This UDF brings the power and flexibility of jq to AutoIt scripts.  jq is an open-source, powerful, and flexible command-line based JSON processor.  As it says on their website, jq is like 'sed' for JSON.  jq can be used for the simplest of tasks like retrieving JSON objects and values (parsing), to very advanced JSON processing using its numerous built-in functions and conditional processing.  Its built-in functions can handle math, selection, conditional processing, mapping, object and array manipulation, flattening, reduction, grouping, and much more.  You can even create your own jq functions.  You can learn more about jq and even play with it in real-time, using jq's online jq playground, all on their website.
Here and some helpful links to get you more familiar with jq, what can be done with it, its built-in functions, and its syntax.
jq Website: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/ jq Manual: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/ jqWiki (FAQ, Cookbook, Advanced Topics) https://github.com/stedolan/jq/wiki jq Online Testing Playground: https://jqplay.org/ jq is a single 32 or 64 bit executable that has no other dependencies.  Just like using the SQLite UDF, the only requirement to use this UDF is that the jq executable reside in a location in which the UDF can execute it.  The latest win32 & win64 versions have been included in the UDF download.  You can always get newer versions from the jq website.
I don't consider this UDF as a replacement for some of the other JSON UDFs like the one based on JSMN.  If speed and simple JSON parsing are your primary goals, then other UDFs may be a better choice.  However, if you like having the power to do just about anything related to JSON processing/manipulation, using a single UDF, then jq may be worth checking out.  It can be used by novices and experts alike.  Below, is a brief explanation of how jq works, how to use the jq UDF, and a few examples of how to do some simple tasks.  If you want to learn more about jq and what it can do, I would highly suggest checking out the jq website and some of the other resources listed above.
jq at a high level
Like 'sed', jq reads JSON in, either through STDIN or one or more files, processes it thru one or more "filters", and outputs the results.  You can, optionally, supply "options" that affect how it reads the input, where it gets its "filters", and how it writes its output.  It looks a little like this:
JSON ---> jq processor (using supplied filters and options) ---> Output
So in jq lingo, you basically use "Filters" to tell jq what you want it to do.  So in the UDF file, that is why the main functions ( _jqExec() and _jqExecFile() ) refer to filters and options.  Please make note that jq works with relatively strict JSON.  This means that all JSON read must be conform to the standard.  Luckily, jq is pretty good at identifying where a format error exists in non standard JSON.
The jq UDF
There are 2 main funtions in the UDF file, _jqExec and jqExecFile.  With these 2 functions, you can pretty much do anything that jq can do.  The only difference between to two functions is whether the JSON is supplied by a string or a file.  The 2 primary functions simply call the jq executable with the supplied information, after properly formatting the parameters.  There are additional functions in the UDF to easily pretty-print your json, compact-print your json, dump the json data with its associated paths, and see if specific JSON keys exist, but they all just execute the _jqExec or _jqExecFile function with the proper filter.  There are also a couple of extra functions to display what version of the UDF and jq executable you are currently using.  There are also a couple of functions to enable and disable logging of jq information for debugging purposes.  Most of the jq UDF file functions return an @error if unsuccessful.  Some also include @extended info.  Please see the actual function headers for more information on their usage and return values.
The 2 primary functions below just format your jq request and pass it on the jq executable.  The functions will also properly escape double quotes (") that are used in the filter.  For most simple tasks, you just need to supply the JSON source and a filter.
_jqExec($sJson, $sFilter, $sOptions = Default, $sWorkingDir = Default) Or _jqExecFile($sJsonFile, $sFilter, $sOptions = Default, $sWorkingDir = Default) Using jq in your script
As stated earlier, the jq executable must reside somewhere where the script can locate and execute it.  The _jqInit() function always has to be executed before any jq processing occurs.  _jqInit() merely locates the executable or uses the supplied path.  It also clears any previous debug log.  The jq UDF folder contains a jq example script that has several examples to how to do some of the most common JSON processing tasks.  Here are a few examples to get you started:

