How to set a tab as active?

[kaotkbliss 138]

I'm trying to save the current active tab to an ini, then later when the gui is redrawn, set the active tab to what was saved in the ini but I can't seem to figure it out.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Global $htab, $curtab

$1 = InputBox("Enter Tab 1 Name", "Enter a Name for Tab 1", "Tab1")
$2 = InputBox("Enter Tab 2 Name", "Enter a Name for Tab 2", "Tab2")
$3 = InputBox("Enter Tab 3 Name", "Enter a Name for Tab 3", "Tab3")
IniWrite(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini", "Tab", 1, $1)
IniWrite(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini", "Tab", 2, $2)
IniWrite(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini", "Tab", 3, $3)

$tab1 = IniRead(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini", "Tab", 1, "Tab1")
$tab2 = IniRead(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini", "Tab", 2, "Tab2")
$tab3 = IniRead(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini", "Tab", 3, "Tab3")

$curtab=IniRead(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini","curtab",1,$tab1)

$main = GUICreate("Program Launcher", 350, 446, -1, -1)
$htab=GUICtrlCreateTab(2, 2, 346, 426)
$win = GUICtrlCreateTabItem($tab1)
$win2 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem($tab2)
$win3 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem($tab3)
GUICtrlCreateTabItem("")
GUISwitch ($main, $curtab)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $msg=GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg=$GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
        $curtab=GUICtrlRead($htab)
        IniWrite(@WorkingDir & "\pldata.ini","curtab",1,$curtab)
        GUIDelete()
        Exit (1)
    EndIf
WEnd

[AdmiralAlkex 117]

1. Your current way doesn't even work in theory. GUISwitch() needs a control id, and you give it the index. You should have set the advanced parameter of GUICtrlRead(). See GUISwitch(), GUICtrlCreateTabItem() and GUICtrlRead() in the helpfile.

2. Read the page for GUICtrlCreateTabItem() in the helpfile again. Notice the second remark?

To select a specific tabitem to be shown when the dialog box open just issue a GUICtrlSetState(-1,$GUI_SHOW) see example.

So to fix you script, change to:

GUICtrlCreateTabItem("")
GUICtrlSetState($curtab, $GUI_SHOW)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

And voila!

[kaotkbliss 138]

Thank you much!

I figured there was an easy way, I was so busy looking for a function, I missed the additional parameters.