Combo + Button Help

[TGxANAHEiiMx]

Greetings! I am in a corner at the moment. I am trying to create a app launcher and need some help--Overview, I want to have a combo that lists years (07, 08, 09...) and then a button that launches an external program for the year selected. Additionally I would like to use a RegRead for the path. This way I can pass around the launcher and regardless of the individual's install they can use it. A bit more info below...

It is a tax program and the exe is "tax09.exe" In this example it is for the year 2009. (2008 would be tax08.exe...) So that is the combo question. The dir is ?:\wfx32\ (where ?=drive) It will always be installed to the root of a drive. There is a registry key that is created with the path listed above, so I want to use the RegRead to get this path.

So; RegRead for the path + Combo for the year + Button to execute = me grateful for any help! Thanks!!!

[Realm]

Hello TGxANAHEiiMx,

Welcome to the AutoIt Forums

Good job detailing what it is your attempting to do!!! What is your question or problem that your having with your code?

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2. Describe what problem your having with your code

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Without the last 2 items, it's difficult to tell what you need

Realm

[ZacUSNYR]

Sounds simple enough, what are you being hung up on?

[PsaltyDS]

Start with the basic functions in the help file, like GuiCtrlCreateCombo(), GuiCtrlSetData(), and RegRead()/RegWrite(). Try out the example scripts there to get a feel for them and try your script.

If you get stuck, post what doesn't work and you'll get lots of help.

And welcome to AutoIt.

[ZacUSNYR]

Simple GUI template to get you started if that's what you're looking for. A bunch of different ways to something like this - heres one way that came to my mind.

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Opt('GUIOnEventMode', 1)

Global $mainGUI, $mainGUICombo1

MainGUI()

Func MainGUI()
$mainGUI = GUICreate("Tax Combo", "200", "100")
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "MainGUI_On_Close")
$mainGUICombo1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 30, 100, 200)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "2010|2009|2008|2007|2006|2005", "2010")
$mainGUIButton1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Launch", 125, 30, 70, 22)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "MainGUI_On_Button1")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
        Sleep(10)
    WEnd

EndFunc

Func MainGUI_On_Button1()
    Local $selection = GUICtrlRead($mainGUICombo1)
    Switch $selection
        Case "2010"
            MsgBox(0, "2010", "2010 Selected - generate path code here")
        Case "2009"
            MsgBox(0, "2009", "2009 Selected - generate path code here")
        Case "2008"
            MsgBox(0, "2008", "2008 Selected - generate path code here")
        Case Else
            MsgBox(0, "Year not available", "Year is not currently Available")
    EndSwitch
EndFunc

Func MainGUI_On_Close()
    Exit
EndFunc

[telmob]

This way works but all controls have to be set use to 'GuiSetOnEvent' or the GUI stalls.

Is there another way to do this?

Don't think i'm lazy but i have almost two hundred controls.....

I need to use GuiSetOnEvent in one combo alone...

Edited November 18, 2012 by telmob

[telmob]

Nevermind. This solved my problem