How to pretty-print some JSON
#include "jq.au3" ;_jqInit is only needed if the jq executale is not in the PATH or @ScriptDir _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"fruits":[{"Apple":{"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}}, {"Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}]}' $sCmdOutput = _jqPrettyPrintJson($sJson) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "Pretty-Print JSON" & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) How to compact-print some JSON
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{ "fruits" : [{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}}, {"Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}]}' $sCmdOutput = _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "Compact-Print JSON" & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) Dump JSON data (paths and values)
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{ "fruits" : [{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}}, {"Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}]}' $sCmdOutput = _jqDump($sJson) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "Dump JSON paths and values" & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) How to GET JSON values
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = '.Banana.color' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Get color of banana" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) or
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = 'getpath(["Banana", "color"])' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Get color of banana" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF)  
Check for the existence of a key
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple":{"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = '.Banana | has("color")' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Check for existence of color key within Banana object" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) Count of how many Items in an object
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple":{"color":"Red"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = '.Banana | length' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("How many items in the Banana object" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) How to PUT/Create/Modify JSON
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sInput = "" $sFilter = 'setpath(["Apple","color"];"Red") | setpath(["Banana","color"];"Yellow") | setpath(["Banana","season"];"Summer")' $sOptions = '-n' ;required if no input supplied $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sInput, $sFilter, $sOptions) ConsoleWrite("Update/Create JSON" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) List all of the fruits (top-level keys)
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple":{"color":"Red"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = 'keys | .[]' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("List all top-level keys (fruits)" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input : " & $sJson & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) Calculate the sum of all of the objects' price * qty
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '[{"id":1,"price":20.00,"qty":10},{"id":2,"price":15.00,"qty":20.25},{"id":3,"price":10.50,"qty":30}]' $sFilter = 'map(.price * .qty) | add' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Calculate the sum of all of the objects' price * qty" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input : " & $sJson & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF)
The examples above, and the ones in the example files, merely scratch the surface of what jq can do.  It may look intimidating at first but it really isn't that bad once you start playing with it.
If you have any questions regarding the UDF, or how to perform a certain task using jq, I'll try my best to answer them.  Since jq has been around for a while now, there's also several jq-related questions and answers on StackOverflow.
If you work with JSON, I hope you find this UDF useful as I do.
>>> Download in the Files Section <<<
 

👋 Hey
I want to call a function when something changes on an element in my GUI. That should work for a combo box (with $CBS_DROPDOWNLIST) when I select an item and for a text input when I type.

This UDF brings the power and flexibility of jq to AutoIt scripts.  jq is an open-source, powerful, and flexible command-line based JSON processor.  As it says on their website, jq is like 'sed' for JSON.  jq can be used for the simplest of tasks like retrieving JSON objects and values (parsing), to very advanced JSON processing using its numerous built-in functions and conditional processing.  Its built-in functions can handle math, selection, conditional processing, mapping, object and array manipulation, flattening, reduction, grouping, and much more.  You can even create your own jq functions.  You can learn more about jq and even play with it in real-time, using jq's online jq playground, all on their website.
Here and some helpful links to get you more familiar with jq, what can be done with it, its built-in functions, and its syntax.
jq Website: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/ jq Manual: https://stedolan.github.io/jq/manual/ jqWiki (FAQ, Cookbook, Advanced Topics) https://github.com/stedolan/jq/wiki jq Online Testing Playground: https://jqplay.org/ jq is a single 32 or 64 bit executable that has no other dependencies.  Just like using the SQLite UDF, the only requirement to use this UDF is that the jq executable reside in a location in which the UDF can execute it.  The latest win32 & win64 versions have been included in the UDF download.  You can always get newer versions from the jq website.
I don't consider this UDF as a replacement for some of the other JSON UDFs like the one based on JSMN.  If speed and simple JSON parsing are your primary goals, then other UDFs may be a better choice.  However, if you like having the power to do just about anything related to JSON processing/manipulation, using a single UDF, then jq may be worth checking out.  It can be used by novices and experts alike.  Below, is a brief explanation of how jq works, how to use the jq UDF, and a few examples of how to do some simple tasks.  If you want to learn more about jq and what it can do, I would highly suggest checking out the jq website and some of the other resources listed above.
jq at a high level
Like 'sed', jq reads JSON in, either through STDIN or one or more files, processes it thru one or more "filters", and outputs the results.  You can, optionally, supply "options" that affect how it reads the input, where it gets its "filters", and how it writes its output.  It looks a little like this:
JSON ---> jq processor (using supplied filters and options) ---> Output
So in jq lingo, you basically use "Filters" to tell jq what you want it to do.  So in the UDF file, that is why the main functions ( _jqExec() and _jqExecFile() ) refer to filters and options.  Please make note that jq works with relatively strict JSON.  This means that all JSON read must be conform to the standard.  Luckily, jq is pretty good at identifying where a format error exists in non standard JSON.
The jq UDF
There are 2 main funtions in the UDF file, _jqExec and jqExecFile.  With these 2 functions, you can pretty much do anything that jq can do.  The only difference between to two functions is whether the JSON is supplied by a string or a file.  The 2 primary functions simply call the jq executable with the supplied information, after properly formatting the parameters.  There are additional functions in the UDF to easily pretty-print your json, compact-print your json, dump the json data with its associated paths, and see if specific JSON keys exist, but they all just execute the _jqExec or _jqExecFile function with the proper filter.  There are also a couple of extra functions to display what version of the UDF and jq executable you are currently using.  There are also a couple of functions to enable and disable logging of jq information for debugging purposes.  Most of the jq UDF file functions return an @error if unsuccessful.  Some also include @extended info.  Please see the actual function headers for more information on their usage and return values.
The 2 primary functions below just format your jq request and pass it on the jq executable.  The functions will also properly escape double quotes (") that are used in the filter.  For most simple tasks, you just need to supply the JSON source and a filter.
_jqExec($sJson, $sFilter, $sOptions = Default, $sWorkingDir = Default) Or _jqExecFile($sJsonFile, $sFilter, $sOptions = Default, $sWorkingDir = Default) Using jq in your script
As stated earlier, the jq executable must reside somewhere where the script can locate and execute it.  The _jqInit() function always has to be executed before any jq processing occurs.  _jqInit() merely locates the executable or uses the supplied path.  It also clears any previous debug log.  The jq UDF folder contains a jq example script that has several examples to how to do some of the most common JSON processing tasks.  Here are a few examples to get you started:

