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[MoriceGrene]

Hi, does anyone have a simple example of an asynchronous server that uses name pipes and a client, I've never used them and I don't know where to start from the manual, I can't come up with much except the definitions of what the functions do but I don't know where to start thanks to anyone who would like to help me

Edited Friday at 11:04 PM by MoriceGrene

[argumentum]

did you look at /topic/204734-overlapped-named-pipe-ipc ?

 

[MoriceGrene]

But isn’t there a simpler example?
Whenever I try to simplify the code, it stops working and gives me formatting errors.
Moreover, it opens a GUI window that I don’t understand where it’s coming from.

 

All I really need is:

• A server listening in the background
• A client that, when needed, sends a string
• The server receives it

 

I don’t want to use network protocols, and I’d like as little code as possible.
Ideally, there would be something already pre-built—just call it, send the string, and have it received on the other side.

 

It doesn’t even have to be AutoIt—any solution that can be easily integrated from AutoIt (e.g., via a DLL or a simple executable) would be perfect.

 

Does anything like this even exist?

 

my simplicode 

#include <Array.au3>
#include "NPIPC Server UDF.au3"

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

$NPIPC_VERBOSE = True ; this is default (set to false to hide console)

_Example()

Func _Example()
  Local $aPipe = _NPIPC_SetUpPipeDuplex ("\\.\pipe\PipeInOut") ; set pipe up
  Local $tEvents, $aEvent = _NPIPC_InitPipe($aPipe, $tEvents)  ; init pipe
  _NPIPC_ConnectClient($aEvent) ; start and wait for client to connect

  Local $iEvent, $sRequest, $sResponse
  $iEvent = _NPIPC_WaitForEvent($aEvent, $tEvents)

       ; $sRequest = $aEvent[$iEvent][$etBuffer].text

        ConsoleWrite($sRequest)
  _NPIPC_DisconnectClient($aEvent)
EndFunc

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#include <Array.au3>
#include "NPIPC Server UDF.au3"

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

$NPIPC_VERBOSE = True ; this is default (set to false to hide console)


_Example()

Func _Example()
  Local $aPipe = _NPIPC_SetUpPipeDuplex ("\\.\pipe\PipeInOut") ; set pipe up
  Local $tEvents, $aEvent = _NPIPC_InitPipe($aPipe, $tEvents)  ; init pipe
  _NPIPC_ConnectClient($aEvent) ; start and wait for client to connect

  Local $iEvent, $sRequest, $sResponse
  $iEvent = _NPIPC_WaitForEvent($aEvent, $tEvents)

       ; $sRequest = $aEvent[$iEvent][$etBuffer].text

        ConsoleWrite($sRequest)
  _NPIPC_DisconnectClient($aEvent)
EndFunc
      server 
      #include <Array.au3>
#include "NPIPC Server UDF.au3"

Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)

$NPIPC_VERBOSE = True ; this is default (set to false to hide console)

_Example()

Func _Example()
  Local $aPipe = _NPIPC_SetUpPipeDuplex ("\\.\pipe\PipeInOut") ; set pipe up
  Local $tEvents, $aEvent = _NPIPC_InitPipe($aPipe, $tEvents)  ; init pipe
  _NPIPC_ConnectClient($aEvent) ; start and wait for client to connect

  Local $iEvent, $sRequest, $sResponse
  While True
    Switch GUIGetMsg()          ; only required if $NPIPC_VERBOSE = True
      Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE     ; otherwise replace this by a Sleep (10)
        ExitLoop                ; and setup a HotKeySet to exit loop
    EndSwitch

    $iEvent = _NPIPC_WaitForEvent($aEvent, $tEvents)
    If $iEvent < 0 Then ContinueLoop

