One GUI, multiple Input boxes that create answer file in specific format

[BenitoB]

Good Day.

I have programmed in Autoit a long long time ago and now I would like to pick it up again but now I am pressed to create a script that will capture the answers form a GUI with multiple input boxes in the one GUI and then create an answer file in a specific format.

ex: All in the same GUI

Incumbent 1 Incumbent 2

1: (answer 1) Points: 1: (answer 1) Points:

2. (answer 2) Points: 2. (answer 2) Points:

3: (answer 3) Points: 3: (answer 3) Points:

4: (answer 4) Points: 4: (answer 4) Points:

5: (answer 5) Points: 5: (answer 5) Points:

(Button) Populate part 1 (save) (Button) Populate part 2 (save)

(Button) Clear answer file (which would reset the answer file to it's original state)

(Button) Clear form

Answer file (standard xml format):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<questions>

<question text="New table">

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

<answer text="" points=""/>

</question>

</questions>

The answer data would be placed between the "" in the respective lines. For text and points.

I know I'm asking a lot but I just don't know were to start. Thanks in advance for any reply.

[guinness]

Help file >> GUI management and then search XML in the Forum.

[BenitoB]

Thanks for the reply. So I looked at the help file and for the XML file it's not to relevent (my bad) it is just a TXT file. I am almost there...I was able to create my GUI with the inout boxes but now I am trying to write to a specific line and collumn but I can't fine how. I can write to the file but not hwere I want it to be.

ex:

Answer file:

< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

< questions>

<question text="New table">

<answer text="(With answer 1, I want to write here)" points="(With answer 2, I want to write here)"/>

<answer text="(With answer 3, I want to write here)" points="(With answer 4, I want to write here)"/>

<answer text="(With answer 5, I want to write here)" points="(With answer 6, I want to write here)"/>

and so on...

[BrewManNH]

That looks like an XML file to me.

< ?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

[guinness]

If you've written code then best to show us what you've written.

[BenitoB]

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#include <File.au3>

Global $rep1_1

Func Stop()

Exit 0

EndFunc ;==>Stop

MENU()

Func MENU()

GUICreate("Incumbant answers", 450, 500)

GUICtrlCreateLabel("Incumbant 1", 15, 15)

GUICtrlCreateLabel("Incumbant 2", 235, 15)

GUICtrlCreateLabel("Answer 1", 15, 40)

GUICtrlCreateLabel("Point", 175, 40)

GUICtrlCreateLabel("Answer 1", 235, 40)

GUICtrlCreateLabel("Point", 395, 40)

$rep1_1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 10, 60, 150, 20)

$point1_1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 170, 60, 40, 20)

$rep1_2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 230, 60, 150, 20)

$point1_2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 390, 60, 40, 20)

$write_rep1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Write incumbant 1, 15, 450, 140, 20)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

GUISetState()

While 1

Switch GUIGetMsg()

Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

ExitLoop

Case $write_rep1

AddRepA()

EndSwitch

WEnd

GUIDelete()

EndFunc ;==>MENU

Func AddRepA()

$a = GUICtrlRead($rep1_1)

$file1 = FileOpen("Filepathbonusquestions.xml", 1)

FileWriteLine($file1, $a)

FileClose($file1)

EndFunc ;==>AddrepA

I only did the one line for testing and only for Incumbant 1, but I will repeat 4 more times (5 answers each).

[BenitoB]

Ok 99.9% done. Just one little question. how can I control in what text box the cursor will got when I press the Tab key?

[AZJIO]

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#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

Global $aData[9][3] = [[8]]

GUICreate("Incumbant answers", 450, 500)
If Not @Compiled Then GUISetIcon('shell32.dll', 8)

$d1 = -20
$d2 = -37
$d3 = -20
For $i = 1 To $aData[0][0]
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Incumbant " & $i, 10, $i * 40 + $d1)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Answer " & $i, 115, $i * 40 + $d2)
    GUICtrlCreateLabel("Point " & $i, 270, $i * 40 + $d2)
    $aData[$i][0] = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 110, $i * 40 + $d3, 150, 20)
    $aData[$i][1] = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 270, $i * 40 + $d3, 40, 20)
Next

$write_rep1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Write incumbant 1", 205, 450, 140, 28)
GUISetState()

While 1
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case $write_rep1
            AddRepA()
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Func AddRepA()
    Local $a = '', $hFile
    For $i = 1 To $aData[0][0]
        $a &= GUICtrlRead($aData[$i][0]) & ' = ' & GUICtrlRead($aData[$i][1]) & @CRLF
    Next
    $hFile = FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "bonusquestions.xml", 2)
    FileWriteLine($hFile, $a)
    FileClose($hFile)
EndFunc   ;==>AddRepA

[DicatoroftheUSA]

Ok 99.9% done. Just one little question. how can I control in what text box the cursor will got when I press the Tab key?

I believe it goes in order in which they are created in the script. So either create them in the order you want, or juggle the value of their handles.

Edited December 21, 2012 by DicatoroftheUSA

[BenitoB]

Thank you for your help. I was able to create exactly what I wanted. Thanks again.