JoeWagner

Awesome - I'll dig into this this weekend and figure out how you did that. Thanks UEZ!

I'll experiment with the error handler... Thanks KaFu I'm having some challenges with the GDI graph still - I'm missing something with the way you spawned the image and applied the texture. Why doesn't _GDIPlus_GraphicsClear($hGraphic, 0xFF000000) clear the whole graphic - we didn't specify which to clear. The Texture appears to only map the top half of the color spectrum (yellow to red) so that's all that shows, even though I traced how it works and the whole spectrum is part of the texture - its like the texture is too large (by double) Thinking about this - Would it be possible to pre-draw 50 bars (2,4,6,8... 100) and store them in an array then just assign them like images as needed? GuiCtrlSetImage($bar[$i], $img[$value] - Where $img[51] is an array of images with respective heights based on the index #

Im still working with the changes you suggested, learning how it works. Any thoughts on catching that error (crash) when the credentials are incorrect?

I like it - I'll hafta dig into what it does and how it does it... more later Thanks!

Made some tweaks and added some comments - changes made cleaner code but didn't resolve either problem #include <Date.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #include <GuiConstantsEX.au3> #include <EditConstants.au3> #include <ButtonConstants.au3> #include <GDIPlus.au3> Global $__g_hGDIPDll Global $graph[21], $bars[21] Global $timer, $timeout = 500 Global $hFlag = 0 _GDIPlus_Startup() Global $hBrush, $hGraphic, $hImage ;================================================== $main = GUICreate("CPU Graph", 125, 220, Default, Default, Default, BitOR($WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, $WS_EX_TOPMOST)) $bars[1] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 10, 10, 5, 100) $bars[2] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 15, 10, 5, 100) $bars[3] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 20, 10, 5, 100) $bars[4] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 25, 10, 5, 100) $bars[5] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 30, 10, 5, 100) $bars[6] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 35, 10, 5, 100) $bars[7] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 40, 10, 5, 100) $bars[8] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 45, 10, 5, 100) $bars[9] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 50, 10, 5, 100) $bars[10] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 55, 10, 5, 100) $bars[11] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 60, 10, 5, 100) $bars[12] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 65, 10, 5, 100) $bars[13] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 70, 10, 5, 100) $bars[14] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 75, 10, 5, 100) $bars[15] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 80, 10, 5, 100) $bars[16] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 85, 10, 5, 100) $bars[17] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 90, 10, 5, 100) $bars[18] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 95, 10, 5, 100) $bars[19] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 100, 10, 5, 100) $bars[20] = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 105, 10, 5, 100) $host = GUICtrlCreateInput("Host", 10, 115, 100, 20, $ES_AUTOHSCROLL) $user = GUICtrlCreateInput("User", 10, 140, 100, 20, $ES_AUTOHSCROLL) GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 400) $pass = GUICtrlCreateInput("Pass", 10, 165, 100, 20, BitOR($ES_PASSWORD,$ES_AUTOHSCROLL)) GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 400) $start = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 10, 190, 100, 20, $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON) GUISetState() ;<== Draw Main GUI ;== Main Processing Loop=================================== While 1 $msg = GUIGetMsg() If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop If $msg = $start Then ConnectWMI() ;<== connect host If $hFlag = 1 Then ;<== If host is connected If TimerDiff($timer) > $timeout Then UpdateGraph() EndIf WEnd ;== Pre Exit Cleanup ====================================== _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic) _GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage) _GDIPlus_Shutdown() ;========================================================== Func ConnectWMI() ; Connect WMI ==> (Establishes a connection to the WMI data on the remote system) Global $hostname = GUICtrlRead($host) If Ping($hostname, 2000) = 0 Then Msgbox(0, "Error", "Unable to reach specified host") Return 0 EndIf Local $usr = GUICtrlRead($user) Local $pwd = GUICtrlRead($pass) Global $objSWbemLocator = ObjCreate("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator") Global $objWMIService = $objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer($hostname, "root\cimv2", $usr, $pwd) If @error Then Msgbox(0, "Error", "Unable to connect to the Host with the supplied credentials") Return 0 EndIf $hFlag = 1 UpdateGraph() EndFunc ;<== Connect WMI Func UpdateGraph(); Update Graph (sets data points, calls create bar to draw the graph) $usage = _Processor_Usage() For $i = 1 to 19 $graph[$i] = $graph[$i+1] Next $graph[20] = $usage For $i = 1 to 20 CreateBar($bars[$i], $graph[$i]) Next $timer = TimerInit() EndFunc ;<== Update Graph Func _Processor_Usage(); Processor Usage ==> WMI Script to pull CPU usage each cycle Dim $Col_Items = $objWMIService.ExecQuery('SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Processor', 'WQL') Local $Obj_Item For $Obj_Item In $Col_Items Return $Obj_Item.PercentProcessorTime Next EndFunc ;<== Processor Usage ;==== GDI+ Functions ================================================= Func CreateBar($target, $value) Local $width=5, $height=2 GUICtrlSetImage($target, "") $hImage = DLL_BitmapCreate($width, $height*50) $hGraphic = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hImage) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGraphic, 2) ;100 If $value > 98 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF00F2F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 0, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;98 If $value > 96 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF0182C") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 2, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;96 If $value > 94 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF0212A") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 4, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;94 If $value > 92 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF02B28") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 6, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;92 If $value > 90 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF03426") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 8, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;90 If $value > 88 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF03E24") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 10, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;88 If $value > 86 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF04722") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 12, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;86 If $value > 84 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF05120") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 14, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;84 If $value > 82 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF05A1D") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 16, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;82 If $value > 80 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF0641B") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 18, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;80 