Simple click button to Run help

[13lack13lade]

Hey Guys!!!

Hope everyones well on this fine Wednesday morning!

So im starting to take my automation skills with vba/autoit further and start setting up GUI's Dashboards etc... 

However i cant seem to get the simplest "click button 1  = run(thisfile)"

I have read through the help file however cant figure it out(self taught)

I thought it was like this, just from going off the example and using Koda GUI creator, Loads up fine but the buttons just dont wanna do anything!

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <ProgressConstants.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>


#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=C:\Users\webbth\Desktop\Automation\GUI\Form1.kxf
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 196, 279, 373, 211)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("South Pacific Landline", 16, 136, 161, 33)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Asia Landline", 16, 184, 161, 33)
$Button3 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Europe Landline", 16, 232, 161, 33)
$Progress1 = GUICtrlCreateProgress(16, 96, 161, 17)
$Pic1 = GUICtrlCreatePic("C:\Users\webbth\Pictures\Untitled1111.jpg", 0, 0, 193, 73)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###


While 1
$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Switch $nMsg
 Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
Case $nmsg = $Button1
                Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\SouthPacLandline.au3") ; Will run SouthPac Landline
Case $nmsg = $Button2
Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\AsiaLandline.au3") ; Will run Asia Landline
Case $nmsg = $Button3
Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\EuropeLandline.au3") ; Will run Europe Landline


Exit


EndSwitch

Thanks in advance and apologies for my totally noob question!

[BrewManNH]

Your switch statements are written wrong, look in the help file to how it should be done.

[Realm]

Hello 13lack13lade,

First, Welcome to the AutoIt Forums

Your Case statement is written wrong. Your Case statements do not need the variable the switch is check listed again. Also you don't end the While loop which will result in a fatal error. Take a look at this example and the comments I added.

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit ;Needs to be placed here or outside of the loop.
        Case $Button1 ;in Switch loop the variable is already been declared to be checked int he Switch handle.
            Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\SouthPacLandline.au3") ; Will run SouthPac Landline
        Case $Button2
            Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\AsiaLandline.au3") ; Will run Asia Landline
        Case $Button3
            Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\EuropeLandline.au3") ; Will run Europe Landline
    EndSwitch
WEnd ;Need to end a While loop

If you choose to place Exit outside of your loop, include a way to exit the loop as in this example:

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ExitLoop
        Case $Button1 ;in Switch loop the variable is already been declared to be checked int he Switch handle.
            Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\SouthPacLandline.au3") ; Will run SouthPac Landline
        Case $Button2
            Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\AsiaLandline.au3") ; Will run Asia Landline
        Case $Button3
            Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\EuropeLandline.au3") ; Will run Europe Landline
    EndSwitch
WEnd ;Need to end a While loop

Exit

Edited August 21, 2013 by Realm

[13lack13lade]

Thanks guys that makes more sense!

I thought that this code below is saying 'if button 3 is pressed run that script' 

Case $Button3   
          Run("\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\EuropeLandline.au3") ; Will run Europe Landline

However the buttons still dont do anything.. i am using the help file however to no avail. again sorry for the noob questions =[

[Realm]

I did not originally notice that your attempting to run scripts.

There are a few ways to remedy this.

ShellExecute( "\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\EuropeLandline.au3" )

Or if you need the program ID, you could compile the other three scripts and call them in application form with the .exe extension.

However, if you wish to run then as script for testing purpose while still obtaining a program ID, you could run AutoIt3.exe passing the script in parameter as such:

Run('AutoIt3.exe "\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\EuropeLandline.au3"')

Notice that in this last Example there are quotation marks wrapping the path. Paths with spaces need to be enclosed in quotation marks.

I do apologize for not recognizing the scripts originally.

Realm

Edited August 21, 2013 by Realm

[13lack13lade]

Hey Realm,

Thats all good, thanks again for responding.

I have tried both shellexecute and the other run however both did nothing.. From my understanding i thought the easiest way to create the GUI would be to have the premade scripts and then just have a button run the appropriate script.

Is the way im trying to do it incorrect or not the best?

Should i be changing my GUI to be OnEvents rather than Loop?

Completely lost just when i thought i had it all figured out! lol

[13lack13lade]

anyone? seems like something really simple that im missing.

Have tried everything ! cannot get this to work at all.

Edited August 22, 2013 by 13lack13lade

[BrewManNH]

Do you have autoit installed on the target computer? Is a file with an au3 extension  associated to AutoIt? Have you tried running the second script using the first script and the command line parameter?
 

 

Run a script using another compiled script:

Compiled.exe [/ErrorStdOut] /AutoIt3ExecuteScript file [params ...]
                Execute another AutoIt script file from a compiled AutoIt3 executable. 

[13lack13lade]

Yes, Yes scripts automatically run when opened. Script is not complied just in .au3 format but that shouldnt make a difference should it if im using Run ?

Sorry but im not too sure what you mean about running the second script using the first script and command line parameter

[BrewManNH]

Yes, Yes scripts automatically run when opened. Script is not complied just in .au3 format but that shouldnt make a difference should it if im using Run ?

It makes all the difference in the world, because you can't use the command line parameter to run the second script.

Sorry but im not too sure what you mean about running the second script using the first script and command line parameter

Seriously? I posted the way to do that, quoted directly from the help file, in my post. How was that not clear?

[13lack13lade]

It makes all the difference in the world, because you can't use the command line parameter to run the second script.

Seriously? I posted the way to do that, quoted directly from the help file, in my post. How was that not clear?

 

I didnt know you had to compile a script in order for that script to be run from another script, and seeing how i was just going off the help file to create a GUI and just wanted to run a script at the click of a button it didnt say anything about 'Compiled.exe [/ErrorStdOut] /AutoIt3ExecuteScript file [params ...]'

I am only a beginner i do not have the knowledge of Autoit like you do and i apologize if my questions seem stupid but ive been using the help file and i didnt see anywhere that you needed to have a script compiled to run that script within a script or from a button(would make sense to have an example like that in the help file for something as simple as running a script from a click of a button in a GUI made in autoit). - Not saying its not there just saying i havn't come across it for what im trying to do. 

And also looking at the commandline straight from the help file im taking from the very first syntax here that i CAN run a script without it being compiled?

Form1: AutoIt3.exe [/ErrorStdOut] [/AutoIt3ExecuteScript] file [params ...]
Execute an AutoIt3 Script File

which looks similar to what Realm was trying to show me:

Run('AutoIt3.exe "\\fbnecl3\inzb\Documents\Load Support\Tom\Automation\GUI\EuropeLandline.au3"')

Im not a programmer and im not trying to waste anyones time BrewManNH - But if i dont understand something throwing some code at me that i ALSO do not understand isnt going to help me so im sorry if you took that iwas just being lazy from the way i replied.

Edited August 22, 2013 by 13lack13lade

[shaadisan]

Your all statement is not write. Take the search on the Google or use any book for accurate decisions. 

[Melba23]

shaadisan,

Either post sensibly or do not post at all - the above added precisely nothing to the thread.

M23