CodingMonkey81 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 There's a piece of software I'm installing that, during the install, requires that files based on the computer name are selected from a specific path. Up until searching the forums, I was able to enter in the path name but not the computer name and file extension (the computer name always changes but the file path and file extension (in the example below .xxx) always stays the same). After searching, I discovered the @ComputerName command and it's brief usage. I've been able to create a quick and dirty way to enter in the info (see below) but I think there's a "cleaner" way of accomplishing what I'm looking to do. (Note: For testing purposes, I'm sending the path text to a blank notepad document). Global $PCName = @ComputerName WinWaitActive("[CLASS:Notepad]") Send("C:\path1\path2\" & @computername) Send(".xxx") Thanks! CodingMonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted November 3, 2011 Developers Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Define what you mean by cleaner? Isnt it clean enough using the macro value? $file = "path\" & @computername & ".txt" Edited November 3, 2011 by Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodingMonkey81 Posted November 4, 2011 Author Share Posted November 4, 2011 So if the software install is dependent on 4 different files, I would set those variables in the beginning of the script, correct? Something like: $PCName = @ComputerName $File1 = "C:\folder1\folder2\" & @computername & ".xx1" $File2 = "C:\folder1\folder2\" & @computername & ".xx2" $File3 = "C:\folder1\folder2\" & @computername & ".xx3" $File4 = "C:\folder1\folder2\" & @computername & ".xx4" WinWaitActive ("[CLASS:Notepad]") Send("$file1") Send("$file2") Send("$file3") Send("$file4") Thanks, I think I'm finally starting to get the hang of this! CodingMonkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted November 4, 2011 Developers Share Posted November 4, 2011 (edited) To use a variable you need to skip the quotes around it: Send($file1) Edited November 4, 2011 by Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotkbliss Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Also, you want to make sure your capitalization matches between variables $File1 $file1 010101000110100001101001011100110010000001101001011100110010000 001101101011110010010000001110011011010010110011100100001 My Android cat and mouse gamehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.KaosVisions.WhiskersNSqueek We're gonna need another Timmy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Also, you want to make sure your capitalization matches between variables $File1$file1Other than for readability, there's no reason to check for the same capitalization of variable names in AutoIt. $Thisisavariablename is the same variable as $ThisISaVariableNAMe as far as AutoIt is concerned. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotkbliss Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I've had weird things happen when variable capitalization doesn't match 010101000110100001101001011100110010000001101001011100110010000 001101101011110010010000001110011011010010110011100100001 My Android cat and mouse gamehttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.KaosVisions.WhiskersNSqueek We're gonna need another Timmy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIG_Support Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 (edited) You coded: $PCName = @ComputerName $File1 = "C:\folder1\folder2\" & @computername & ".xx1" You will want to rather use: $File1 = "C:\folder1\folder2\" & $PCName & ".xx1" Otherwise, what's the purpose of $PCName if it's not to save calling @computername multiple times? Regards, John Babbitt Systems Administrator Cutler Investment Group, LLC Edited December 26, 2018 by CIG_Support Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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