If $value > 78 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF06D19") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 20, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;78 If $value > 76 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF07717") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 22, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;76 If $value > 74 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF08015") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 24, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;74 If $value > 72 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF08A13") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 26, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;72 If $value > 70 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF09311") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 28, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;70 If $value > 68 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF09311") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 30, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;68 If $value > 66 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF09D0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 32, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;66 If $value > 64 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFECA20F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 34, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;64 If $value > 62 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFE8A80F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 36, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;62 If $value > 60 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFE5AD0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 38, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;60 If $value > 58 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFE1B30F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 40, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;58 If $value > 56 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFDEB80F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 42, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;56 If $value > 54 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFDABE0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 44, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;54 If $value > 52 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFD6C30F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 46, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;52 If $value > 50 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFCFCE0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 48, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;50 If $value > 48 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFCCD40F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 50, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;48 If $value > 46 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFC8D90F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 52, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;46 If $value > 44 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFC4DF0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 54, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;44 If $value > 42 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFC1E40F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 56, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;42 If $value > 40 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFBDEA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 58, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;40 If $value > 38 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFBAF00F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 60, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;38 If $value > 36 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFBAF00F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 62, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;36 If $value > 34 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFADEF0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 64, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;34 If $value > 32 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFA1EE0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 66, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;32 If $value > 30 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF94ED0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 68, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;30 If $value > 28 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF88ED0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 70, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;28 If $value > 26 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF7CEC0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 72, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;26 If $value > 24 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF6FEB0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 74, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;24 If $value > 22 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF63EA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 76, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;22 If $value > 20 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF56EA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 78, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;20 If $value > 18 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF56EA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 80, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;18 If $value > 16 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF4AE90F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 82, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;16 If $value > 14 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF3EE80F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 84, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;14 If $value > 12 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF31E70F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 86, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;12 If $value > 10 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF25E70F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 88, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;10 If $value > 8 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF18E60F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 90, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;8 If $value > 6 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF0CE50F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 92, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;6 If $value > 4 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF00E510") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 94, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;4 If $value > 2 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF00E509") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 96, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;2 $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF00E509") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 98, $width, $height, $hBrush) $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage) GUICtrlSendMsg($target, 0x172, 0, $hBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap) EndFunc ;<==_CreateBar Func DLL_BitmapCreate($width, $height) Local $aResult = DllCall($__g_hGDIPDll, "uint", "GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0", "int", $width, "int", $height, "int", 0, "int", 0x0026200A, "ptr", 0, "int*", 0) Return $aResult[6] EndFunc ;<==DLL_BitmapCreate

