Help: Incorperate images with compiled script

[Swimming_Bird]

Sorry, i looked all over the place and am quite suprised that i was unable to find any information on this.

Mainly I'm curious as to how i can incorperate images used in the gui with the compilex exe without having the image extracted to a temporary folder for use.

Thx and sorry for the dumb question.

Edited July 5, 2005 by Swimming_BIrd

[w0uter]

AFAIK the only way to use an image in autoit is to extract it first.

would be cool if it was possible though.

[Swimming_Bird]

how do you go about making images useable with compiled exes on any machine?

[GaryFrost]

For example place near top of script:

If @Compiled Then
    If Not FileExists(@ScriptDir & "\myimage.gif") Then FileInstall( "myimage.gif", @ScriptDir & "\myimage.gif")
EndIf

[Swimming_Bird]

hrm, if i set the destination of the file to a temp directory and the location of the image to be the temp directory would that work?

how often/when is the temp folder cleaned?

[LxP]

hrm, if i set the destination of the file to a temp directory and the location of the image to be the temp directory would that work?

Most definitely -- this is how I handle GUI images in my scripts.

how often/when is the temp folder cleaned?

It is best practice to delete this file yourself when your script is exiting:

local $picPath = @tempDir & "\guiPic.bmp"
guiCtrlCreatePic($picPath, ...)
...
fileDelete($picPath)

Regards,

Alex Peters

[Swimming_Bird]

thanks for the help