Multiple GUI's and Sleep Function

[PeerMedia]

I have a simple program that runs 2 GUI's (one an embedded IE client and the other a popup that gives instructions to the user on what to do). I need to perform various sleep functions, but the sleep command makes the entire application inactive, is there a way to limit this to just one of the 2 GUI's to sleep? The only alternatives I can come up with is to somehow create an Adlib function to make a GUI inactive until its slept or to simply split this into 2 applications.

Any suggestions on trying to keep this as a single program?

Thank you.

[JohnOne]

If you have a sleep in a guigetmsg loop then it will indeed render the gui useless depending on the length of the sleep.

There are many ways to overcome these things, but I dont want to waste both our times by guessing what you are doing and the structure of your code.

[guinness]

Plus, GUIGetMsg() has Sleep already built in. What this time is I don't know. Perhaps have a look "AutoIt specific command Line Switches" but more specifically /AutoIt3ExecuteScript, so then you can Run a second Script. OR try using AdLibRegister!

[czardas]

I almost never use sleep in a script, because I prefer to use TimerInit and TimerDiff. Instead of pausing the script, you can trigger events as and whenever. It might be worth looking into.

Edited June 15, 2011 by czardas

[monoscout999]

you can add a check variable and then select two Guigetmsg()

i m not shure but maybe this

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Global $check = True
$gui1 = GUICreate("Test",200,200,500,500)
$button11 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test button", 10, 10)
$button12 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test button", 10, 40)
$button13 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Change state", 10, 70)
GUISetState()
$gui2 = GUICreate("Test",200,200,700,500)
$button21 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test button", 10, 10)
$button22 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test button", 10, 40)
$button23 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Test button", 10, 70)
GUISetState()
While True
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg(1)
    Switch $nMsg[1]
        Case $gui1
            Switch $nMsg[0]
                Case -3
                    Exit
                Case $button11
                    MsgBox(0, "", "")
                Case $button12
                    MsgBox(0, "", "")
                Case $button13
                    $check = Not $check
                    MsgBox(0, "", "statechanged")
            EndSwitch
        Case $gui2
            If $check = True Then
                Switch $nMsg[0]
                    Case -3
                        GUIDelete($nMsg[1])
                    Case $button21
                        MsgBox(0, "", "")
                    Case $button22
                        MsgBox(0, "", "")
                    Case $button23
                        MsgBox(0, "", "")
                EndSwitch
            EndIf
    EndSwitch
WEnd