Help me with beginner script

[NewUser01]

Hi Im new and still learning to code AutoIT. I want to create a simple bot that send a key "W". I created a simple GUI and I want after I press "Run" button on the GUI, "W" key will be sent on the loop. But i cant get it to work. I really dont know what I am missing.

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

Local $iform = GUICreate("Bot", 180, 140)
Local $_Start = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Start", 8, 8)
Local $_Run = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run", 24, 24, 129)
Local $_Exit = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Exit", 8 ,72)
Local $_Close = GUICtrlCreateButton ("Close", 24,88,129)
GuiSetState(@SW_SHOW)

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "kill")

HotKeySet("{F8}", "TogglePause")


While 1
   $iMsg = GUIGetMsg()
   Switch $iMsg
   Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
      Exit

   Case $_Close
      Exit

   Case $_Run
Func _Bot()
      Send("{W}")
      Sleep(2000)
EndFunc

EndSwitch
WEnd


Func kill()
   Exit
EndFunc

Global $Paused
   Func TogglePause()
      $Paused = NOT $Paused
      While $Paused
        sleep(100)
        ToolTip('Script is "Paused"',0,0)
      WEnd
         ToolTip("")
EndFunc

[Exit]

Did you run it in SciTE4Autoit?

When run (F5) is pressed, you can see the errors in the console output

Edited July 7, 2014 by Exit

[NewUser01]

Did you run it in SciTE4Autoit?

When run (F5) is pressed, you can see the errors in the console output

Yes i run it inside Scite. I only see a blue line with this one being the indication of error "ErrorStdOut". But other than that, i dont see anything else. The problem is I cant get it to work with the GUI. If I make a simple While loop, it works normally.

Edited July 7, 2014 by NewUser01

[Exit]

Func _Bot() cannot be declared inside a Switch/Endswitch

[NewUser01]

Func _Bot() cannot be declared inside a Switch/Endswitch

Thanks, I remove the Func and it works as intended. Thank you for the prompt answer.

[Exit]

Glad, that I could help.

BTW. Welcome to the forum.

And a little hint: Try to avoid the word 'bot'.

Read the forum rules (lower right corner in this window) and you'll understand why.

[Bert]

The word "bot" is like waving red in front of a bull around here....

Edited July 7, 2014 by MBALZESHARI

[czardas]

This seems a bit silly. The word itself is not specific to any particular application. The majority of example scripts could qualify. What is software automation if it isn't using some kind of robot? The forum rules are very specific about game automation, but the word bot is just a shorthand way of saying robot.

Edited July 7, 2014 by czardas