Contineously running a script

[jaknap]

Hello,

I am new to autoit. I have a simple script that needs to be running all the time waiting for 2 windows to pop up. When they pop up , a button need to be clicked on each window to close them. I can get following script to run once but i need to run it all the time. A added the "while" to try to keep it looping but it does not seem to work.

HELP!!!!!!!!

$i = 0

While $i <= 100

$i = $i + 1

; Wait for window to pop up

WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")

Sleep(1000)

If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then

;WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")

ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Cancel Order", 2744)

EndIf

Sleep (1000)

WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")

If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then

;WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")

ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Do Not Close Position", 2743)

;MsgBox(0, "Msg", "Data Connection Lost - Windows Closed - Waiting for Next " & $i)

EndIf

WEnd

[nitekram]

take out the condition to check $i, as in your example it will only run through the while loop 100 times and end

[jaknap]

if I take out condition to check for the $i, wont the script end after executing once? I want it to keep looping.

[bo8ster]

this way

While 1
[do stuff]
WEnd

[JoHanatCent]

I can get following script to run once but i need to run it all the time.

It will wait until the first window do the stuff and then wait for the second window.

Rather do it like this. It will check all the time and will execute as soon as any of the two windows come up.

$i = 0
While $i <= 100
    $i = $i + 1

    ; Wait for window to pop up
    ;                WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")                   ;<<<<  This will stop execution until the window exist
    Sleep(1000)
    If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then
        WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")
        ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Cancel Order", 2744)
    EndIf

    Sleep(1000)
    ;                WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")                  ;<<<<  This will stop execution until the window exist
    If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then
        WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")
        ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Do Not Close Position", 2743)
        ;MsgBox(0, "Msg", "Data Connection Lost - Windows Closed - Waiting for Next " & $i)
    EndIf

WEnd

[bo8ster]

It will wait until the first window do the stuff and then wait for the second window.

Rather do it like this. It will check all the time and will execute as soon as any of the two windows come up.

$i = 0
While $i <= 100
    $i = $i + 1

    ; Wait for window to pop up
    ;                WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")                   ;<<<<  This will stop execution until the window exist
    Sleep(1000)
    If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then
        WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")
        ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Cancel Order", 2744)
    EndIf

    Sleep(1000)
    ;                WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")                  ;<<<<  This will stop execution until the window exist
    If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then
        WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")
        ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Do Not Close Position", 2743)
        ;MsgBox(0, "Msg", "Data Connection Lost - Windows Closed - Waiting for Next " & $i)
    EndIf

WEnd

This will still only execute 100 times, I would guess about 200 seconds worth too.

You need something like this

While 1
       ; remove $i, not required

    ; Wait for window to pop up
    ;                WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")                   ;<<<<  This will stop execution until the window exist
    Sleep(1000)
    If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then
        WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")
        ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Cancel Order", 2744)
    EndIf

    Sleep(1000)
    ;                WinWait("Strategy Automation Warning")                  ;<<<<  This will stop execution until the window exist
    If WinExists("Strategy Automation Warning") Then
        WinActivate("Strategy Automation Warning")
        ControlClick("Strategy Automation Warning", "&Do Not Close Position", 2743)
        ;MsgBox(0, "Msg", "Data Connection Lost - Windows Closed - Waiting for Next " & $i)
    EndIf

WEnd

Because "While 1" is the same as "While True" which is the same as saying "While 100 = 100".

Edited January 25, 2011 by bo8ster