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DllCall is a powerful way to use AutoIt code to run functions that were created in other languages and are stored in shared libraries outside of AutoIt. With DllCall, you can call Windows APIs directly, execute pieces of code that shipped with another vendor's product, and pass information between that code and your own script. However, DllCall is intended for the advanced user who is already familiar with how that stuff works. That definitely isn't me, and I find the process of converting variable types, handling ByRefs with odd syntax, and keeping track of return values in an array cumbersome. So I wrote a script to help me with it. It should help beginners get started with DllCall too. I was a little surprised that I didn't find something like this on the forum already. Maybe the intended audience doesn't have the same trouble that I do, or maybe those who don't "get" it don't care enough to. I'm hoping to bridge that gap a little. With this script, you can input the information from the MSDN documentation on a DLL function straight into the GUI and it will generate AutoIt code to call it and return its data. You can choose whether to report debugging information via ConsoleWrite or MsgBox or neither. It doesn't handle fancy things like DllStructs and callbacks, but it may help you get started. A great tutorial I used when I was starting to learn this stuff myself is Dealing with DLLs in AutoIt by Andreas Karlsson. My script is intended as a programmatic approximation of the concepts on pages 1 to 8 of that document. It is not a replacement for a good tutorial and self-learning. I wrote it as a shortcut for my own future use because I only wanted to learn it once. :-) Here it is. I'm curious to know what you all think. #include <ComboConstants.au3> #include <EditConstants.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <GuiListView.au3> #include <ListViewConstants.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=C:\Library\Repositories #NO BACKUP#\Google Drive - Toastyking\Development\Snippet Library\AutoIt\CodeWizards\DllCallCodegen\FormMain.kxf $FormMain = GUICreate("DllCall Code Generator", 825, 421) $Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("DLL Name", 16, 32, 55, 17) $InputDll = GUICtrlCreateInput("user32.dll", 120, 29, 121, 21) $Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Function Name", 16, 59, 76, 17) $InputFunc = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 120, 56, 121, 21) $RadioFuncAnsi = GUICtrlCreateRadio("ANSI", 256, 57, 49, 17) $RadioFuncUnicode = GUICtrlCreateRadio("Unicode", 312, 56, 73, 17) GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_CHECKED) $Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Return Type", 16, 85, 63, 17) $InputReturnType = GUICtrlCreateInput("int", 120, 82, 121, 21) $ComboCallConv = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 120, 110, 121, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWN,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL)) GUICtrlSetData(-1, "stdcall|cdecl") $ListViewParams = GUICtrlCreateListView("#|Type|Value|Method", 16, 245, 362, 126, BitOR($GUI_SS_DEFAULT_LISTVIEW,$LVS_NOSORTHEADER)) GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 0, 50) GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 1, 50) GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 2, 50) GUICtrlSendMsg(-1, $LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, 3, 50) $Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("For all types, use the type name specified on MSDN.", 16, 8, 251, 17) $Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Parameters:", 16, 136, 60, 17) $Label6 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Type", 24, 157, 28, 17) $Label7 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Value (0 for null)", 152, 157, 80, 17) $Label8 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Method", 280, 157, 39, 17) $InputParamType = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 24, 176, 121, 21) $InputParamValue = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 152, 176, 121, 