How to pretty-print some JSON
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"fruits":[{"Apple":{"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}}, {"Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}]}' $sCmdOutput = _jqPrettyPrintJson($sJson) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "Pretty-Print JSON" & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) How to compact-print some JSON
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{ "fruits" : [{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}}, {"Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}]}' $sCmdOutput = _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "Compact-Print JSON" & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) Dump JSON data (paths and values)
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{ "fruits" : [{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}}, {"Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}]}' $sCmdOutput = _jqDump($sJson) ConsoleWrite(@CRLF & "Dump JSON paths and values" & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) How to GET JSON values
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = '.Banana.color' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Get color of banana" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) or
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple" : {"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = 'getpath(["Banana", "color"])' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Get color of banana" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF)  
Check for the existence of a key
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple":{"color":"Red","season":"Fall"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = '.Banana | has("color")' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Check for existence of color key within Banana object" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) Count of how many Items in an object
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple":{"color":"Red"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = '.Banana | length' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("How many items in the Banana object" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input: : " & _jqCompactPrintJson($sJson) & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) How to PUT/Create/Modify JSON
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sInput = "" $sFilter = 'setpath(["Apple","color"];"Red") | setpath(["Banana","color"];"Yellow") | setpath(["Banana","season"];"Summer")' $sOptions = '-n' ;required if no input supplied $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sInput, $sFilter, $sOptions) ConsoleWrite("Update/Create JSON" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) List all of the fruits (top-level keys)
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '{"Apple":{"color":"Red"}, "Banana":{"color":"Yellow","season":"Summer"}}' $sFilter = 'keys | .[]' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("List all top-level keys (fruits)" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input : " & $sJson & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & @CRLF & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF) Calculate the sum of all of the objects' price * qty
#include "jq.au3" ;Initialize jq environment _jqInit() If @error Then Exit ConsoleWrite("ERROR: Unable to initialize jq - @error = " & @error & @CRLF) $sJson = '[{"id":1,"price":20.00,"qty":10},{"id":2,"price":15.00,"qty":20.25},{"id":3,"price":10.50,"qty":30}]' $sFilter = 'map(.price * .qty) | add' $sCmdOutput = _jqExec($sJson, $sFilter) ConsoleWrite("Calculate the sum of all of the objects' price * qty" & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Input : " & $sJson & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Filter : " & $sFilter & @CRLF) ConsoleWrite("Output : " & $sCmdOutput & @CRLF)
The examples above, and the ones in the example files, merely scratch the surface of what jq can do.  It may look intimidating at first but it really isn't that bad once you start playing with it.
If you have any questions regarding the UDF, or how to perform a certain task using jq, I'll try my best to answer them.  Since jq has been around for a while now, there's also several jq-related questions and answers on StackOverflow.
If you work with JSON, I hope you find this UDF useful as I do.

Hello,
it's quite often, that someone asks how to change the texts of the MsgBox buttons or the InputBox buttons or how to change the position of ta MsgBox. Since years I use CBT hooks for that, but now I made a small UDF out of it for the ease of use. Of course you can build your own GUI or use already existing UDFs to do the same, but I like this way and you can hack (hook) the inbuild InputBox.
 
