How to test my C code using AutoIt

[prakashteki]

I am working in embedded domain. Without hardware, I want to test my logic writtedn in C language. How can I write the AutoIt script for this ? Please help if any body knows it.

[Beege]

Thats pretty vague..but check out It might help you.

[prakashteki]

Thanks Beege,

Its not fulfilling my hungryness.

I will give my requirement in some more detail:

1. My code has to display "CD loading" when CD got inserted.

2. Now my logic is ready for that

3. But, now there is no hardware to insert a CD

4. I will write some stub code to give a CD insert event to my logic which will display "CD Loading"

5. My requiremnt is that, am I able to write a GUI button such a way that whenever I click on that button, it has to call the stub function

which will send a CD insert event to my Logic.

6. How Can I achieve this above point 5.

Please help me.

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, Prakashteki. From your requirements list you need to:

1. Build your GUI (See GuiCreate example in the help file)

2. Add a button (See _GUICtrlButton_Create in the help file)

3. Add code to have that button call your CD insert logic (try _GUICtrlButton_GetState in the help file)

[prakashteki]

Thanks JLogan3o13.

I will go through it.

[prakashteki]

Hey, These functions GuiCreate, _GUICtrlButton_Create.... are for creating GUI. That is fine.

Now when I want to call my C language function definition. It is throughing error.

When I click that button, I am simply calling a function which is in another file (say abc.c).

May I need to compile with different compiler or need to change anything.

Please help me.

Edited February 3, 2012 by prakashteki

[Beege]

Now when I want to call my C language function definition. It is throughing error.

When I click that button, I am simply calling a function which is in another file (say abc.c).

I'm hoping I'm reading this wrong. AutoIt can only execute code written with the AutoIt language. Your not actually trying to call a function written in c with AutoIt are you?

Also Its hard to help you find whats wrong with your script without actually seeing your script. Post your code and we will be able to help you much better

[prakashteki]

Yes. You are correct. I am calling a function written in C language style (My whole project has been done in C only) not in AutoIt style.

I am finding out for the way by which I can do it. I hope I will get a solution.

[JLogan3o13]

Prakashteki, can you please confirm that this is what you have?

1. A compiled C - language executable.

2. An AutoIt script that, when you choose the CD insert event, calls to that EXTERNAL C-language executable

[Beege]

Sorry if its actual c source code that your trying to call thats just not going to work ( for pretty obvious reasons IMOP). The only possible solution that I have ever seen on these forums is the one I put in post 2.

[JLogan3o13]

I agree, Beege. My original (probably mistaken) assumption was he was calling to some external app...

[prakashteki]

Currently we are using Altia for creating the button inputs, and we connect this to Matlab simulink. It will interact with the Matlab Stateflow.

For this we need to to connect Altia for Matlab.

Is it possible to replace Altia by Autoit ?