    Switch $aEvent[$iEvent][$eState]
      Case 0
        _NPIPC_CheckConnect($aEvent[$iEvent][$eState], $aEvent[$iEvent][$ehPipe], $aEvent[$iEvent][$etOverlap])
      Case 1
        _NPIPC_ReadRequest($aEvent[$iEvent][$eState], $aEvent[$iEvent][$ehPipe], $aEvent[$iEvent][$etOverlap], _
            $aEvent[$iEvent][$etBuffer], $aEvent[$iEvent][$epBuffer])
      Case 2
        _NPIPC_CheckPending($aEvent[$iEvent][$eState], $aEvent[$iEvent][$ehPipe], $aEvent[$iEvent][$etOverlap])
      Case 3 ; prepare response to client here
        $sRequest = $aEvent[$iEvent][$etBuffer].text
        _NPIPC_LogMsg("MsgLoop ...........: Request = " & $sRequest)
        $aEvent[$iEvent][$eState] = 4
        If $sRequest = "short" Then
          $sResponse = "Short Response"
        Else
          $sResponse = ""
          For $i = 1 To 200
            $sResponse &= "123456789012345abc " & $i & @CRLF
          Next
        EndIf
        If Not _WinAPI_SetEvent($aEvent[$iEvent][$etOverlap].hEvent) Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Msg Loop", "SetEvent failed 1")
      Case 4
        _NPIPC_WriteOutput($sResponse, $aEvent[$iEvent][$eState], $aEvent[$iEvent][$ehPipe], $aEvent[$iEvent][$etOverlap])
      Case 5
        $aEvent[$iEvent][$eState] = 1
        If Not _WinAPI_SetEvent($aEvent[$iEvent][$etOverlap].hEvent) Then Exit MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Msg Loop", "SetEvent failed 2")
      Case 99
        ExitLoop
    EndSwitch
  WEnd
  _NPIPC_DisconnectClient($aEvent)
EndFunc

 

[Nine]

@MoriceGrene The examples provided in the UDF can easily be converted to receiver only and sender only.

I can give you a small example, but before I invest some time on it, could you please answer this question.  Why do you need named pipe ?

[MoriceGrene]

I would like to communicate two autoit applications that I have now to automate a copy process and now basically I go to the first app I right click on a button and it copies me the name of the button which is variable then I go to the second app and there I paste the name into an input box instead of doing this which is slow and tedious every time I would like to right click and send the text directly into the input box of the second app, I don't know if I have explained myself well

[SOLVE-SMART]

Hi @MoriceGrene,

what you describe can be handled by a simply file or INI file. Instead of copy/send your single string of the button, you simply write the string in a file and your other program watches the file for changes. If modified, read the string out of the file and your done.

Of course, this is not very elegant or cannot be scaled very well, but for your described use case totally enough out of my perspective.

Then a input box is also not necessary anymore. Read the string from file - no input box.

------

Another way could be the usage of the clipboard. Copy the button name string into the clipboard. Maybe with a identifier prefix for a better distinction between what is actually the button name versus other content in the clipboard.

Then watch the clipboard content ... basically the some way like described above.

------

More mature ways would be Pipes, yes. Or other Client-Server variants.

Best regards 

Sven

[Nine]

55 minutes ago, MoriceGrene said:

I don't know if I have explained myself well

Yes thank you.  An IPC of any forms (like named pipes) are way an overkill.  You could simply ControlSetText (or if more appropriate ControlSend) the button name to the second application into the input box.  You don't even need to modify the second application to receive the text.  It will be done easily even if the second app is not active.

 

[argumentum]

/topic/212541-wmcdipc-x32x64-useradmin-self-triggering-slow-wm_copydata-ipc/ is simple.
If you need a simpler example, tell me if is "GUIOnEventMode" 0 ( in a loop ) or 1 ( OnEvent functions notifications )

[argumentum]

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#include <WMCDIPC.au3> ; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/212541-wmcdipc-x32x64-useradmin-self-triggering-slow-wm_copydata-ipc/
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

If Not StringInStr($CmdLineRaw, "/anotherOne") Then
    ShellExecute(@AutoItExe, '"' & @ScriptFullPath & '" /anotherOne') ; oppened another ( just for you =D )
EndIf

