always on top

[kryptar]

it is the simplest gui, but it is all i need. i originally just wrote a pile of macros and scripts to automate some tasks i need to do a lot and set them all with hotkeys to function, worked great, but in a hurry i often hit wrong keys or do other stupid things, so created this simply gui with a button for each task. easy as works great clik and run, But i really want it to always be on top its why i made it simple and the size it is, i have read and read and am havin much trouble doing this, if anyone has a suggestion, or maybe just the place i should be reading would be great.

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

GUICreate("Task Automater", 100, 500)
$button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Reader", 20, 10, 60)
$button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Write", 20, 40, 60)
$button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Convert", 20, 70, 60)
$button4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Mail All", 20, 100, 60)
$button5 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Customer", 20, 130, 60)
$button6 = GUICtrlCreateButton("if needed", 20, 180, 60)
$button7 = GUICtrlCreateButton("if needed", 20, 210, 60)
$button8 = GUICtrlCreateButton("if needed", 20, 240, 60)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()

    Select
        Case $msg = $button1
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\report reader.exe")
        Case $msg = $button2
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\report write.exe")
        Case $msg = $button3
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\report convert.exe")
        Case $msg = $button4
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\report mail all.exe")
        Case $msg = $button5
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\report customer.exe")
        Case $msg = $button6
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\")
        Case $msg = $button7
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\")
        Case $msg = $button8
            Run("C:\Users\paul\Documents\evony macros\autoscript\")
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
    EndSelect
WEnd

[Klovis]

For the GuiCreate try this

GUICreate("Task Automater", 100, 500,-1,-1,-1,$WS_EX_TOPMOST)

[Klovis]

Would you like me to annotate it for you?

[kryptar]

Would you like me to annotate it for you?

yes a little more help would be great just adding that line is obviously not enough, this is my first gui and i am more than a little lost and confused

[JohnOne]

Simply change

GUICreate("Task Automater", 100, 500)

into

GUICreate("Task Automater", 100, 500,-1,-1,-1,$WS_EX_TOPMOST)

And add

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Underneath

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

[kryptar]

and that works perfectly thanks to all. i was on the rite track after the first comment i added that and read everything i could find regarding #include i was sure thats what i needed. just couldnt put a finger on exactly what was missing.