Is it possible to have user input decide a variable name?

[Morthawt]

Is it possible to have a function that accepts an input from the user and use that input to output its results to? I mean for example:

Func Test($input)

Then that $input (containing the name of the variable we want to use in the program) be translated some how so it can be used as a variable in that function? So I could output the results from that function to $ohyeah or $bang or what ever I typed into an input box to be sent into there under the $input of the function?

[Melba23]

Morthawt,

I am somewhat bemused as exactly what you have asked in your question, but I think this shows how to do it:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)

$hInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 10, 200, 20)
$hButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Do It!", 10, 50, 80, 30)
$hLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 100, 200, 20)

GUISetState()

While 1

    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $hButton
            ; Call function with content of input
            $iLength = _Function(GUICtrlRead($hInput))
            ; Use the returned value to refill the input
            GUICtrlSetData($hInput, $iLength)
    EndSwitch

WEnd

Func _Function($sString)

    ; A simple function
    Return StringLen($sString)

EndFunc

If not, please explain more clearly what it is you want.

M23

[UEZ]

You mean something like that?

$input = InputBox("Test", "Enter something", "", "", "", 130)
Assign($input & "$", "Test", 1) ;this will create a variable with the name you entered and assign test to it
MsgBox(0, "Test", Eval($input & "$"))

Br,

UEZ

Edited September 9, 2011 by UEZ

[Morthawt]

Morthawt,

I am somewhat bemused as exactly what you have asked in your question, but I think this shows how to do it:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
 
$hGUI = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)
 
$hInput = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 10, 200, 20)
$hButton = GUICtrlCreateButton("Do It!", 10, 50, 80, 30)
$hLabel = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 10, 100, 200, 20)
 
GUISetState()
 
While 1
 
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $hButton
            ; Call function with content of input
            $iLength = _Function(GUICtrlRead($hInput))
            ; Use the returned value to refill the input
            GUICtrlSetData($hInput, $iLength)
    EndSwitch
 
WEnd
 
Func _Function($sString)
 
    ; A simple function
    Return StringLen($sString)
 
EndFunc

If not, please explain more clearly what it is you want.

M23

Err yea I don't think thats it. Here is an example. I make a function called ObtainInput($data) well I want to be able to call that function with something like ObtainInput('password') and the output it ends up with will be sent to $password or call the function like this ObtainInput('personsname') and it will output their name they typed into the input box to the $personsname variable.

[Morthawt]

You mean something like that?

$input = InputBox("Test", "Enter something", "", "", "", 130)
Assign($input & "$", "Test", 1) ;this will create a variable with the name you entered and assign test to it
MsgBox(0, "Test", Eval($input & "$"))

Br,

UEZ

I just tested this but it seems to not make a variable with the name. I added at the top of your code Global $ding and then added another message box at the end displaying $ding. Then I typed ding into the box and your box came up with test but my box was empty.

[javip]

you mean something like:

$password= (GUICtrlRead($Input1))

this assigns whatever is in the input box to the $password variable.

might not be that simple though.

[Morthawt]

you mean something like:

$password= (GUICtrlRead($Input1))

this assigns whatever is in the input box to the $password variable.

might not be that simple though.

That code will just assign the value from a GUI input box to a preset $password variable. What I am talking about is having the "$password" variable NAME set by what ever is typed in the input box so if I type in "chicken" then the next input I type will go into a $chicken variable.

[smartee]

hello Morthawt,

Assign is indeed the function you're looking for, try this demo:

$sVarName = InputBox("", "Enter variable name:")
Assign($sVarName, InputBox("", "Enter value:"))
MsgBox(64, "", "Content of $" & $sVarName & " is " & Eval($sVarName))

Hope this helps

[Rogue5099]

hello Morthawt,

Assign is indeed the function you're looking for, try this demo:

$sVarName = InputBox("", "Enter variable name:")
Assign($sVarName, InputBox("", "Enter value:"))
MsgBox(64, "", "Content of $" & $sVarName & " is " & Eval($sVarName))

Hope this helps

Entered Glass in first Input and Beer in second. Output = Content of $Glass is Beer I'm thursty now!