Loops eating my CPU

[XLimas]

Hello mates,

Since I'm just a newbie, I'd like to ask you how to make infinite loop which doesn't use that much of CPU.

I tried different loops in my small experience and all of them took my CPU to work at around 40-50%.

Even function WinWait() uses my CPU same way.

Here is shortened script i use:

HotKeySet("{`}", "Startit")
HotKeySet("{End}", "Finish")

Do
    Sleep(100)
Until False

Func Startit()
    MouseClick("left")
    Send("^{c}")
    Send("!{TAB}")
    Send("^{v}")
EndFunc

Func Finish()
    Exit 0
EndFunc

Do anyone know how i can get rid out of it?

Is there any other way to make loops that doesn't use that much of CPU?

Thanks in advance!

[Nonyamuff]

XLimas, I had the same issue in a script I built a while back. I think your sleep may be too short. I put in a sleep of 1 second (1000), and my CPU usage went from 50% to 0 - 1%. You may give that a shot.

[monoscout999]

?? that is strange, for me this script...

HotKeySet("{`}", "Startit")
HotKeySet("{End}", "Finish")

Do
    Sleep(1)
Until False

Func Startit()
    MouseClick("left")
    Send("^c")
    Send("!{TAB}")
    Send("^v")
EndFunc

Func Finish()
    Exit
EndFunc

gives me this CPU usage.

If i dont put any sleep the CPU usage is about 40% or 50%

Are you shure that process is the one from that script, maybe is a remaining script test.

EDITED: Also i correct something from your script. v and c are not special characters so dont have any {}

Edited August 3, 2011 by monoscout999

[XLimas]

Hmmm, maybe i wrote a bad example...

Try this one:

HotKeySet("{`}", "Startit")
HotKeySet("{End}", "Finish")
$var=0

Do
    If $var=1 Then
        ;Repeats some tasks
        Send("a")
    EndIf
Until False

Func Startit()
    If $var=0 Then
        $var=1
    Else
        $var=0
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func Finish()
    Exit 0
EndFunc

Maybe i use wrong syntax or i do something wrong?

[monoscout999]

Hmmm, maybe i wrote a bad example...

Try this one:

HotKeySet("{`}", "Startit")
HotKeySet("{End}", "Finish")
$var=0

Do
    If $var=1 Then
        ;Repeats some tasks
        Send("a")
    EndIf
Until False

Func Startit()
    If $var=0 Then
        $var=1
    Else
        $var=0
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func Finish()
    Exit 0
EndFunc

Maybe i use wrong syntax or i do something wrong?

You need to put a sleep in the loop. with that script you get for shure an CPU usage above 40% Edited August 3, 2011 by monoscout999