21) $ComboParamByref = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 280, 176, 89, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL)) GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Input/ByVal|Output/ByRef") $ButtonParamAdd = GUICtrlCreateButton("Add Parameter", 24, 213, 91, 25) $ButtonParamDelete = GUICtrlCreateButton("Clear All", 128, 213, 107, 25) $Label9 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Calling convention", 16, 112, 91, 17) $Label10 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Generated AutoIt code:", 409, 8, 115, 17) $EditCode = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 408, 29, 401, 342, BitOR($ES_READONLY,$WS_HSCROLL,$WS_VSCROLL)) $ButtonTest = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test Code", 344, 381, 107, 25) $ButtonCopy = GUICtrlCreateButton("Copy to Clipboard", 464, 381, 107, 25) $ButtonInsert = GUICtrlCreateButton("Insert in SciTE", 586, 381, 107, 25) $ButtonGenonly = GUICtrlCreateButton("Nothing Else", 704, 381, 107, 25) $ComboOutput = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 98, 383, 121, 25, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWNLIST,$CBS_AUTOHSCROLL)) GUICtrlSetData(-1, "ConsoleWrite|MsgBox|$vDllCallReturn only") $Label11 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Output method:", 16, 387, 77, 17) $Label12 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Generate code and:", 232, 387, 99, 17) ;~ GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) #EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ### Global $aParams[1][3] GUICtrlSetData($ComboParamByref,"Input/ByVal") GUICtrlSetData($ComboOutput,"ConsoleWrite") GUICtrlSetData($ComboCallConv,"stdcall") GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) While 1 $nMsg = GUIGetMsg() Switch $nMsg Case $ButtonParamAdd _ConvertType(GUICtrlRead($InputParamType)) ; Use the parameter type selected If @error Then If MsgBox(49,"Unrecognized Type","Unrecognized parameter type """ & GUICtrlRead($InputParamType) & """. Make sure you are using an MSDN return type." & @CRLF & @CRLF & "If you are certain that the parameter type is correct and you happen to know the equivalent AutoIt parameter type, click OK. You will be prompted later for the AutoIt parameter type.",0,$FormMain) = 2 Then ContinueLoop EndIf If GUICtrlRead($ComboParamByref) = "Output/ByRef" And StringLeft(GUICtrlRead($InputParamValue),1) <> "$" Then MsgBox(48,"Error","To use this parameter value as a ByRef, you must specify the name of a variable used in your AutoIt script, which must begin with a '$' symbol.",0,$FormMain) ContinueLoop EndIf ; Input seems okay; proceed. ReDim $aParams[UBound($aParams) + 1][3] ; Add a "row" to the array $aParams[UBound($aParams) - 1][0] = GUICtrlRead($InputParamType) $aParams[UBound($aParams) - 1][1] = GUICtrlRead($InputParamValue) $aParams[UBound($aParams) - 1][2] = GUICtrlRead($ComboParamByref) ; Clear input fields and refocus GUICtrlSetData($InputParamType,"") GUICtrlSetData($InputParamValue,"") GUICtrlSetData($ComboParamByref,"Input/ByVal") GUICtrlCreateListViewItem(UBound($aParams) - 1 & "|" & $aParams[UBound($aParams) - 1][0] & "|" & $aParams[UBound($aParams) - 1][1] & "|" & $aParams[UBound($aParams) - 1][2],$ListViewParams) ControlFocus($FormMain,"",$InputParamType) Case $ButtonParamDelete ; Delete all items _GUICtrlListView_DeleteAllItems($ListViewParams) ReDim $aParams[1][3] Case $ButtonTest $sDllCallOut = _GenerateCode("MsgBox") ; Always use MsgBox for output when generating for testing. GUICtrlSetData($EditCode,$sDllCallOut) If $sDllCallOut <> "" Then GUISetState(@SW_DISABLE,$FormMain) GUICtrlSetData($ButtonTest,"Executing...") FileDelete(@TempDir & "\DllCallExec.au3") FileWrite(@TempDir & "\DllCallExec.au3",$sDllCallOut); Write code to temporary file to be executed. $nExit = RunWait(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteScript "' & @TempDir & '\DllCallExec.au3"',@TempDir) ; Execute the temporary file. If $nExit <> 0 Then Switch $nExit Case 1 MsgBox(16,"DLL Code Generator","The AutoIt interpreter encountered an error while parsing or executing the generated code." & @CRLF & "Exit code: " & $nExit,0,$FormMain) Case Else MsgBox(16,"DLL Code Generator","There was a problem with the DllCall (possibly incorrect parameters). The AutoIt interpreter ended unexpectedly." & @CRLF & "Exit code: " & $nExit,0,$FormMain) EndSwitch EndIf GUICtrlSetData($ButtonTest,"Test Code") GUISetState(@SW_ENABLE,$FormMain) FileDelete(@TempDir & "\DllCallExec.au3") WinActivate($FormMain) EndIf Case $ButtonGenonly $sDllCallOut = _GenerateCode(GUICtrlRead($ComboOutput)) GUICtrlSetData($EditCode,$sDllCallOut) Case $ButtonCopy $sDllCallOut = _GenerateCode(GUICtrlRead($ComboOutput)) GUICtrlSetData($EditCode,$sDllCallOut) If ClipPut($sDllCallOut) Then ToolTip("Copied!") Else ToolTip("Copy failed!") EndIf Sleep(1000) ToolTip("") Case $ButtonInsert $sDllCallOut = _GenerateCode(GUICtrlRead($ComboOutput)) GUICtrlSetData($EditCode,$sDllCallOut) If ClipPut($sDllCallOut) Then ControlSend("[CLASS:SciTEWindow]","","Scintilla1","^v") Case $InputFunc If StringRight(GUICtrlRead($InputFunc),1) == "W" Then ; Check if last character of entered function name is a capital "W" GUICtrlSetState($RadioFuncUnicode,$GUI_CHECKED) Else GUICtrlSetState($RadioFuncAnsi,$GUI_CHECKED) EndIf Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Exit EndSwitch WEnd Func _GenerateCode($sOutputType = "") Local $sArch, $sReturnTypeOut, $sParamTypeOut, $sDllFuncName, $sDllCallOut, $sCmdOutStart, $sCmdOutEnd, $fOutputGen Switch $sOutputType Case "ConsoleWrite" $sCmdOutStart = 'ConsoleWrite(' $sCmdOutEnd = ' & @CRLF)' $fOutputGen = 1 Case "MsgBox" $sCmdOutStart = 'MsgBox(0,"DllCall Code Generator",' $sCmdOutEnd = ')' $fOutputGen = 1 Case Else $sCmdOutStart = "" $sCmdOutEnd = "" $fOutputGen = 0 EndSwitch If GUICtrlRead($RadioFuncAnsi) = $GUI_CHECKED Then $sArch = "a" If GUICtrlRead($RadioFuncUnicode) = $GUI_CHECKED Then $sArch = "w" $sDllFuncName = GUICtrlRead($InputDll) & "/" & GUICtrlRead($InputFunc) $sReturnTypeOut = _ConvertType(GUICtrlRead($InputReturnType)) If @error Then $sReturnTypeOut = InputBox("Unrecognized Type","Unrecognized return type """ & GUICtrlRead($InputReturnType) & """. Make sure you are using an MSDN return type." & @CRLF & @CRLF & "If you are certain that the return type is correct and you happen to know the equivalent AutoIt return type, you may enter the AutoIt return type here.","","",Default,220,Default,Default,0,$FormMain) If $sReturnTypeOut = "" Then Return SetError(1,0,"") EndIf $sReturnTypeOut = _ConvertTypeArch($sReturnTypeOut,$sArch) If GUICtrlRead($ComboCallConv) <> "stdcall" Then $sReturnTypeOut &= ':' & GUICtrlRead($ComboCallConv) $sDllCallOut = 'Local $aDllCallReturn,$vDllCallReturn' $sDllCallOut = '$aDllCallReturn = DllCall("' & GUICtrlRead($InputDll) & '","' & $sReturnTypeOut & '","' & GUICtrlRead($InputFunc) & '"' If UBound($aParams) > 1 Then For $x = 1 To UBound($aParams) - 1 $sParamTypeOut = '' $sParamTypeOut = _ConvertTypeArch(_ConvertType($aParams[$x][0]),$sArch) If $sParamTypeOut = '' Then $sParamTypeOut = InputBox("Unrecognized Type","Unrecognized parameter type """ & $aParams[$x][0] & """. Make sure you are using an MSDN parameter type." & @CRLF & @CRLF & "If you are certain that the parameter type is correct and you happen to know the equivalent AutoIt parameter type, you may enter the AutoIt parameter type here.","","",Default,220,Default,Default,0,$FormMain) If $sParamTypeOut = "" Then Return(SetError(1,0,"")) If StringRight($sParamTypeOut,1) = "*" Then $sParamTypeOut = StringTrimRight($sParamTypeOut,1) ; If the user added an asterisk to the end of the parameter type, remove it; it will be added back later if necessary. EndIf $sDllCallOut &= ',"' & $sParamTypeOut If $aParams[$x][2] = "Output/ByRef" Then $sDllCallOut &= '*' $sDllCallOut &= '","' & $aParams[$x][1] & '"' Next EndIf $sDllCallOut &= ')' & @CRLF ; Generate code to check for DllCall execution error. If $fOutputGen = 1 Then $sDllCallOut &= _ 'If @error Then' & @CRLF & _ ' Switch @error' & @CRLF & _ ' Case 1' & @CRLF & _ ' ' & $sCmdOutStart & '"DllCall error (' & $sDllFuncName & '): Unable to use the DLL file. Possibly a problem with the parameters."' & $sCmdOutEnd & @CRLF & _ ' Case 2' & @CRLF & _ ' ' & $sCmdOutStart & '"DllCall