gui search in gui

[pcjunki]

i have a gui with about 11 tabs, and on each tab there is about 30-40 buttons that do functions

each button is coded as...

$TabSheet1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("floor1")
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("pc1", 38, 61, 131, 25)

i want to create at the top right of the gui a search box, kinda like in windows7

so you can type in "pc1" and it will go to the correct tab, and automatically highlight/select the button on the gui

is this even possible?

edit

if i have to redo the code as following to make it easier, i can

$pc1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("pc1", 38, 61, 131, 25)

Edited December 11, 2012 by pcjunki

[BrewManNH]

You'd probably be better off with a combobox with all the possible controls you want to access. This way there's no mistyping of the text. Using a combobox also allows you to link the contents with a controlID so you can find it easier.

[pcjunki]

i think you are right in doing the combo box, and it will be easier in the future to maintain code, so i've started all over.

this is what i have now, but still not working....i'm at a stump here, and probally so easy

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("WOL", 695, 189, 194, 126)
$Tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(8, 16, 673, 137)
GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)

$TabSheet1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("floor1")
$combo1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 56, 193, 25)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "PC1|PC2")
$button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("wake up", 210, 56, 73, 57, 0)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Switch $nMsg
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
Exit

Case $Button1
$pc = GUICtrlRead ($combo1)
Call ($pc)


Func PC1($pc)
;~ WOL COMMAND WILL PROGRAM IN LATER
EndFunc
EndSwitch
WEnd

i think it's messing up on the

Case $Button1
$pc = GUICtrlRead ($combo1)
Call ($pc)

Edited December 11, 2012 by pcjunki

[BrewManNH]

You'd probably want to change it to this:

While 1
 $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
 Switch $nMsg
  Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
   Exit
  Case $button1
   $pc = GUICtrlRead($combo1)
   PC1($pc) ; pass the computer name to the function instead of making a function for each computer.
 EndSwitch
WEnd
Func PC1($pc)
;~ WOL COMMAND WILL PROGRAM IN LATER
EndFunc   ;==>PC1

[pcjunki]

if i change pc1 to 021pc1 i get a error

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("WOL", 695, 189, 194, 126)
$Tab1 = GUICtrlCreateTab(8, 16, 673, 137)
GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKWIDTH+$GUI_DOCKHEIGHT)

$TabSheet1 = GUICtrlCreateTabItem("floor1")
$combo1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 10, 56, 193, 25)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "021pc1|PC2")
$button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("wake up", 210, 56, 73, 57, 0)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Switch $nMsg
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
Exit


Case $button1
$pc = GUICtrlRead($combo1)
021pc1($pc) ; pass the computer name to the function instead of making a function for each computer.



EndSwitch
WEnd


Func 021pc1($pc)
;~ WOL COMMAND WILL PROGRAM IN LATER
EndFunc ;==>021PC1

Edited December 11, 2012 by pcjunki

[BrewManNH]

Function names can't start with numbers, you'd have to use an underscore or a letter first.