GUI with multiple inputs - (Moved)

[The-dude]

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to create a GUI with multiple text input boxes and when button1 is pressed it combines all the input text boxes into one text string (in the format I want, see below) and waits for a windows "Save As" dialogue to pop-up and then sends the text string to the "Save As" box (for the file name) and then presses save. 

I want the text string, with underscores, to read like this-  TEST#_TEMP_PSI_DWELL_DATE.xlsx 

Here's what I've got so far... I just can't seem to figure out how to combine the multiple inputs and have the script hold the data until the windows "Save As" box pops up to send. I was initially thinking that saving the text string to a notepad file somewhere and recalling the data once the "Save As" box pops up by just copying and pasting the text into the window would work - there's a saveas dialague in the below script that I don't need since the "file name text string" would be overwrote after every "Button1" was pressed . I know there's a much easier way to do this, any help would be GREATLY appreciated. 

 #include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region 
$Form1_1 = GUICreate("Testing", 278, 218, 230, 181)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 40, 185, 21)
$Input2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 64, 185, 21)
$Input3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 88, 185, 21)
$Input4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 112, 185, 21)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("TEST#", 16, 43, 39, 17)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("TEMP", 16, 68, 34, 17)
$Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("PSI", 24, 92, 21, 17)
$Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("DWELL", 8, 115, 42, 17)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("START TEST", 56, 144, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x008000)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("STOP TEST", 168, 144, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x000000)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFF0000)
$Input5 = GUICtrlCreateInput(@MON & "/" & @MDAY & "/" & @YEAR, 56, 16, 185, 21)
$DATE = GUICtrlCreateLabel("DATE", 16, 20, 33, 17)
$Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Created by Me", 8, 200, 150, 17)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion 

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $Button1
            $DataFromUser = GUICtrlRead($Input1)
            $SaveLocation = FileSaveDialog('Save File', @ScriptDir, 'Text Files (*.txt)', 16)
            FileWrite($SaveLocation, $DataFromUser)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

[JLogan3o13]

Moved to the appropriate forum, as the Developer General Discussion forum very clearly states:

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[BrewManNH]

Here's one way:

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#Region
$Form1_1 = GUICreate("Testing", 278, 218, 230, 181)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 40, 185, 21)
$Input2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 64, 185, 21)
$Input3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 88, 185, 21)
$Input4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 56, 112, 185, 21)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("TEST#", 16, 43, 39, 17)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("TEMP", 16, 68, 34, 17)
$Label3 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("PSI", 24, 92, 21, 17)
$Label4 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("DWELL", 8, 115, 42, 17)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("START TEST", 56, 144, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0x008000)
$Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("STOP TEST", 168, 144, 75, 25)
GUICtrlSetColor(-1, 0x000000)
GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1, 0xFF0000)
$Input5 = GUICtrlCreateInput(@MON & "/" & @MDAY & "/" & @YEAR, 56, 16, 185, 21)
$DATE = GUICtrlCreateLabel("DATE", 16, 20, 33, 17)
$Label5 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Created by Me", 8, 200, 150, 17)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion

While 1
     $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
     Switch $nMsg
          Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
               Exit
          Case $Button1
               $DataFromUser = GUICtrlRead($Input1) & "_" & GUICtrlRead($Input2) & "_" & GUICtrlRead($Input3) & "_" & GUICtrlRead($Input4) &
               $SaveLocation = FileSaveDialog('Save File', @ScriptDir, 'Text Files (*.txt)', 16)
               FileWrite($SaveLocation, $DataFromUser) 
     EndSwitch
WEnd

 

[The-dude]

Thanks BrewManNH! This has created the workaround scenario I was wanting as a last resort. What if I wanted to just skip the whole writing to a text document and have the script store the data and then send it as soon as a "Save As" window pops up?

[BrewManNH]

Use Send or better ControlSend instead of  FileWrite.

[The-dude]

@BrewManNH Thank you for all your help! Do you mind showing me how that ControlSend script would look like? The script I'm writing in this help post will be activating another script using a "run" function which that other script will in turn create a "Save As" window at some point and I want this this script to send the data to the file name input box on the "Save As" window. 

[The-dude]

Ah! I think I have it-

 

 Case $Button1
               $DataFromUser = GUICtrlRead($Input1) & "_" & GUICtrlRead($Input2) & "_" & GUICtrlRead($Input3) & "_" & GUICtrlRead($Input4)& "_" & GUICtrlRead($Input5)
               WinWaitActive("Save As")
               Sleep(1000)
               Send($DataFromUser)