Comparing the returned value of TrayCreateItem(“Stop”) with value read from a file

[AMonari]

I've written AutoIt code with regards to system tray functionality and would like to be able to execute the AutoIt systray menu options through Java's systray options.

 

Essentially I start the systray aspect of my code as follows:

 

        ;--------------------------------------

    ; Manage the systray icon

    ;--------------------------------------

    ;0=append, 1=no default menu, 2=no automatic check, 4=menuitemID  not return

    Opt("TrayMenuMode",3)   ; 1 -> Default tray menu items (Script Paused/Exit) will not be shown.

    ; 2 -> No auto tick/untick

   

    $exititem = TrayCreateItem("Stop")

    

    $allowitem = TrayCreateItem("Allow joining")

    

    TraySetState() ; force configuration of systray item according to the opts above

    

    TraySetToolTip("HELLO WORLD")

    

    if FileExists($iconfile) Then ; use external icon if present

    TraySetIcon($iconfile)

    Else

    TraySetIcon(@ScriptName) ; else use our own .exe for the icon

    EndIf

 

I've then got a function ManageTray which I call in a while loop. This is because I've got to watch out for specific COM port messages. In the function ManageTray() I intend on comparing the value of the function TrayCreateItem() (please see above how I've utilised the function TrayCreateItem()) with a value read from a .txt file written in Java i.e. the file exititemeventcontrolid.txt. Below is the code for the function ManageTray.:

 

        Func ManageTray() ; called every time we go round the main loop

       ;$msg = TrayGetMsg()

   

       loggit("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx")

       

       loggit("START OF ManageTray()")

       

       $eventctrlidFilepath = "C:Usersexititemeventcontrolid.txt"

   

       $eventctrlidfile = FileOpen($eventctrlidfilepath, 0)

    

       If FileExists($eventctrlidfilepath) Then

       

     ; Check if file opened for reading OK

     If $eventctrlidfile = -1 Then

     loggit("$file = -1 hence Unable to open file.")

     ;MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")

     Exit

     EndIf

    

     ; Read in lines of text until the EOF is reached

     $exititemfiledata = FileReadLine($eventctrlidfile)

   

     loggit("Read lines of text until the EOF are: " & $exititemfiledata)

   

     $exititemfiledatastringlength = StringLen($exititemfiledata)

    

     ; Need to check if the file is empty

     if $exititemfiledatastringlength > 0 Then

    

    loggit("$exititemfiledatastringlength > 0")

   

    ;

    ;Create array to take in values

    Local $arreventctrlid[2]

    $arreventctrlid[0] = $exititemfiledata  

    $arreventctrlid[1] = $exititemfiledata  

    

    Local $arreventctrlidsize = UBound($arreventctrlid)

   

    If IsArray($arreventctrlid) Then 

    For $i = 0 to $arreventctrlidsize - 1

      ;MsgBox (0, "$userconfigasarray", "$userconfigasarray["&$i&"] is: "&$userconfigasarray[$i])

      

      loggit("$arreventctrlid["& $i &"] is: " & $arreventctrlid[$i])

      

      loggit("$exititem is: " & $exititem)

      

      Switch $arreventctrlid[$i]

      

    Case $exititem

    leave()

    Case $allowitem

    If BitAND(TrayItemGetState($allowitem), 1) Then ; it's checked, turn it off

    FnPrevent()

    Else

    FnAllow()

    EndIf

     

      EndSwitch

    Next

    EndIf

    ;

   

    ; if allow is still ticked and timer has expired, turn it off

    if BitAND( TrayItemGetState($allowitem), 1) and TimerDiff($tm_allow) >= $AllowWindow then

     FnPrevent()

    EndIf

    

     EndIf

   

        Else

      loggit("FILE DOES NOT EXIST")

      Exit  

    EndIf

   

       loggit("END OF ManageTray()")

       

       loggit("xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx")

    EndFunc

 

My problem is that I'm unable to compare the value I'm reading from my file exititemeventcontrolid.txt with the value returned from the function $exititem = TrayCreateItem("Stop"). 

 

I'm attempting this comparison using the switch statement. I also attempted it using an if ... elseif ... endif statement but had no success.

 

Is there a reason as to why I could be encountering this problem. AFAIK the function TrayCreateItem("Stop") as indicated [here][1] returns the identifier (controlID) of the new tray menuitem.

 

Any ideas/assistance is appreciated.

 

 

  [1]: http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/TrayCreateItem.htm

Edited July 9, 2013 by AMonari