error (' & $sDllFuncName & '): Unknown return type."' & $sCmdOutEnd & @CRLF & _ ' Case 3' & @CRLF & _ ' ' & $sCmdOutStart & '"DllCall error (' & $sDllFuncName & '): Function not found in DLL file. Remember that function names are case sensitive."' & $sCmdOutEnd & @CRLF & _ ' Case 4' & @CRLF & _ ' ' & $sCmdOutStart & '"DllCall error (' & $sDllFuncName & '): Incorrect number of parameters."' & $sCmdOutEnd & @CRLF & _ ' Case 5' & @CRLF & _ ' ' & $sCmdOutStart & '"DllCall error (' & $sDllFuncName & '): Bad parameter."' & $sCmdOutEnd & @CRLF & _ ' Case Else' & @CRLF & _ ' ' & $sCmdOutStart & '"DllCall error (' & $sDllFuncName & '): Unknown/unspecified error."' & $sCmdOutEnd & @CRLF & _ ' EndSwitch' & @CRLF & _ ' $vDllCallReturn = ""' & @CRLF & _ 'Else' & @CRLF If $fOutputGen = 1 Then $sDllCallOut &= ' ' $sDllCallOut &= '$vDllCallReturn = $aDllCallReturn[0]' & @CRLF ; Generate code to assign returned ByRef values back to their AutoIt variables. If UBound($aParams) > 1 Then For $x = 1 To UBound($aParams) - 1 If $aParams[$x][2] = "Output/ByRef" Then If $fOutputGen = 1 Then $sDllCallOut &= ' ' $sDllCallOut &= $aParams[$x][1] & ' = $aDllCallReturn[' & $x & ']' & @CRLF EndIf Next EndIf ; Generate code to output values of the variables passed to the DllCall via ByRef. If $fOutputGen = 1 Then $sDllCallOut &= ' ' & $sCmdOutStart If UBound($aParams) > 1 Then For $x = 1 To UBound($aParams) - 1 If $aParams[$x][2] = "Output/ByRef" Then $sDllCallOut &= '"' & $aParams[$x][1] & ' = " & ' & $aParams[$x][1] & ' & @CRLF & ' EndIf Next EndIf $sDllCallOut &= '"DllCall return value: " & $vDllCallReturn' & $sCmdOutEnd & @CRLF $sDllCallOut &= "EndIf" & @CRLF EndIf Return $sDllCallOut EndFunc ; Convert the MSDN variable type to AutoIt variable type Func _ConvertType($MSDN_Type) Switch $MSDN_Type Case 'ATOM' Return 'WORD' Case 'BOOL' Return 'BOOL' Case 'BOOLEAN' Return 'BOOLEAN' Case 'BYTE' Return 'BYTE' Case 'CHAR' Return 'str' Case 'COLORREF' Return 'DWORD' Case 'CONST' Return 'const' Case 'DWORD' Return 'DWORD' Case 'DWORDLONG' Return 'ULONG' Case 'DWORD_PTR' Return 'DWORD_PTR' Case 'DWORD32' Return 'UINT' Case 'DWORD64' Return 'INT64' Case 'FLOAT' Return 'FLOAT' Case 'HACCEL' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HALF_PTR' Return 'ptr' Case 'HANDLE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HBITMAP' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HBRUSH' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HCONV' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HCONVLIST' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HCURSOR' Return 'HICON' Case 'HDC' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HDDEDATA' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HDESK' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HDROP' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HDWP' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HENHMETAFILE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HFILE' Return 'int' Case 'HFONT' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HGIDOBJ' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HGLOBAL' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HHOOK' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HICON' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HINSTANCE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HKEY' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HKL' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HLOCAL' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HMENU' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HMETAFILE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HMODULE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HMONITOR' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HPALETTE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HPEN' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HRESULT' Return 'LONG' Case 'HRGN' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HRSRC' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HSZ' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HWINSTA' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'HWND' Return 