Latest Beta

[Valik]

Because it was a PRIVATE constant for INTERNAL USE. It was undocumented and clearly marked as INTERNAL USE. It is no longer needed internally.

[Valik]

AutoIt v3.3.1.4 (Beta) Released:

AutoIt:

- Added #508: Static keyword.

- Fixed #906: ActiveX controls were not told what their initial size was.

- Fixed: Boolean tests on binary strings now behaves properly.

- Fixed #1242: Beta Regression in _WinAPI_WideCharToMultiByte(). (Thanks Valik)

- Fixed: Fatal error under certain conditions when using minus sign.

- Changed: PCRE regular expression engine updated to 8.00.

UDFs:

- Fixed #1223: _GUICtrlStatusBar_EmbedControl() failing.

- Fixed #1226: _DateDayOfWeek() had an off-by-one error.

- Fixed: Order of parameters was documented wrong for _WinAPI_MakeQWord().

- Fixed #1168: _ExcelBookOpen() now selects the first visible worksheet to prevent a COM error.

- Changed: _SQLite 3.6.18 -> 3.6.19

The following changes are script breaking changes:

Some of the following features are deprecated. Deprecated features are no longer documented but continue to work. Deprecated features will be removed after version 3.3.2.0. It is strongly recommended that scripts relying on deprecated features be updated to work with the new behavior. Some features have already been removed and will be noted as such.

AutoIt:

• ShellExecute() and ShellExecuteWait() no longer use the "open" verb by default. See the remarks section for those functions for more details.
• The return value of InetGet() has changed. It is important to read and understand the changes because it is possible to leak resources if InetGet() is used incorrectly.
• InetGet("abort"),@InetGetActive and @InetGetBytesRead are now deprecated. The following list shows the new functions used to access the old behavior:
  • InetGet("abort") - Calling the new InetClose() function with a handle returned from InetGet() will abort a download.
  • @InetGetActive - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with no parameters returns a count of active downloads.
  • @InetGetBytesRead - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with a handle returned from InetGet()will return the bytes read (and more) for a download.
• The FtpBinaryMode option set with AutoItSetOption() has been removed. Now InetGet() takes a flag to specify the transfer mode.
• The URLDownloadToFile() alias for InetGet() has been removed.
• AdlibEnable() and AdlibDisable() are deprecated. See the new functions AdlibRegister() and AdlibUnRegister().
• OnAutoItStart() is deprecated. See the new pre-processor statement #OnAutoItStartRegister.
• OnAutoItExit() is deprecated. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
• The AutoItSetOption() option OnExitFunc has been removed. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
• GUICreate() with $WS_EX_MDICHILD has been fixed to be relative to client area as documented.
• ProcessWait() now returns a PID instead of 1 on success.
• WinWait(), WinWaitActive(), WinActivate(), WinActive() and WinMove() now return an HWND instead of 1 on succes.
• The macro@YDAY now uses the range 001 - 366 instead of 1 - 366. This makes the macro more consistent with other languages (like C/C++) and more consistent with all other date related macros which return strings with leading 0s to pad the length.
• RegEnumKey() and RegEnumVal() now return an empty string instead of an error message.

UDFs:

• The last optional parameter for _StringBetween() has been removed.
• _StringAddThousandsSep() has been removed. There are too many opinions on what this function should do and too many revisions of this function have been made.
• _SQLite_SaveMode() has been renamed to _SQLite_SafeMode().

This release is not digitally signed.

Discuss the beta here.

Report issues here.

Download here.

[GEOSoft]

Just installed it and the first ting I notices is Static didn't get added to the Keywords TOC entry in the help file. I didn't have a problem locating it mind you but it should probably be added.

[UEZ]

What about the compiled exe filesize? In v3.3.1.3 the filesize was smaller than the previous versions. Now v3.3.1.4 the filesize is bigger again.

I couldn't find any information about compiled exe filesize!

UEZ

[Valik]

If we make a significant reduction to the size of the files then we will announced, "Now does more with less!". Otherwise, file sizes are what they are and comparing them to one another is rather pointless.

[FuryCell]

I'm very happy to see the static feature added.

[Achilles]

Wow, I had just come looking here to 'cause I had issues with embedded status bars.. and what do you know.. they're fixed! Thanks a ton devs for all your hard work!

[Melba23]

Hi,

The Static keyword is producing a syntax error with Au3Check. The code including Static is working fine when run directly from AutoIt3.exe or when compiled, but it shows a error when a script is run from SciTE using Beta Run (Alt-F5) or when using SyntaxCheck Beta (Ctrl-Alt-F5).

