How does AutoIt handle Functions?

[ericnail]

Okay, So I am having an issue.

I have a While loop that checks for network spikes and if it finds any, it sends the network ID to a function. In the second function I have a TimerInit() and then in the While loop I check to make sure it has been at least a second since the last spike was recorded via TimerDiff() on the started timer.

My issue is that AutoIt seems to be continuing the While Loop while the Record() function is running which results in multiple sends to the Record() function before the timer is started and therefore fails to limit the amount of records made within a second.

Here is the bare version of my script:

Global $Net1, $Net2, $Net3, $Net4
Global $LastRecord = 1000


While 1
    While $on
        GetNetworksData($Net1, $Net2, $Net3, $Net4)
        For $i = 1 to 4
            $temp = Eval("Net"&$i)
            If $temp >= $NetworkSpikeAmount Then
                If TimerDiff($LastRecord) >= 1000 Then Record($LastRecord, $temp)
            EndIf
        Next
    WEnd
WEnd

Func Record(ByRef $LastRecord, $data)
    $fileHandle = FileOpen($File)
    FileWrite($fileHandle, $data & @CRLF)
    FileClose($fileHandle)
    $LastRecord = TimerInit()
    Return
EndFunc

I'm wondering how I can stop the multiple attempts and how autoit works with functions (whether it stops until the function returns or what).

Thanks!

[JoHanatCent]

Global $LastRecord = 1000

You might want to reset $LastRecord somewere within one of your loops?

The function appear to do as expected!

Global $Net1, $Net2, $Net3, $Net4
Global $LastRecord = 1000


While 1
    While $on
        GetNetworksData($Net1, $Net2, $Net3, $Net4)
        For $i = 1 to 4
            $temp = Eval("Net"&$i)
            If $temp >= $NetworkSpikeAmount Then
                If TimerDiff($LastRecord) >= 1000 Then Record($LastRecord, $temp)
            EndIf
        Next
    WEnd
WEnd

Func Record(ByRef $LastRecord, $data)
    $fileHandle = FileOpen($File)
    FileWrite($fileHandle, $data & @CRLF)
    FileClose($fileHandle)
    $LastRecord = TimerInit()
    Return
EndFunc

Typo's

Edited December 14, 2010 by JoHanatCent