add a stringlen to a number

[MariusN]

last q for today...If you look at the below code

Func _message()

    $font = "Times New Roman"
    GUICreate("Timer Settings", 330, 100)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Timer set to an interval of", 10, 30, 210)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel($input, 220, 30, -1)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)
    GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x3333FF)
    $string = StringLen ($input)
    $total = 240+$string ; <-----the string will be 2 digits
    MsgBox(0,"",$total);<--- this actually SHOWS 242
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("seconds", $total, 30, 60);<---but it doesnt get added here
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)

    GUISetState()

    While 1
        Sleep(2000)
        ExitLoop
    WEnd
    GUIDelete()
EndFunc

The $total (left align of "seconds") doesnt accept 242 as an input, but 240 instead...

What am i doing wrong here?

thanks guys...

[PsaltyDS]

Where is the value of $input set and what is it set to?

[enaiman]

GUICtrlCreateLabel("seconds", $total, 30, 60, 90)

Just specify the width of the label and it will be OK; the text simply couldn't fit in the default dimensions.

[MariusN]

I FOUND MY PROB...IM A D**K...LOL

I just found out that 1 digit is about = 5 which means I must add 240+($string*6)

Edited February 12, 2010 by MariusN

[enaiman]

I guess you're lacking sleep

I don't have your "input" box but have a look at how I tested your script:

$font = "Times New Roman"
    GUICreate("Timer Settings", 400, 150)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Timer set to an interval of", 10, 30, 210)
    $string = StringLen ("qwjkjksdfsdffhjksdfhsjdfdsfksdfsdfdsdffffffffdfsfdsfds")
    $total = 240+$string ; 
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel($total, 220, 30, 30)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)
    GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x3333FF)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel(" seconds", $total, 30, 90);<---but it doesnt get added here
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)

    GUISetState()

    While 1
        Sleep(2000)
        ExitLoop
    WEnd

Just play with the string length and you'll see that the label moves accordingly.

[AdmiralAlkex]

Did you even try your own code? The input goes exactly where you tell it to, there's no problem here.

$GUI = GUICreate("Timer Settings", 330, 100)
$total = 240+StringLen ("12") ; <-----the string will be 2 digits
$Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("seconds", $total, 30, 60);<---but it doesnt get added here
$array = ControlGetPos($GUI, "", $Label)
ConsoleWrite($array[0] & @CRLF)

For the future, please post a working (runnable), and short reproducer. People don't like to wade through unnessary code, or write the basics just to see the problem. As a bonus, there is also a high chance that you find the answer to your question when writing the reproducer.

[MariusN]

Did you even try your own code? The input goes exactly where you tell it to, there's no problem here.

$GUI = GUICreate("Timer Settings", 330, 100)
$total = 240+StringLen ("12") ; <-----the string will be 2 digits
$Label = GUICtrlCreateLabel("seconds", $total, 30, 60);<---but it doesnt get added here
$array = ControlGetPos($GUI, "", $Label)
ConsoleWrite($array[0] & @CRLF)

For the future, please post a working (runnable), and short reproducer. People don't like to wade through unnessary code, or write the basics just to see the problem. As a bonus, there is also a high chance that you find the answer to your question when writing the reproducer.

Yep...my OWN code *-proud-*

this made it for me ---> $total = 230+($string*8)

...due to the font size etc, the "8" works 100%

Thanks for all the help and effort from you guys...much appreciated

[MariusN]

I guess you're lacking sleep

I don't have your "input" box but have a look at how I tested your script:

$font = "Times New Roman"
    GUICreate("Timer Settings", 400, 150)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Timer set to an interval of", 10, 30, 210)
    $string = StringLen ("qwjkjksdfsdffhjksdfhsjdfdsfksdfsdfdsdffffffffdfsfdsfds")
    $total = 240+$string ; 
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel($total, 220, 30, 30)
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)
    GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x3333FF)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel(" seconds", $total, 30, 90);<---but it doesnt get added here
    GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 14, 800, 0, $font)

    GUISetState()

    While 1
        Sleep(2000)
        ExitLoop
    WEnd

Just play with the string length and you'll see that the label moves accordingly.

...talking about sleep...I just woke up...maybe that's the trick