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hey i've been trying to figure out how to make the loop() check if a button was pressed but with no luck. can someone shed some light on this subject? i want to exit loop() if a stop button is pressed.

$count = 0

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
            
        Case $Button1
            If $count = 1 Then
                GUICtrlSetData($Button1, "Start")
                $count = 0
                
            ElseIf $count = 0 Then
                GUICtrlSetData($Button1, "Stop")
                $count = 1
                Loop()

            EndIf
            
        Case $Button2
            GUISwitch($Form1_1)
            GUIDelete()
            Exit
            
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Loop()
EndFunc
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Maybe something like this:

$count = 0
$stop = False

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
            
        Case $Button1
            If $count = 1 Then
                GUICtrlSetData($Button1, "Start")
                $count = 0
                
            ElseIf $count = 0 Then
                GUICtrlSetData($Button1, "Stop")
                $count = 1
                Loop()
                If $stop Then ...

            EndIf
            
        Case $Button2
            GUISwitch($Form1_1)
            GUIDelete()
            Exit
            
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Loop()
    $stop = False
    While ...
        $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
        If $nMsg = $Button1 Then
            $stop = True
            Return
        EndIf
        ...
    WEnd
EndFunc
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it's not working. is it because i'm using the same button for start and stop?

edit: here is the full code. if anyone can get it to work i would be really grateful.

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <ComboConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <GuiStatusBar.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>


$Form1_1 = GUICreate("Form1", 539, 466, 192, 124)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 88, 24, 97, 41)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 192, 24, 97, 41)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

$count = 0

While 1
    
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    
    Switch $nMsg
        
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
            
        Case $Button1
            If $count = 1 Then
                GUICtrlSetData($Button1, "Start")
                $count = 0
                
            ElseIf $count = 0 Then
                GUICtrlSetData($Button1, "Stop")
                $count = 1
                Loop()
                
            EndIf
            
        Case $Button2
            GUISwitch($Form1_1)
            GUIDelete()
            Exit
            
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func Loop()
EndFunc
Edited by acers
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Once you go into Loop(), the GUI messages never get checked again. Another possibility:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Global $Form1_1, $Button1, $Button2, $f_Run = False
$Form1_1 = GUICreate("Form1", 539, 466, 192, 124)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 88, 24, 97, 41)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 192, 24, 97, 41)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit

        Case $Button1
            $f_Run = Not $f_Run
            
        Case $Button2
            Exit
    EndSwitch
    
    If $f_Run Then
        ; Do one cycle of whatever... 
        ; Should be something that doesn't take long or GUI will be unresponsive
    EndIf
WEnd

The stuff you do inside the "If $f_Run Then" condition can still make the GUI clunky if it takes long. In that case you want to use events instead. The easiest event is just a HotKeySet(), but if you want to use the GUI put it in GuiOnEventMode:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Opt("GuiOnEventMode", 1)
Global $Label1, $f_Run = False

GUICreate("Form1", 539, 466, 192, 124)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_Quit")
GUICtrlCreateButton("Start/Stop", 88, 24, 97, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_ButtonHit")
GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 192, 24, 97, 41)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "_ButtonHit")
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Time = 00:00:00", 88, 150, 200, 20)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    If $f_Run Then
        $sTime = "Time = " & @HOUR & ":" & @MIN & ":" & @SEC
        If GUICtrlRead($Label1) <> $sTime Then GUICtrlSetData($Label1, $sTime)
    EndIf
    Sleep(20)
WEnd

Func _quit()
    Exit
EndFunc   ;==>_Quit

Func _ButtonHit()
    Switch ControlGetText(@GUI_WinHandle, "", @GUI_CtrlHandle)
        Case "Start/Stop"
            $f_Run = Not $f_Run
        Case "Exit"
            Exit
    EndSwitch
EndFunc   ;==>_ButtonHit

Go ahead, use event mode. You know you want to!

:mellow:

Valuater's AutoIt 1-2-3, Class... Is now in Session!For those who want somebody to write the script for them: RentACoder"Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- Geek's corollary to Clarke's law
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Try this:

#include <INet.au3>

#include <GDIPlus.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#Include <GuiEdit.au3>

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <GUImenu.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Global $running = 0

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Toothless", 317, 140, 192, 124)
$Start = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", ........)
$Stop = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", ..........)
GUIRegisterMsg($WM_COMMAND,'command')
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

Func command($hwnd,$msg,$wparam,$lparam)
    $nNotifyCode = BitShift($wparam, 16)
    $nID = BitAND($wparam, 0x0000FFFF)
    If $nID = $Start Then
        $running = 1
    EndIf

    If $nID = $Stop Then
        $running = 0
    EndIF
EndFunc

While 1
    
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg ()
    
    Switch $nMsg
            
      Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
          $running = 0 
      Case $Start
           _Start()
           $running = 1
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func _Start()
      While 1
            If $running = 0 Then Return
      Wend
EndFunc
Edited by Gui
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@Gui: Why would you use so much code to re-invent much simpler native AutoIt functions? Of course you could register and handle every message type yourself, but why would you if you don't have to?

:mellow:

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Why not? Ha in my case, I do it b/c it's useful in complected loops. You could also do:

While $running = 1
;;;;
Wend

etc. This method also works with GUIGetMsg, instead of OnEvent functions, which I hate. I mean it's up to the coder lol. Just putting up my suggestion.

Also, I don't think it's simple at all. There's maybe HotKey, but other than that, completely stopping loops in AutoIt isn't that simple.

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