V3.0.100 Unstable Available

[Jon]

http://www.hiddensoft.com/autoit3/files/unstable/

@userprofiledir fix, some file association changes.

Oh, and added Autoit3.exe and au3_spy.exe to the App Paths reg entry so you can just do Start / Run / AutoIt3.exe

[GEOSoft]

Looks good Jon but your math could use a touch up. 3.0.100 would be older than 3.0.94 not newer. Me thinks maybe 3.1.00 is what you needed.

[CyberSlug]

What is the deadline for submitting help file updates?

[Jon]

Looks good Jon but your math could use a touch up. 3.0.100 would be older than 3.0.94 not newer.  Me thinks maybe 3.1.00 is what you needed.

In MS programs version number components are:

major.minor.build.revision

To see if something is newer you compare the major numbers seperately, then minor, etc.

100 is the "100th build" of 3.0

[Jon]

What is the deadline for submitting help file updates?

6pm Friday GMT.

[Jon]

Updated:

3.0.100 (24th Feb, 2004)

- Fixed: @UserProfileDir under 9x

- Fixed: IsDeclared()

- Fixed: Random()

[scriptkitty]

Random() seems to work good, I tested a few million of them with some scripts, like this:

dim $a[7]
$begin = TimerStart()

$count=1000000
For $i=1 To $count
    $x= Int(Random(6)+1)
    $a[$x]=$a[$x]+1
Next
For $i=1 To 6
$a1=$a1&$i& "= "&$a[$i]&@TAB&@TAB&$a[$i]/$count*100&"%"&@CRLF
Next
$time=StringFormat ("%.2f",(TimerStop($begin)/1000))
MsgBox(1,"Random 1-"&$count,$a1 &@CRLF&"Time to complete in seconds="&$time )

Updateing the Help file was nice, you left in the coin flip with no output though:

;Flip of coin

If Random(0, 1) > 0.5 Then

    $msg = "Heads. 50% Win"

Else

    $msg = "Tails. 50% Loss"

Endif

;Roll of die

msgBox(0,"", "You rolled a " & Int(Random(6)+1) )

[GrahamS]

I think to get a true 50% chance the coin toss example should be

;Flip of coin
If Random(0, 1) >= 0.5 Then
    $msg = "Heads. 50% Win"
Else
    $msg = "Tails. 50% Loss"
Endif

[scriptkitty]

actually I meant it doesn't display.

;Flip of coin
If Random(0, 1) >= 0.5 Then
   $msg = "Heads. 50% Win"
Else
   $msg = "Tails. 50% Loss"
Endif

should be

;Flip of coin
If Random(0, 1) >= 0.5 Then
   $msg = "Heads. 50% Win"
Else
   $msg = "Tails. 50% Loss"
Endif
msgbox(1,"Coin Toss",$msg)

[jpm]

In MS programs version number components are:

major.minor.build.revision

To see if something is newer you compare the major numbers seperately, then minor, etc.

100 is the "100th build" of 3.0

We will not avoid user testing as @AutoItVersion < "3.0.100.0" for pre-release handling.

Next beta should start a 3.10.100.0 more room for final release.

Still there is a need to solve "function call" to someone which disapear as the release are rolling. If we can have the following code

if @autoitversion > "3.0.101.0" then
       ; code with new function
else
       ; code with function working in 3.0.100
endif

that will ease the include implementation

[Jon]

Fixed the FOR bug with recursion.

It was a fairly fundamental change to the FOR/NEXT statements so make sure you all give them a good test

[Nutster]

actually I meant it doesn't display.

;Flip of coin
If Random(0, 1) >= 0.5 Then
   $msg = "Heads. 50% Win"
Else
   $msg = "Tails. 50% Loss"
Endif

should be

;Flip of coin
If Random(0, 1) >= 0.5 Then
   $msg = "Heads. 50% Win"
Else
   $msg = "Tails. 50% Loss"
Endif
msgbox(1,"Coin Toss",$msg)

Actually I meant it to be:

;Flip of coin
If Random() < 0.5 Then
   $msg = "Heads. 50% Win"
Else
   $msg = "Tails. 50% Loss"
Endif
msgbox(1,"Coin Toss",$msg)

I guess the (0, 1) args work, but are not needed.

[Jon]

Updated with an FAQ section. God that was boring....

Fact of the day, the help file is now 630KB uncompressed! That's a lot of help. Thank you again to the help file editors - I know it is a nightmare job

[Valik]

Updated with an FAQ section.  God that was boring....

Fact of the day, the help file is now 630KB uncompressed!  That's a lot of help.  Thank you again to the help file editors - I know it is a nightmare job 

The help file is 4x larger than the program that it describes. I remember when the help file was smaller than AutoIt3.exe.

[Chris_1013]

I like the FAQ section, I've learnt stuff I didn't know from this! Especially liking point 9 about using StringFormat with lots of variables, reminds me of C (arrrgh!).

Noticed a slight typo though:

Advanced: If you have many variables to add into a string then you may find the StringFormat() function use full.

use full should be useful

[Jon]

I like the FAQ section, I've learnt stuff I didn't know from this! Especially liking point 9 about using StringFormat with lots of variables, reminds me of C (arrrgh!).

Noticed a slight typo though:

Advanced: If you have many variables to add into a string then you may find the StringFormat() function use full.

use full should be useful

Only some half-crazed person could have come up with StringFormat. *waves to JP*

[Jon]

Updated with the updated help stuff I've been sent.

[jpm]

Updated with the updated help stuff I've been sent.

source docs badly uploaded 0K size

[Jon]

Re-uploaded.

[CyberSlug]

Jon, two more for the FAQ because 13 is an unlucky number:whistle:

How can I check if a script is running and prevent it from being launched a second time?

What is the maximum line length in AutoIt scripts?