Script data from text file

[montyali]

Hi everyone, need some help...trying to move certain windows to a poistion/size.

Not sure if this is possible, but can part of script be copied from a text file while already running?

HotKeySet("+^k", "_SetWinPosition")
While 1
    Sleep(1)
WEnd

Func _SetWinPosition()
    ???
EndFunc

And lets say I am reading ??? from a text file called TEST.txt, and content of file is as follows...

WinActivate("New tab - Internet Explorer")
WinMove("New tab - Internet Explorer", "", 676, 22, 1023, 853)

WinActivate("Test - Notepad")
WinMove("Test - Notepad", "", 645, 316, 688, 707)

Edited October 18, 2021 by montyali
correction

[Danp2]

Have a look at Execute in the help file

[montyali]

HotKeySet("+^l", "_SetWinPosition")
While 1
    Sleep(1)
WEnd

Func _SetWinPosition()
    $setposdata = FileRead(@ScriptDir & "\TEST.txt")
    Execute($setposdata)
EndFunc

WinActivate("New tab - Internet Explorer")
WinMove("New tab - Internet Explorer", "", 676, 22, 1023, 853)

WinActivate("Test - Notepad")
WinMove("Test - Notepad", "", 645, 316, 688, 707)

and where TEST.txt contained above text...sorry this did not work for me

...also, it's reading the file properly though, but not executing.

Edited October 18, 2021 by montyali

[Danp2]

"Did not work" isn't helpful. Did you happen to check @error after calling Execute? Chances are that you need to read the file to an array and the execute each command separately.

[Jos]

Execute() needs a single valid statement... not a multiline script so I am sure you are getting @error = 1.

This will work:

$myexecute = 'WinActivate("Test - Notepad") + WinMove("Test - Notepad", "", 645, 316, 688, 707)'
 

$myexecute = 'WinActivate("Test - Notepad") + WinMove("Test - Notepad", "", 645, 316, 688, 707)'
ConsoleWrite('@@ Debug(' & @ScriptLineNumber & ') : Execute($myexecute) = ' & Execute($myexecute) & @CRLF & '>Error code: ' & @error & @CRLF) ;### Debug Console

Jos 

Edited October 18, 2021 by Jos

[JockoDundee]

2 hours ago, Jos said:

This will work:

$myexecute = 'WinActivate("Test - Notepad") + WinMove("Test - Notepad", "", 645, 316, 688, 707)'

What about using & instead of +

$myexecute = 'WinActivate("Test - Notepad") &" "& WinMove("Test - Notepad", "", 645, 316, 688, 707)'

so as to capture the individual return codes?

[Zedna]

In this case would be better to run such external script by Run():

AutoIt3.exe /AutoIt3ExecuteScript filename

EDIT: as AutoIt3.exe you can use your compiled script EXE

Edited October 18, 2021 by Zedna