'HWND' Case 'INT_PTR' Return 'INT_PTR' Case 'INT32' Return 'int' Case 'INT' Return 'int' Case 'INT64' Return 'INT64' Case 'LANGID' Return 'WORD' Case 'LARGE_INTEGER' Return 'INT64' Case 'LCID' Return 'DWORD' Case 'LGRPID' Return 'DWORD' Case 'LONG' Return 'LONG' Case 'LONGLONG' Return 'INT64' Case 'LONG_PTR' Return 'LONG_PTR' Case 'LONG32' Return 'int' Case 'LONG64' Return 'INT64' Case 'LPARAM' Return 'LPARAM' Case 'LPBOOL' Return 'int' Case 'LPBYTE' Return 'int' Case 'LPCOLORREF' Return 'DWORD' Case 'LPCSTR' Return 'str' Case 'LPCTSTR' Return 'str' Case 'LPCWSTR' Return 'wstr' Case 'LPDWORD' Return 'DWORD' Case 'LPHANDLE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'LPINT' Return 'int' Case 'LPLONG' Return 'long' Case 'LPSTR' Return 'str' Case 'LPTSTR' Return 'str' Case 'LPVOID' Return 'ptr' Case 'LPWORD' Return 'WORD' Case 'LPWSTR' Return 'wstr' Case 'LRESULT' Return 'LRESULT' Case 'PBOOL' Return 'BOOL' Case 'PBOOLEAN' Return 'BOOLEAN' Case 'PBYTE' Return 'BYTE' Case 'PCHAR' Return 'str' Case 'PCSTR' Return 'str' Case 'PCTSTR' Return 'str' Case 'PCWSTR' Return 'wstr' Case 'PDWORD' Return 'DWORD' Case 'PDWORDLONG' Return 'UINT64' Case 'PDWORD_PTR' Return 'DWORD_PTR' Case 'PDWORD32' Return 'UINT' Case 'PDWORD64' Return 'INT64' Case 'PFLOAT' Return 'FLOAT' Case 'PHALF_PTR' Return 'ptr' Case 'PHANDLE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'PHKEY' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'PINT' Return 'int' Case 'PINT_PTR' Return 'INT_PTR' Case 'PINT32' Return 'int' Case 'PINT64' Return 'INT64' Case 'PLCID' Return 'DWORD' Case 'PLONG' Return 'LONG' Case 'PLONGLONG' Return 'INT64' Case 'PLONG_PTR' Return 'LONG_PTR' Case 'PLONG32' Return 'long' Case 'PLONG64' Return 'INT64' Case 'POINTER_32' Return 'ptr' Case 'POINTER_64' Return 'ptr' Case 'POINTER_SIGNED' Return 'ptr' Case 'POINTER_UNSIGNED' Return 'ULONG_PTR' Case 'PSHORT' Return 'SHORT' Case 'PSIZE_T' Return 'ULONG_PTR' Case 'PSSIZE_T' Return 'LONG_PTR' Case 'PSTR' Return 'str' Case 'PTBYTE' Return 'BYTE' Case 'PTCHAR' Return 'wstr' Case 'PTSTR' Return 'wstr' Case 'PUCHAR' Return 'BYTE' Case 'PUHALF_PTR' Return 'ptr' Case 'PUINT' Return 'UINT' Case 'PUINT_PTR' Return 'UINT_PTR' Case 'PUINT32' Return 'UINT' Case 'PUINT64' Return 'UINT64' Case 'PULARGE_INTEGER' Return 'UINT64' Case 'PULONG' Return 'ULONG' Case 'PULONGLONG' Return 'UINT64' Case 'PULONG_PTR' Return 'ULONG_PTR' Case 'PULONG32' Return 'ULONG' Case 'PULONG64' Return 'UINT64' Case 'PUSHORT' Return 'USHORT' Case 'PVOID' Return 'ptr' Case 'PWCHAR' Return 'wstr' Case 'PWORD' Return 'WORD' Case 'PWSTR' Return 'wstr' Case 'SC_HANDLE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'SC_LOCK' Return 'ptr' Case 'SERVICE_STATUS_HANDLE' Return 'HANDLE' Case 'SHORT' Return 'SHORT' Case 'SIZE_T' Return 'ULONG_PTR' Case 'SSIZE_T' Return 'LONG_PTR' Case 'TBYTE' Return 'wstr' Case 'TCHAR' Return 'wstr' Case 'UCHAR' Return 'BYTE' Case 'UHALF_PTR' Return 'ptr' Case 'UINT' Return 'UINT' Case 'UINT_PTR' Return 'UINT_PTR' Case 'UINT32' Return 'UINT' Case 'UINT64' Return 'UINT64' Case 'ULARGE_INTEGER' Return 'UINT64' Case 'ULONG' Return 'ULONG' Case 'ULONGLONG' Return 'UINT64' Case 'ULONG_PTR' Return 'ULONG_PTR' Case 'ULONG32' Return 'ULONG' Case 'ULONG64' Return 'UINT64' Case 'UNICODE_STRING' Return 'ptr' Case 'USHORT' Return 'USHORT' Case 'USN' Return 'INT64' Case 'VOID' Return 'none' Case 'WCHAR' Return 'wstr' Case 'WORD' Return 'WORD' Case 'WPARAM' Return 'WPARAM' Case Else SetError(1) Return "" EndSwitch EndFunc ;==> ; Some variable types should be converted from their ANSI to Unicode types or vice versa. Func _ConvertTypeArch($MSDN_Type,$sArch) Switch $MSDN_Type Case 'STR' If $sArch = "a" Then Return "str" If $sArch = "w" Then Return "wstr" Case 'WSTR' If $sArch = "a" Then Return "str" If $sArch = "w" Then Return "wstr" Case Else Return $MSDN_Type EndSwitch EndFunc Here is an example: Function: GetDiskFreeSpaceW (MSDN page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364935(VS.85).aspx) Input this: Click Test Code, and get this: Click Insert in SciTE to insert the code into your script. Updated 2014/01/28: Edit 2015/11/25: Fixed broken link

