GroovyMan8750 Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 I am runing a basic GUI and want to know if there is a way to automate a label update from a text file every hour, sort of like a notification system.... Here is what I have for the label: $Label_02 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Command Broadcast Information" & @CRLF & FileRead("C:broadcast49x14.txt"), 325, 450, 600, 300, $SS_CENTER) GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 800, 1) GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0xCC99FF) GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT) If I cannot update a label, what do I use, and how can I code it? Please help, and I have no shame in my game!
BrewManNH Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 GUICtrlSetData($Label_02, "the data you want the label to show") If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator
TechCoder Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 and, to have the update every hour...... Local $dif, $sec While 1 $sec = Round(TimerDiff($adtimer) / 1000, 2) If ($sec > 60) ; READ YOUR TEXT FILE, PROCESS IT, ETC...... ; ADD THE LABEL UPDATE HERE (like BrewManNH said...) GUICtrlSetData($Label_02, "the data you want the label to show") EndIf Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop EndSwitch WEnd
GroovyMan8750 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Posted April 1, 2014 OK, I get the GUICtrlSetData, but how would I go about making it pull the information after an hour, every hour?
GroovyMan8750 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Posted April 1, 2014 Here is the error I get in return. ==> "If" statements must have a "Then" keyword.: If ($sec > 60) ->18:26:09 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:1 >Exit code: 1 Time: 0.586 Do i have to put then before the GuiCtrlSetData ?
TechCoder Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 sorry, that was 'untested' code (and one of the constant issues I have in working in AutoIt one minute and php the next - forgetting the language differences! change to add the 'Then' on the 'If' line..... If ($sec > 60) Then (of course, the error tells you that......)
TechCoder Posted April 1, 2014 Posted April 1, 2014 oh, and that code is to pull things every MINUTE, so if you want an HOUR, you need to... (drum roll.....) multiply by 60
GroovyMan8750 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Posted April 1, 2014 Ok, I'm a total tool! Iplugged this in under the label, not getting any errors.....the GUI wont open but show is systray. Local $dif, $sec While 1 $sec = Round(TimerDiff($dif) / 1000, 2) If ($sec > 60) Then ; READ YOUR TEXT FILE, PROCESS IT, ETC...... ; ADD THE LABEL UPDATE HERE (like BrewManNH said...) GUICtrlSetData($Label_02, "Command Broadcast Information") EndIf Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop EndSwitch WEnd Any ideas?
GroovyMan8750 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Posted April 2, 2014 EndFunc took care of the gui not opening up. The If Then update is not kicking in the new info..
BrewManNH Posted April 2, 2014 Posted April 2, 2014 It won't update because the code posted doesn't initialize the timer. Local $dif, $sec Local $adTimer = TimerInit() ; initialize the timer While 1 $sec = Int(TimerDiff($adtimer) / 1000) If ($sec > 60) Then ; READ YOUR TEXT FILE, PROCESS IT, ETC...... ; ADD THE LABEL UPDATE HERE (like BrewManNH said...) GUICtrlSetData($Label_02, "the data you want the label to show") $adTimer = TimerInit() ; reset the timer after the 60 seconds has passed EndIf Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop EndSwitch WEnd If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator
Solution GroovyMan8750 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Solution Posted April 2, 2014 That did it. Thank you all so much for the assist. Tagging you all in my code for the help! Most Excellent!
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