Using a variable to define part of a GUI Contorl ID

[KSum]

Hello all,

I have some check boxes that I have defined as:

$CB_Descartes = GuiCtrlCreateCheckbox("Descartes", -1, 0)

$CB_Socrates = GuiCtrlCreateCheckbox("Socrates", -1, 0)

There are MANY more than this. At some point I have a series of If... Then statements to check the status of each box, and run a program :

If GUICtrlRead($CB_Descartes ) = $GUI_CHECKED then

RunWait(@ScriptDir & "\Installs\install Descartes")

EndIf

If GUICtrlRead($CB_Socrates ) = $GUI_CHECKED then

RunWait(@ScriptDir & "\Installs\install Socrates")

EndIf

I was hoping to simplify this to:

CheckRun("Descartes ")

CheckRun("Socrates ")

With a Function to do the If... Then part based on the passed string:

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

; CheckRun()

;

; See if the CheckBox associated with the passed application is checked

; If it is, run the passed application.

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

Func CheckRun($ApplicationName)

If GUICtrlRead( ["$CB_" & $ApplicationName]) = $GUI_CHECKED then

RunWait(@ScriptDir & "\Installs\install " & $ApplicationName)

EndIf

EndFunc

Even better would be something that checks the status of all the checkboxes in the GUI and loops thru this for each. The Control ID for the checkboxes are all $CB_(ApplicationName), but the number of applications will grow and I was hoping to only have to add checkboxes for each without later paging thru all the If... Then statements. Also, the Application names are always consistently "Install (ApplicationName).exe"

Any insight on how better to reduce the required code for this?

Regards,

Karl Sumwalt

[GaryFrost]

Here's a link that might give another avenue for your problem

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...indpost&p=71841

Loads the checkboxes from an ini

modify the keynames to be the titles, and the values to be the exes

[upnorth]

GUICtrlRead( Eval ( "CB_" & $ApplicationName))

[Valuater]

how about this

dim $checkbox_[100], $program_[100}

read programs in from ini file (into the array)

create gui

$checkbox_[1] = create check box

$checkbox_[2] = create check box

$checkbox_[3] = create check box

$checkbox_[4] = create check box

$checkbox_[5] = create check box

; and continue

; later

for $x = 1 to $checkbox_[0]

if $checkbox_[$x] = guichecked then $program_[$x] = "go"

;;;; or if $checkbox_[$x] = guichecked then RunWait($program_[$x])

next

if program_[1] = go then Run("the program1")

if program_[2] = go then Run("the program2")

just an idea

8)

Edited October 1, 2005 by Valuater

[MSLx Fanboy]

I'd agree with Valuater. Using arrays to handle similar GUI Controls is a great way to go...Especially good for Radios, Checkboxes, and maybe some other controls...

1 For loop saves an infinite amount of variables and if statements

[GaryFrost]

The link i posted loads the info from an ini into an array and then creates an array of controls

[KSum]

Thank you all for the suggestion oif using an array, and the link to the previous forum item which I missed. I learned a lot and really do appreciate all the help on this forum.

Karl