HookDlgBox.au3
#include-once #include <WinAPI.au3> Global Const $tagCBT_CREATEWND = "ptr lpcs;HWND tagCBT_CREATEWND" Global Const $tagCREATESTRUCT = "ptr lpCreateParams;handle hInstance;HWND hMenu;HWND hwndParent;int cy;int cx;int y;int x;LONG style;ptr lpszName;ptr lpszClass;DWORD dwExStyle" Global $g__hProcDlgBox = DllCallbackRegister("__DlgBox_CbtHookProc", "LRESULT", "int;WPARAM;LPARAM") Global $g__TIdDlgBox = _WinAPI_GetCurrentThreadId() Global $g__hHookDlgBox = _WinAPI_SetWindowsHookEx($WH_CBT, DllCallbackGetPtr($g__hProcDlgBox), 0, $g__TIdDlgBox) Global Const $g__MaxDlgBtns = 5 ; maximum of 5 buttons to rename text Global Const $g__MaxDlgItemId = 11 ; maximun ID of buttons to search is 11 as this is the maximun used in Messagebox Global $g__DlgBoxPosX, $g__DlgBoxPosY, $g__DlgBoxWidth, $g__DlgBoxHeight Global $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[$g__MaxDlgBtns] Global $g__DlgBtnCount = 0 _DlgBox_SetDefaults() OnAutoItExitRegister("__DlgBox_UnregisterHook") Func _DlgBox_SetButtonNames($TxtBtn1 = Default, $TxtBtn2 = Default, $TxtBtn3 = Default, $TxtBtn4 = Default, $TxtBtn5 = Default) $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[0] = $TxtBtn1 $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[1] = $TxtBtn2 $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[2] = $TxtBtn3 $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[3] = $TxtBtn4 $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[4] = $TxtBtn5 $g__DlgBtnCount = @NumParams EndFunc ;==>_DlgBox_SetButtonNames Func _DlgBox_SetPosition($x = Default, $y = Default) ;only for MsgBox, not working and not needed for InputBox $g__DlgBoxPosX = $x $g__DlgBoxPosY = $y EndFunc ;==>_DlgBox_SetPosition Func _DlgBox_SetSize($w = Default, $h = Default) $g__DlgBoxWidth = $w $g__DlgBoxHeight = $h EndFunc ;==>_DlgBox_SetSize Func _DlgBox_SetDefaults() $g__DlgBoxPosX = Default $g__DlgBoxPosY = Default $g__DlgBoxWidth = Default $g__DlgBoxHeight = Default For $i = 0 To UBound($g__aDlgBoxBtnText) - 1 $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[$i] = Default Next EndFunc ;==>_DlgBox_SetDefaults Func __DlgBox_CbtHookProc($nCode, $wParam, $lParam) Local $tcw, $tcs Local $iSearch = 0 Local $ahBtn[$g__DlgBtnCount] If $nCode < 0 Then Return _WinAPI_CallNextHookEx($g__hHookDlgBox, $nCode, $wParam, $lParam) EndIf Switch $nCode Case 3 ;5=HCBT_CREATEWND If _WinAPI_GetClassName(HWnd($wParam)) = "#32770" Then ;Dialoig window class $tcw = DllStructCreate($tagCBT_CREATEWND, $lParam) $tcs = DllStructCreate($tagCREATESTRUCT, DllStructGetData($tcw, "lpcs")) If $g__DlgBoxPosX <> Default Then DllStructSetData($tcs, "x", $g__DlgBoxPosX) If $g__DlgBoxPosY <> Default Then DllStructSetData($tcs, "y", $g__DlgBoxPosY) If $g__DlgBoxWidth <> Default Then DllStructSetData($tcs, "cx", $g__DlgBoxWidth) If $g__DlgBoxHeight <> Default Then DllStructSetData($tcs, "cy", $g__DlgBoxHeight) EndIf Case 5 ;5=HCBT_ACTIVATE For $i = 1 To $g__MaxDlgItemId If IsHWnd(_WinAPI_GetDlgItem($wParam, $i)) Then If $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[$iSearch] <> Default Then _WinAPI_SetDlgItemText($wParam, $i, $g__aDlgBoxBtnText[$iSearch]) $iSearch += 1 If $iSearch >= UBound($ahBtn) Then ExitLoop EndIf Next EndSwitch Return _WinAPI_CallNextHookEx($g__hHookDlgBox, $nCode, $wParam, $lParam) EndFunc ;==>__DlgBox_CbtHookProc Func __DlgBox_UnregisterHook() _WinAPI_UnhookWindowsHookEx($g__hHookDlgBox) DllCallbackFree($g__hProcDlgBox) EndFunc ;==>__DlgBox_UnregisterHook Func _WinAPI_SetDlgItemText($hDlg, $nIDDlgItem, $lpString) Local $aRet = DllCall('user32.dll', "int", "SetDlgItemText", _ "hwnd", $hDlg, _ "int", $nIDDlgItem, _ "str", $lpString) Return $aRet[0] EndFunc ;==>_WinAPI_SetDlgItemText  
Simple example to see how to use it
#include "HookDlgBox.au3" _DlgBox_SetButtonNames("1", "two", "3") MsgBox(4, "Test 1", "Custom button texts") _DlgBox_SetPosition(20, 20) MsgBox(66, "Test 2", "Custom position and button texts") _DlgBox_SetButtonNames("Submit", "Don't submit", "Don't know") InputBox("Test 3", "Where were you born?", "Planet Earth") _DlgBox_SetSize(800, 800) InputBox("Test 4", "Where were you born?", "Planet Earth") _DlgBox_SetSize(Default, 800) MsgBox(66, "Test 5", "Strange but working") _DlgBox_SetButtonNames(Default, "Wait", "What?") _DlgBox_SetSize(Default, Default) _DlgBox_SetPosition(500, 500) MsgBox(66, "Test 6", "So far so good!") _DlgBox_SetDefaults() MsgBox(6, "Test 7", "Default position and button texts") Hope you like it.
 
