How to update the values of @Macros during script execution

[KnutJ]

Hi there,

how can the value of a @Macro Variable(or all of them) be updated without restarting the script.

e.g. changing IP-Setup from fixed IP to dhcp, but after new ip is assigned, the @IPAddress1 macro still shows the old value.

Via WMI i can get the current IP pretty easy, but there are other macros for which it might be handy to refresh/renew/reload the macro values...

Thanks in advance.

 

P.S: i googled, searched english and german forum, i even asked in the ##AutoIt channel on freenode:

But sadly, didn't find anything concerning my question.

[water]

AFAIK macros are initialized when the script starts; there is no function to update them.

[KnutJ]

Very strange. i really thought there was a way to update/refresh those values by issuing a command in a script.

But this leads to : Why isn't there a way to refresh the macro-values?

[water]

There are only 2 macros you can update: @error and @extended by using SetError and SetExtended.

I think there is no need to update the macros. Use variables instead.

Global $IPAddress1 = @IPAddress1
; Your code to change the IPAddress. Then reset variable $IPAddress1
$IPAddress1 = "Your code to change the IPAddress should return the new IPAddress"

 

[orbs]

36 minutes ago, water said:

macros are initialized when the script starts

that is not entirely exact; the time-related macros are updated regularly, so do the @error and @extended macros.

if you think it is necessary, feel free to submit a feature request. meanwhile, use alternative methods to retrieve the data stored in the macros, some of it is stored in the registry, other is accessible via WMI.

[water]

I said: All macros get INITIALIZED when the script starts. I didn't say anything about when they get UPDATEd. Just that there is no function to UPDATE them except 2.