array with more information, which is important because it will tell you which GUI it is getting the messages from and you can act on that information to make it so both GUIs are still able to be controlled.