Best regards
funkey
HookDlgBox Example.au3
 
HookDlgBox.au3

Hi all,
The more projects I work on, the harder it is to find old scripts I created with certain techniques in them. I'd like to leave this here for others to get an idea from and it will be available now by keyword searching in this forum.
This project needed an evenly distributed button grid setup on a touch screen with half decent sized buttons and spacing so the user would be less likely to press the key beside it. Here is one quick example to give anyone an idea of a way to handle it.
#include <GUIConstants.au3> GUICreate("Button Grid", 1080, 100) ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) ; will display an empty dialog box ;--Create and Position Controls Dim $btnActivated[1][2] ;Col 1 is button id, Col 2 is True/False used in 1 example as depressed Dim $btnArray[100][2] ;Col 1 is button id, Col 2 is True/False used in 1 example as depressed $num = 0 $btnActivated[0][0] = GUICtrlCreateButton("Activated", 0, 0, 100, 100) ;x,y,w,h $btnActivated[0][1] = True GUICtrlSetBkColor(-1,0x00ff00) GUICtrlSetColor(-1,0x005500) GUICtrlSetFont(-1,14) For $Y = 0 To 1 For $X = 0 To 7 ConsoleWrite( ($X * 100) + ($X*20) + 120 & @CRLF) If $Y=0 Then $btnArray[$num][0] = GUICtrlCreateButton($num + 1, ($X * 100) + ($X*20) + 120, 0, 100, 40) ;x,y,w,h Else $btnArray[$num][0] = GUICtrlCreateButton($num + 1, ($X * 100) + ($X*20) + 120, ($Y * 40) + $Y*20, 100, 40) ;x,y,w,h EndIf GUICtrlSetBkColor($btnArray[$num][0], 0xFFFFFF) $num += 1 Next Next ;--Set Button Names GUICtrlSetData($btnArray[0][0],"Autoit") GUICtrlSetData($btnArray[1][0],"Is") GUICtrlSetData($btnArray[2][0],"Cool") ; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed While 1 $msg = GUIGetMsg() Switch $msg Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop Case $btnActivated[0][0] $btnActivated[0][1] = NOT $btnActivated[0][1] If $btnActivated[0][1] Then GUICtrlSetBkColor($btnActivated[0][0],0x00ff00) GUICtrlSetColor($btnActivated[0][0],0x005500) GUICtrlSetData($btnActivated[0][0],"Activated") GUICtrlSetFont($btnActivated[0][0],14) Else GUICtrlSetBkColor($btnActivated[0][0],0xFF9999) GUICtrlSetColor($btnActivated[0][0],0x550000) GUICtrlSetData($btnActivated[0][0],"DeActivated") GUICtrlSetFont($btnActivated[0][0],13) EndIf Case $btnArray[0][0] If $btnActivated[0][1] Then MsgBox(0,"Notice","Btn1",1) EndIf Case $btnArray[1][0] If $btnActivated[0][1] Then MsgBox(0,"Notice","Btn2",1) EndIf Case $btnArray[2][0] If $btnActivated[0][1] Then MsgBox(0,"Notice","Btn3",1) EndIf EndSwitch WEnd I couldn't find one of my old projects that broke the button array into more columns that included the actual button name in the field. Feel free to share your own or share a more flexible version of this simple example.