How can i do GUIGetMsgDuringTimePeriod()

[Apples292]

Hi guys i've run into a bit of a problem...

i've got a script something like this

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
$GUI = GUICreate("GUI", @DesktopWidth-40, @DesktopHeight, 20, 0)
$Button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button", 20, 40 + @DesktopWidth/4, @DesktopWidth/16, @DesktopHeight/32)
GUISetState()
$TrueOrFalse = 0
While $TrueOrFalse = 0
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN Then
$TrueOrFalse = 1
EndIf
;...
;...
;...
;Big script that takes about half a second to do
;...
;...
;...
WEnd

What i want to do is to check whether "$msg = $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN" at ANY point in the "Big script that takes about half a second to do" without having to put

$msg = GUIGetMsg()

If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN Then

$TrueOrFalse = 1

EndIf

after every line, so something like this would be good (returns as array, but doesn't have to, anything would be great):

While $TrueOrFalse = 0

$Record = Start GUIMsgRecord()

;Big script that takes about half a second to do

End GUIMsgRecord($Record)

While 1 ;wouldn't be 1 in real thing is just loop for checking whether any array values = $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN

If $Record[$Counter] = $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN

$TrueOrFalse = 1

EndIf

WEnd

I know my current script is completely wrong but i can't find a alternative

Any help is greatly apprectiated

Apples292

[Kidney]

maybe try this:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
$GUI = GUICreate("GUI", @DesktopWidth-40, @DesktopHeight, 20, 0)
$Button = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button", 20, 40 + @DesktopWidth/4, @DesktopWidth/16, @DesktopHeight/32)
GUISetState()
$TrueOrFalse = 0
While $TrueOrFalse = 0
   $msg = GUIGetMsg()
If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN Then
$TrueOrFalse = 1
EndIf
;...
Check()
;...
Check()
;...
;Big script that takes about half a second to do
;...
Check()
;...
Check()
;...
WEnd


Func Check()
$msg = GUIGetMsg()
If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN Then
$TrueOrFalse = 1
EndIf
EndFunc

put in some of those after every signifigant event??

or you could just put it at the end. does it matter WHEN the $TrueOrFalse gets changed??

[Apples292]

I'm having a problem with putting it at the end because if you click while it's doing the big script it's not recorded...

True or false change can go anywhere in the while loop

And i was hoping to avoid putting checking for every significant event, so yeah i've reached a stale mate if those are the only ways to do it...

Thanks alot

Apples292

[ProgAndy]

You should consider using GuiOnEventMode.

[BrewManNH]

I'd look at one of the Windows messages, perhaps WM_LBUTTONDOWN would be what you'd need.

[Apples292]

You should consider using GuiOnEventMode.

Thanks!!! I worked this out in the end by giving up and doing something else, so i am looking at examples on autoit help file and i discovered it.

Thanks anyway because this is where i would i have looked after

Apples292