Question about AutoIT includes

[IAMK]

First of, by "AutoIT includes", I mean the default ones we can use with #include <name.au3>, not the ones I create myself. Is there a name for them?

Do I require sleeps and checks to safeguard modification time or lag in my code after running official functions? Or do all official functions have the appropriate checks and sleeps in place and will never fail?

E.g. If I save a screenshot and open the same image - File doesn't exist
E.g. If I create a directory and access it.
E.g. If I move a file and try to access it in the old/new location.

I have always use sleeps after such commands to protect me from any lag issues. It would be nice to know if that's actually required or not.

[faustf]

you can include  your  udf function file  with

#include  "path file udf.au3"

the function  usually never fail

31 minutes ago, IAMK said:

E.g. If I save a screenshot and open the same image - File doesn't exist

probably because is in memory after you can save it and store it

if  you have  a decent computer  and  clean  , you can't use sleep 

[IAMK]

@faustf Sorry, by - File doesn't exist I meant that as an example of what could be an issue.
As for #include "name.au3", I use those for the ones I make.

Also, what do you mean by I can't use sleep? It's bad to use sleep if I have a good computer?

[faustf]

i never use sleep  usually only use  when automate something  app.

file dosent exist is not example , if you have some trouble with script  use tag script and  send it  the  community will be  happy to resolve it .

include  you must use usually at the top of script  one  time , if you have your personal udf  the same procedure more or less

 

[Earthshine]

nm

Edited December 20, 2018 by Earthshine

[JLogan3o13]

@IAMK Because you could spend a year trying to decipher what faustf says and make any sense of it, in plain English - you need to post the code you're working with, with a detailed description of what you are trying to accomplish, what problem you are experiencing, and what you have tried on your own to resolve it. You have been around long enough this should be second nature to you by now, but see the link in my signature for all of the information we need from you in order to properly assist.

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@IAMK

Not every function has a built-in sleep, both those from "built-in" includes and UDFs ones. (GUIGetMsg() has its own Sleep()).

The "topic" of what you are talking about is objective...

You could have a benefit adding a Sleep() after calling a function, as well as removing it.

Remember that computers execute scripts in terms of milliseconds (or even less), so, it always depends from what do you expect from your script

[jdelaney]

Any file you include can be reviewed.   if you have scite, you can put your cursor on the include, and jump to the file.   same for the functions.  I'd bet that you aren't doing error handling, and they are returning false or errors, but I don't know what functions you are using.  the included files you identified are found in a directory where you installed autoit

Edited December 20, 2018 by jdelaney

[IAMK]

@JLogan3o13 There is no issue with my code (as of now), hence why it's not posted. It was just a general question. If you want a simple example of what I am asking, You can refer to this:

#include <ScreenCapture.au3>
DirCreate("Folder")
_ScreenCapture_Capture("Folder\1.jpg")
FileMove("Folder\1.jpg", "Folder\2.jpg")

;If I dont know how the functions above work, nor if they are foolproof, so I end up putting my own sleeps/checks, e.g.:

DirCreate("Folder1")
While(Not(FileExists("Folder1")))
    Sleep(10)
Wend

_ScreenCapture_Capture("Folder1\1.jpg")
Sleep(1000)

FileMove("Folder1\1.jpg", "Folder1\2.jpg")

Screencapture works because the dircreate function waits until the creation is done or is really fast.
Dirmove works because the screencapture functions waits until the image is properly saved or is really fast.
I put my own checks which might be redundant, like how I used to use _IELoadWait() after _IENavigate(), before looking into the function and finding out that the default value of the optional parameter already calls its own _IELoadWait(). Does this make sense?

 

@jdelaney Thanks! I never knew that. I have scite-lite so I don't have that feature, but that is something I want. When I run "SciTE", it brings up "SciTE-Lite". I tried downloading SciTE again, but it looks even worse than the Lite version. p.s. this is what my editor looks like (Lite):

Edited December 21, 2018 by IAMK
removed ' from don't to make code look nicer

[Jefrey]

AutoIt is single-threaded. The interpreter is pretty simple: it parses one line of code, executes it and then goes back to your script. It does not "dispatch" actions that later you have to keep polling to say whether it's done or not, and also does not use an event-driven approach (it is not like Javascript). The native functions and bundle UDF (includes) wait until the action has been done before returning.

A few exception are mentionable: SoundPlay (with $SOUND_NOWAIT as second argument) and InetGet (with $INET_DOWNLOADBACKGROUND as forth argument). These flags make the function execution to go to background and continues executing your script (you have to poll it to know if it is finished). Under the UDFs, few exception are mainly on IE.au3, although I'm writing this with what I remember from my mind.

[jdelaney]

The exception is that some calls you make are asynchronus and start a new process which you must loop for a return.

[careca]

So it seems like the real question is about sleep, not about includes.

You should use sleep inside a while loop to prevent cpu working overtime.