Storing Autoit code inside a variable.

[UnKnOwned]

This may seem a rather silly question, and am not quite sure what to even ask, but can you store Autoit it code inside a variable and execute it later?

Something like

$val = msgbox(0, '', 'Hello')

$val ------ execute it here or something...

Is there a way to do this?

Thank you in advance.

[JohnOne]

Execute()

[PhoenixXL]

Execute will get you any expression's value, for assigning any value to a variable use Assign, Execute won't work there.

[OliverA]

It's not better tu use a Func?

Func Msg()
msgbox(0, '', 'Hello')
EndFunc
; Blabla
Msg() ; --> Start hello MsgBox

Edited April 27, 2013 by OliverA

[Malkey]

This example stores an Autoit MsgBox command code inside a variable and executes it later.

Local $Ret, $aMsgRetVal[8] = [8, "OK", "CANCEL", "ABORT", "RETRY", "IGNORE", "YES", "NO"]

Local $val = "MsgBox(2, 'MsgBox inside variable', 'Hello')"

$Ret = Execute($val)

MsgBox(0, "Execute($val) returned", $Ret & " is returned for " & $aMsgRetVal[$Ret] & ".")

[AZJIO]

$val = "MsgBox(0, '', 'Hello')"
Run(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteLine "' & $val & '"')

[UnKnOwned]

$val = "MsgBox(0, '', 'Hello')"
Run(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteLine "' & $val & '"')

The above seems to work similar to Execute() however with a multi line expression the same problem still ensues when trying to run

6D7367626F7828302C2027272C202748656C6C6F27290D0A6D7367626F7828302C2027272C2027576F726C642729

Which is =to

msgbox(0, '', 'Hello')
msgbox(0, '', 'World')

Executing in this manner never works as the expression is trying to be passed as a whole instead of through a loop.?. We then end up with the following error.

The binary string is retrieved from the registry converted back to a string & then needs to be executed as is without the need of a temp file dump. Unless there is a way to /Auto3ExecuteScript file or whatever it is without a file but rather a variable perhaps? I guess if it is needed to create a temp file then oh well but this defeats the whole purpose.

My apologies had to edit as this topic is in reference to another question I had asked. Hopefully this will help to better understand what is I am looking to do.

Edited April 28, 2013 by UnKnOwned

[guinness]

About the error, you need to pay close attention to the quotes.