I'm building a tool to remotely monitor CPU usage on my server. I have a working tool but I have a few issues I'd like some help with. 1. The app uses more system memory on a continual growth rate... It eventually starts displaying strange artifacts and the background flashes between black and and white behind the GDI+ elements. I determined this couldn't be left to run for any amount of time (greater than 15-20 minutes) - Very frustrating. I suspect it's because it keeps drawing new GDI+ elements to replace the previous cycle ... the $bar1 = "" is enough to remove the image and allow the new image to be drawn there, but I don't have a handle for the original GDI+ element to throw it away... Not sure where they go... I also suspect there could be a better way to do what I'm doing here, but from a problem solving perspective - this is what I came up with - I will accept suggestions for how better to accomplish the same / better or acceptable results I will not however accept corrections on grammar, punctuation or commenting - I didn't comment this as I was going, I use the variables that make sense to me (or as they were when I lifted them from the scraps I found on the internet) and you can never be too careful with punctuation. 2. I have a WMI query that is used to remotely pull the CPU data from the server - if I supply the wrong credentials the app crashes... I tried to make it show an error and go back to allow me to try again ... doesn't work. Any help with catching that error and preventing the crash would be super helpful. (works great if the credentials are correct; domain or local) The whole thing below... #include <Date.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #include <GuiConstantsEX.au3> #include <EditConstants.au3> #include <ButtonConstants.au3> #include <GDIPlus.au3> Global $__g_hGDIPDll Global $graph[21] Global $timer, $timeout = 500 Global $hFlag = 0 $timer = TimerInit() $main = GUICreate("CPU Graph", 125, 220, Default, Default, Default, BitOR($WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW, $WS_EX_TOPMOST)) $bar1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 10, 10, 5, 100) $bar2 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 15, 10, 5, 100) $bar3 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 20, 10, 5, 100) $bar4 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 25, 10, 5, 100) $bar5 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 30, 10, 5, 100) $bar6 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 35, 10, 5, 100) $bar7 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 40, 10, 5, 100) $bar8 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 45, 10, 5, 100) $bar9 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 50, 10, 5, 100) $bar10 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 55, 10, 5, 100) $bar11 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 60, 10, 5, 100) $bar12 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 65, 10, 5, 100) $bar13 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 70, 10, 5, 100) $bar14 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 75, 10, 5, 100) $bar15 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 80, 10, 5, 100) $bar16 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 85, 10, 5, 100) $bar17 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 90, 10, 5, 100) $bar18 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 95, 10, 5, 100) $bar19 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 100, 10, 5, 100) $bar20 = GUICtrlCreatePic("", 105, 10, 5, 100) $host = GUICtrlCreateInput("Host", 10, 115, 100, 20, $ES_AUTOHSCROLL) $user = GUICtrlCreateInput("User", 10, 140, 100, 20, $ES_AUTOHSCROLL) GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 400) $pass = GUICtrlCreateInput("Pass", 10, 165, 100, 20, BitOR($ES_PASSWORD,$ES_AUTOHSCROLL)) GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 400) $start = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 10, 190, 100, 20, $BS_DEFPUSHBUTTON) GUISetState() While 1 $msg = GUIGetMsg() If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop If $msg = $start Then ConnectWMI() If $hFlag = 1 Then If TimerDiff($timer) > $timeout Then UpdateGraph() EndIf WEnd Func ConnectWMI() Global $hostname = GUICtrlRead($host) If Ping($hostname, 2000) = 0 Then Msgbox(0, "Error", "Unable to reach specified host") Return 0 EndIf Local $usr = GUICtrlRead($user) Local $pwd = GUICtrlRead($pass) Global $objSWbemLocator = ObjCreate("WbemScripting.SWbemLocator") Global $objWMIService = $objSWbemLocator.ConnectServer($hostname, "root\cimv2", $usr, $pwd) If @error Then Msgbox(0, "Error", "Unable to connect to the Host with the supplied credentials") Return 0 EndIf $hFlag = 1 UpdateGraph() EndFunc Func UpdateGraph() $usage = _Processor_Usage() For $i = 1 to 19 $graph[$i] = $graph[$i+1] Next $graph[20] = $usage GUICtrlSetImage($bar1, "") CreateBar($bar1, $graph[1]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar2, "") CreateBar($bar2, $graph[2]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar3, "") CreateBar($bar3, $graph[3]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar4, "") CreateBar($bar4, $graph[4]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar5, "") CreateBar($bar5, $graph[5]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar6, "") CreateBar($bar6, $graph[6]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar7, "") CreateBar($bar7, $graph[7]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar8, "") CreateBar($bar8, $graph[8]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar9, "") CreateBar($bar9, $graph[9]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar10, "") CreateBar($bar10, $graph[10]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar11, "") CreateBar($bar11, $graph[11]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar12, "") CreateBar($bar12, $graph[12]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar13, "") CreateBar($bar13, $graph[13]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar14, "") CreateBar($bar14, $graph[14]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar15, "") CreateBar($bar15, $graph[15]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar16, "") CreateBar($bar16, $graph[16]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar17, "") CreateBar($bar17, $graph[17]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar18, "") CreateBar($bar18, $graph[18]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar19, "") CreateBar($bar19, $graph[19]) GUICtrlSetImage($bar20, "") CreateBar($bar20, $graph[20]) $timer = TimerInit() EndFunc Func _Processor_Usage() Dim $Col_Items = $objWMIService.ExecQuery('SELECT * FROM Win32_PerfFormattedData_PerfOS_Processor', 'WQL') Local $Obj_Item For $Obj_Item In $Col_Items Return $Obj_Item.PercentProcessorTime Next EndFunc Func CreateBar($target, $value) Local $width=5, $height=2 _GDIPlus_Startup() $hImage = DLL_BitmapCreate($width, $height*50) $hGraphic = _GDIPlus_ImageGetGraphicsContext($hImage) _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode($hGraphic, 2) ;100 If $value > 98 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF00F2F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 0, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;98 If $value > 96 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF0182C") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 2, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;96 If $value > 94 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF0212A") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 4, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;94 If $value > 92 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF02B28") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 6, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;92 If $value > 90 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF03426") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 8, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;90 If $value > 88 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF03E24") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 10, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;88 If $value > 86 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF04722") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 12, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;86 If $value > 84 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF05120") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 14, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;84 If $value > 82 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF05A1D") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 16, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;82 If $value > 80 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF0641B") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 18, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;80 If $value > 78 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF06D19") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 20, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;78 If $value > 76 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF07717") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 22, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;76 If $value > 74 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF08015") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 24, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;74 If $value > 72 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF08A13") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 26, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;72 If $value > 70 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF09311") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 28, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;70 If $value > 68 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF09311") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 30, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;68 If $value > 66 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFF09D0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 32, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;66 If $value > 64 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFECA20F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 34, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;64 If $value > 62 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFE8A80F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 36, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;62 If $value > 60 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFE5AD0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 38, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;60 If $value > 58 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFE1B30F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 40, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;58 If $value > 56 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFDEB80F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 42, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;56 If $value > 54 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFDABE0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 44, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;54 If $value > 52 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFD6C30F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 46, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;52 If $value > 50 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFCFCE0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 48, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;50 If $value > 48 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFCCD40F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 50, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;48 If $value > 46 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFC8D90F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 52, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;46 If $value > 44 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFC4DF0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 54, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;44 If $value > 42 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFC1E40F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 56, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;42 If $value > 40 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFBDEA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 58, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;40 If $value > 38 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFBAF00F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 60, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;38 If $value > 36 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFBAF00F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 62, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;36 If $value > 34 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFADEF0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 64, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;34 If $value > 32 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFFA1EE0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 66, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;32 If $value > 30 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF94ED0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 68, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;30 If $value > 28 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF88ED0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 70, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;28 If $value > 26 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF7CEC0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 72, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;26 If $value > 24 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF6FEB0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 74, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;24 If $value > 22 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF63EA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 76, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;22 If $value > 20 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF56EA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 78, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;20 If $value > 18 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF56EA0F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 80, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;18 If $value > 16 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF4AE90F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 82, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;16 If $value > 14 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF3EE80F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 84, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;14 If $value > 12 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF31E70F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 86, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;12 If $value > 10 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF25E70F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 88, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;10 If $value > 8 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF18E60F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 90, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;8 If $value > 6 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF0CE50F") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 92, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;6 If $value > 4 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF00E510") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 94, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;4 If $value > 2 Then $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF00E509") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 96, $width, $height, $hBrush) EndIf ;2 $hBrush = _GDIPlus_BrushCreateSolid("0xFF00E509") _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillRect($hGraphic, 0, 98, $width, $height, $hBrush) $hBitmap = _GDIPlus_BitmapCreateHBITMAPFromBitmap($hImage) GUICtrlSendMsg($target, 0x172, 0, $hBitmap) _WinAPI_DeleteObject($hBitmap) _GDIPlus_BrushDispose($hBrush) _GDIPlus_GraphicsDispose($hGraphic) _GDIPlus_ImageDispose($hImage) _GDIPlus_Shutdown() EndFunc ;==>_CreateBar Func DLL_BitmapCreate($width, $height) Local $aResult = DllCall($__g_hGDIPDll, "uint", "GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0", "int", $width, "int", $height, "int", 0, "int", 0x0026200A, "ptr", 0, "int*", 0) Return $aResult[6] EndFunc ;==>DLL_BitmapCreate

Thanks for the speedy answer... Eval seems to do what I need it to do. Assign doesn't quite work because the value I am referring to is an array value from INIREADSECTION and from what I understand from the help file this would simply reassign to requested value to the Array value (if Assign worked on array values). I have to do some more testing but Eval seems to exactly what I needed. Thanks again

Is it possible to store variable names in an INI file to auto populate the correct data in a list view control with INIReadSection Ini file would look like: [section1] List item1=$var1 List item2=$var2 List item3=$var1 etc... I've done it in my script and the returned text matches global variables already set and tested, but alas the list is populated with the $var1 text and not the actual value of $var1. I suspect this is an impossibility but I'm hopeful. This ability would greatly reduce the number of IF compares I would otherwise need to do. I apologize if this has already been covered, I wasn't able to articulate the search terms to find anything even remotely related. Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,