Making add-ons for an AutoIt program

[knight666]

Hi there.

I'm making an IRC chatbot that uses mIRC, and I've come across a problem.

What I figured was: I need to make addons for my bot, so I can easily add functionality.

But #include only takes STRINGS and can't take variables.

Aha, but what if I #include "addons.au3", which has a list of addons?

Well, apparantly, AutoIt needs to compile ALL the scripts, including the addons.

And that isn't really an option.

So, my question is: how could I load in an external function written in AutoIt?

For instance, the function NowPlaying(), ripped from a mIRC library

Func NowPlaying()
 $dll = DllOpen("2latemirc.dll")
 $song = DllCall($dll,"none","MP3Song",   "hwnd",-1,"hwnd",-1,"str","","str","3","int","1","int","1")
 $position = DllCall($dll,"none","MP3Position",   "hwnd",-1,"hwnd",-1,"str","","str","3","int","1","int","1")
 $length = DllCall($dll,"none","MP3Lenght",   "hwnd",-1,"hwnd",-1,"str","","str","3","int","1","int","1")
 ControlSend("mIRC -","",  "Edit1", "Now playing: " & $song[3] & " (" & $position[3] & " / " & $length[3] & ") {ENTER}")
 DllClose($dll)
EndFunc

Please help me and don't yell at me, it's 1:36 am and I'm too tired to use the search button beyond the first page.

Edited February 3, 2008 by knight666

[Xand3r]

Form1: AutoIt3.exe [/ErrorStdOut] [/AutoIt3ExecuteScript] file [params ...]
                Execute an AutoIt3 Script File

it's from the help file...

To execute a standard AutoIt Script File 'myscript.au3', use the command:
'AutoIt3.exe myscript.au3'

Edited February 3, 2008 by alexmadman

[knight666]

In my defense, it was quite hidden.

[knight666]

Wait, this isn't quite solved just yet.

When I put the AutoIt3.exe in my folder and have my script Run() my addon like this:

Run (@ScriptDir & '\AutoIt3.exe ' & @ScriptDir & '\Addons\addonNowPlaying.au3')

It doesn't actually add the function NowPlaying to the script!

Why doesn't it do that? :S

[knight666]

It appears to run a simple MsgBox just fine, but it doesn't include the function. :\

Is there any way around this?

[Kademlia]

if i understand you right you want to do something like this:

(this code does NOT work)

CODE

$file = FileFindFirstFile(@ScriptDir & "\Addons\*.au3")

$foundfile = FileFindNextFile($file)

#include "Addons\" & $foundfile

Am i right?

If yes i would go around this by creating a "temporary script".

Create your real script. By running it it checks if thereis a addon folder and if there are files in "/Addons".

If yes. It copys the whole script into /temp/ including the *.au3s from /addons and writes at start of the script "#include youraddonfileau3"

this is ugly but would work for you.

Edited February 3, 2008 by Kademlia

[knight666]

How would I write a new line to my already compiled script?

And the problem is: it works when you simply include the scripts, but what if you have an updated version of a function?

You'd have to recompile the script, negating the whole external function thing.

[Kademlia]

okay your talking about a compiled one...

i think that would result in writing autoit yourself or including AU3 in your script

[knight666]

okay your talking about a compiled one...

i think that would result in writing autoit yourself or including AU3 in your script

Aha, but what if I #include "addons.au3", which has a list of addons?

Well, apparantly, AutoIt needs to compile ALL the scripts, including the addons.

[Kademlia]

I ment including "Autoit" itself.

to be able to insert scripts.

Edit:

Okay if you realy want to do this i would do it this way:

Make a AU3 script with Fileinstall(Autoit.exe).

Compile to an .exe

By running the *.exe you extract te autoit.exe and your script. then go on with creating the temp...

but this definitely sucks

Edited February 3, 2008 by Kademlia

[James]

Use INI files to store the currently "installed" addons.

[knight666]

The problem is not keeping track of the currently installed addons.

The problem is importing functions from addon .au3 files.

Recompiling the script every time there's an update for a function is not an option.

[knight666]

;Here's a sample script to get the idea

#include addonNowPlaying.au3 ;works perfectly, except when you update the .au3, in which case you will have to recompile the program
Run ("AutoIt3.exe addonNowPlaying.au3") ;will run scripts, but won't install user defined functions
Execute('Func Test()' & @CRLF & 'MsgBox(64,"Test.","This is a test.")' & @CRLF & 'EndFunc') ;will not install the function
FileInstall("addonNowPlaying.au3","\Temp\addonNowPlaying.au3") ;from what i can tell this will install the script in some other folder? i don't know how this will help meoÝ÷ Ù«­¢+ÙÕ¹9½ÝA±å¥¹ ¤(ÀÌØí±°ô±±=Á¸ ÅÕ½Ðìɱѵ¥É¹±°ÅÕ½Ðì¤(ÀÌØíͽ¹ô±±
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Nothing works.

[Kademlia]

if i get your right:

You want a *.exe file that uses *.au3 addons right?

Afaik this is not possible. EXCEPT you do like this:

[pseudocode]

Fileinstall(Autoit.exe)

Fileinstall(yourscript as a *.au3)

SearchforAddons("/addons/") ;(Filefindfirst / filefindnext)

fileopen(yourscript as a *.au3)

fileopen (youtscript_TEMP.tmp)

filewrite (youtscript_TEMP.tmp, "#include " & $foundaddon)

filewrite (yourscript_TEMP.tmp, $code_from_yourscript) ; all the code thats in youscript.au3

fileclose(yourscript_temp.tmp)

rename(yourscript_temp.tmp,yourscript_temp.au3)

run(yourscript_temp.au3); run the *.au3 with the extracted autoit.exe

[/pesudocode]

____

what does it do?:

basically install Autoit and then run *.au3s....

as i said...this sucks big time. but would work

Edited February 3, 2008 by Kademlia

[James]

Look at RazerM script editor. It has the abillity to add "plugins"..

[Oldschool]

@knight666

Did you ever figure something out?

Look at RazerM script editor. It has the abillity to add "plugins"..

I downloaded the editor, but did not see anything about the plugins. Can you point me a little closer please?

[James]

I shall talk to him on MSN tonight (if he is on) and asked what happened or if he has an example. Sadly he hasn't been with us recently (very busy!)

[Oldschool]

I shall talk to him on MSN tonight (if he is on) and asked what happened or if he has an example. Sadly he hasn't been with us recently (very busy!)

Cool thanks...

@knight

BTW, you should look at this thread Post#9

It will probably work for you, since your func is all expressions:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...=63654&st=8