Every time you need to be sure that the data has been written to disk. Let's say a "transaction" consists of 3 writes to a file. The "transaction" is fully processed when all data is being written do disk. That's when FileFlush is being needed. You need FileFlush if you want full control over a file. But I think it is rearely used.

Thanks, I think it's very handy for me.

BinaryBrother, Look at the code in this post - a function is assigned to the $hType variable which is then passed to a function as a parameter ($hDataType) for use within the function. M23 Edit: That code has now been removed. Look at the example for _ArrayDisplay in the latest Beta which shows the same thing - a function is assigned to the $hUserFunction variable which is then passed to the function as a parameter for use within it: ; Assign the user function to a variable to pass as a parameter Local $hUserFunction = _UserFunc $aArray_2D[5][5] = "Column alignment set to right" _ArrayDisplay($aArray_2D, "Range set - right align - copy column width - user function", "3:7|4:9", 2, 15, "AA|BB|CC|DD|EE|FF", Default, Default, $hUserFunction)

Post a script I can run and I'll try and figure it out.

I believe the tab order is determined upon when you create the control. It should tab from $d5 to $d1 to $d1c in your script.

Very well done!! For the more creative and secretive people: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL_HAmWQTgA

I didn't realize you were starting a session from the web browser and not the application. You should look for the text of the window to match, as well as the title, this way you know you're closing the right window.

Then this code will surprise you when you run it: $vPrintFunc = ConsoleWrite $vPrintFunc("WTF!" & @CRLF) Anyway, search around the forum (and internet) for term "first class".