>Running AU3Check (1.54.18.0)  from:C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Beta
M:\Program\Au3 Scripts\Static.au3(5,8) : ERROR: syntax error
Static $fred
~~~~~~~^

I have reloaded the 3.1.1.4 definitions into SciTE and poked around inside Au3Check.dat, but to no avail. No doubt a small tweak will fix it - if only I knew where to apply the screwdriver!

M23

[rajeshontheweb]

i like the static keyword and inetget stuff..

[Nutster]

What about the compiled exe filesize? In v3.3.1.3 the filesize was smaller than the previous versions. Now v3.3.1.4 the filesize is bigger again.

I couldn't find any information about compiled exe filesize!

Typically, when we add a new feature, like Static, the AutoIt engine grows in size. So it happened this time as well. There are always trade-offs. Edited October 27, 2009 by Nutster
Added details and clarity (I hope).

[Nutster]

Hi,

The Static keyword is producing a syntax error with Au3Check. The code including Static is working fine when run directly from AutoIt3.exe or when compiled, but it shows a error when a script is run from SciTE using Beta Run (Alt-F5) or when using SyntaxCheck Beta (Ctrl-Alt-F5).

>Running AU3Check (1.54.18.0)  from:C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Beta
M:\Program\Au3 Scripts\Static.au3(5,8) : ERROR: syntax error
Static $fred
~~~~~~~^

I have reloaded the 3.1.1.4 definitions into SciTE and poked around inside Au3Check.dat, but to no avail. No doubt a small tweak will fix it - if only I knew where to apply the screwdriver!

M23

This should be fixed when the next version of SciTE is released. Jos is working on it.

[Melba23]

Nuster,

Thanks.

M23

[JRowe]

A quick fix would be to tell Scite that it was a plugin func using the #AutoIt3Wrapper_Plugin_Funcs directive.

[Nutster]

A quick fix would be to tell Scite that it was a plugin func using the #AutoIt3Wrapper_Plugin_Funcs directive.

Then wouldn't it be looking for parentheses ( ) after the name Static?

[Melba23]

Hi again,

I solved the earlier Au3Check error problem in SciTE by using the #AutoIt3Wrapper_AU3Check_Stop_OnWarning=N directive to prevent Au3Check from stopping automatically, but now when I try to run the Static example in the Help file I get the following:

>Running:(3.3.1.4):C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\autoit3.exe "M:\Program\Au3 Scripts\Static.au3"    
M:\Program\Au3 Scripts\Static.au3 (39) : ==> Cannot make existing variables static.:
Static $Values[$State + 1]
Static ^ ERROR
->14:33:30 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:1

Running a compiled version brings up the same message in the error message box. I would be grateful if someone else could confirm this - it might just be me!

M23

[Nutster]

Hi again,

I solved the earlier Au3Check error problem in SciTE by using the #AutoIt3Wrapper_AU3Check_Stop_OnWarning=N directive to prevent Au3Check from stopping automatically, but now when I try to run the Static example in the Help file I get the following:

>Running:(3.3.1.4):C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\beta\autoit3.exe "M:\Program\Au3 Scripts\Static.au3"    
M:\Program\Au3 Scripts\Static.au3 (39) : ==> Cannot make existing variables static.:
Static $Values[$State + 1]
Static ^ ERROR
->14:33:30 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:1

Running a compiled version brings up the same message in the error message box. I would be grateful if someone else could confirm this - it might just be me!

M23

Oops, that would be my fault. I thought I tested the example. I will confirm and if needed, fix the docs and upload. I have a couple more docs fixes I intend to do shortly, so I will tackle them all soon, hopefully by the weekend.

[wraithdu]

That error seems to be a problem resizing a static array. In fact I can't find a way to do it that doesn't have some error or another.

[ProgAndy]

//Edit: wraithdu, why did you post a sec before me

Just as a notice: You can't ReDim Static variables (i don't mind, i even don't know when i should use static )

;#BETA
Static $test[1]
ReDim $test[3]

Edited October 27, 2009 by ProgAndy

[Valik]

Typically, when we add a new feature, like Static, the AutoIt engine grows in size. So it happened this time as well. There are always trade-offs.

No, it's because the x86 builds now use the same optimizations Jon is using which increases the size quite a bit in order to produce faster code. The x64 builds from me are not optimized in this manner and their sizes are the same as the other beta versions I have release.

Anyway, as I mentioned previously, file sizes are going to vary depending on circumstances you guys don't know about. If we make a significant alteration to the size in either direction it will be in the changelog.

[ivan]

Static: this is just a brilliant idea. Shame I can't get it to work.

Edited October 27, 2009 by ivan