^^ It means pointer to array of pointers. You should see AutoIt source. At one place it has Variant***.

worked very well for me, and I noticed it here at just the right time! saved me from activating and deactivating about 3,000 cells for excel to do it by itself. As an aside, since you seem to be the excel guru, is there a way to write a @CRLF to have multiple lines in a single cell? currently, I do this by including an HTML tag (<br>) and use a macro to convert those to newline characters in what I call "post processing", but I'd prefer not to have to do that, if at all possible.

Try The ISN Autoit Studio its comes with a GUI form builder '?do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>>

An example of how to remove blanks using only the original array. Func _ArryRemoveBlanks(ByRef $arr) $idx = 0 For $i = 0 To UBound($arr) - 1 If $arr[$i] <> "" Then $arr[$idx] = $arr[$i] $idx += 1 EndIf Next ReDim $arr[$idx] EndFunc ;==>_ArryRemoveBlanks ;Some code just to show it working #include <array.au3> Dim $arr1[10] $arr1[0] = "" $arr1[1] = "ABC" $arr1[2] = "" $arr1[3] = "xyz" $arr1[4] = "def" $arr1[5] = "" $arr1[6] = "" $arr1[7] = "ffr" $arr1[8] = "" $arr1[9] = "Z33" _ArrayDisplay($arr1, "Before") _ArryRemoveBlanks($arr1) _ArrayDisplay($arr1, "After")

If you have big arrays I suggest you to do the following: #include <array.au3> dim $arr1[4] $arr1[0]="" $arr1[1]="ABC" $arr1[2]="" $arr1[3]="xyz" $s_array = _ArrayToString($arr1, "|") $s_array = StringReplace($s_array, "||", "|") $arr2 = StringSplit($s_array, "|", 2) It is much faster than _ArrayDelete() because you don't have to redim the array all the time.

trancexx is correct. On x64 Vista and Windows 7, file system redirection redirects calls to the system32 folder by 32-bit programs to the syswow64 folder, but there is no 32-bit version of System Restore (rstrui.exe) in the syswow64 folder. You can use the code below to temporarily disable File System Redirection while you make the call. If @OSArch = "X64" Then Local $stOldVal = DllStructCreate("dword") DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($stOldVal)) ShellExecute (@WindowsDir & "\System32\rstrui.exe") DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection", "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($stOldVal)) Else ShellExecute (@WindowsDir & "\System32\rstrui.exe") EndIf

This is the first of a series of posts about SQLite extensions, mostly revolving around Unicode string manipulation where non-ASCII characters are involved. First here is a couple of functions to handle loading .DLL extensions. I'll do my best to have them included some day in the standard SQLite UDF, as these functions are completely generic and extensions are an excellent (sometimes absolutely required) supplement to this superior tool. Usage: Use _SQLite_EnableExtensions($hConn, $OnOrOff) to enable or disable extension loading for a given connection. By default, SQLite doesn't allow users to load extension as a security feature. This call is needed before any extension can be loaded. Use _SQLite_LoadExtension($hConn, $sFullPath, $sEntry = 'sqlite3_extension_init') to load an extension .dll that will be available to the $nConn connection only. $sEntry is the DLL entry point name. Loading of extensions must have been enabled before. Use _SQLite_LoadAutoExtension($sFullPath, $sEntry = 'sqlite3_extension_init') to load an extension .dll that will be available to each new connection only, during the same SQLite session. $sEntry is the DLL entry point name. There are advantages and drawbacks in both loading and auto-loading extensions. This will be exposed in full detail in the Unifuzz post, any time soon. I didn't add support to "unload" a function that was loaded as part of an extension. When you load an SQLite extension, you load new functions and/or override existing scalar or collation core functions. It's possible to "forget" custom functions on an individual basis and revert to code functions which have been overriden. I didn't see anyhing healthy in such feature. I consider that if a someone actually needs to use a function on such an intermittent basis, then there's a fundamental design flaw. Anyway, you know the thing is possible. Note that there is as well an SQLite API to unload all auto-extensions. That shouldn't be necessary either. Almost forgot to add: it is also possible to load certain extensions using SQL: "SELECT load_extension('full path of .dll', 'entry point name');" But again, loading of extensions need to be allowed beforehand. Warning: not all extensions can be loaded this way. Future post will explain why. SQLiteExtLoad.au3