Exit Example() ; in the loop
Func Example()
    #Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
    Local $iFormWidth = 400
    Local $iFormHeight = 400
    Local $Form1 = GUICreate("WMCDIPC example on PID:" & @AutoItPID, $iFormWidth, $iFormHeight)

    Local $aWinList = WinList("WMCDIPC example on PID:") ; so that you can see both GUIs loaded
    WinMove($Form1, "", (@DesktopWidth / 3) + UBound($aWinList) * 100, (@DesktopHeight / 3) + UBound($aWinList) * 40)

    Local $ButtonSend = GUICtrlCreateButton("Send", 10, 10, 75, 25)
    Local $Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("My message to another", 100, 10, $iFormWidth - 110, -1, BitOR($WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE))
    GUICtrlCreateGroup("Received", 10, 50, $iFormWidth - 20, $iFormHeight - 60, -1, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE)
    Local $Edit1 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 20, 65, $iFormWidth - 40, $iFormHeight - 85, -1, BitOR($WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE))
    GUICtrlSetData($Edit1, @CRLF & @TAB & "Received will show here")
    GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
    #EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

    WMCDIPC_Register() ; register the message handler

    While 1
        WMCDIPC_Receive_Example($Edit1)
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                GUIDelete($Form1)
                Return
            Case $ButtonSend
                WMCDIPC_Send_Example($Form1, GUICtrlRead($Input1))
                GUICtrlSetData($Edit1, @CRLF & @TAB & "Sent to " & @extended & " others")
        EndSwitch
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func WMCDIPC_Send_Example($hGUI, $sStr)
    Local $iCount = 0, $aWinList = WinList("WMCDIPC example on PID:")
    For $n = 1 To UBound($aWinList) - 1
        If StringInStr($aWinList[$n][0], "PID:" & @AutoItPID) Then ContinueLoop ; don't send to itself
        ConsoleWrite($aWinList[$n][1] & @TAB & $aWinList[$n][0] & @CRLF)
        WMCDIPC_Send($hGUI, $aWinList[$n][1], 1, $sStr) ; send to others that may be loaded
        $iCount += 1
    Next
    Return SetError(0, $iCount, $iCount)
EndFunc   ;==>WMCDIPC_Send_Example

Func WMCDIPC_Receive_Example($iCtrl)
    Local Static $iLastCount = 0
    Local $aDataArray = WMCDIPC_MsgData()
    Local Enum $eWMCDIPC_Adlib, $eWMCDIPC_receiver, $eWMCDIPC_iMsg, $eWMCDIPC_sender, $eWMCDIPC_int, $eWMCDIPC_string, _
            $eWMCDIPC_TimerDiff, $eWMCDIPC_TimerInit, $eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter, $eWMCDIPC_CaughtCounter, $eWMCDIPC_UBound
            
    If $iLastCount = $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter] Then Return ; because there is nothing new
    $iLastCount = $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter]

    Local $sStr = (@AutoItX64 ? "64bit" : "32bit") & " / " & (IsAdmin() ? "Admin" : "User") & ' level  -  ( UDF ver.: ' & WMCDIPC_Version() & ' )' & @CRLF & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-   receiver >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_receiver] & '<' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-       iMsg >0x" & Hex($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_iMsg], 4) & '<' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-     sender >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_sender] & '<' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-       data >0x" & Hex($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_int], 4) & '< ' & ($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_int] = 0xFADE ? "the other script failed to act on this" : (Mod($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_int], 5) ? "" : " will return ""sup !""")) & @CRLF & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-     string >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_string] & '<' & @CRLF & @CRLF ; all you would care about I guess
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_TimerDiff] & '< time spent receiving' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & TimerDiff($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_TimerInit]) & '< time it took to get here' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter] & '< Incoming messages count' & @CRLF  ; These two should
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_CaughtCounter] & '< Messages caught count' & @CRLF ; be the same count.
    $sStr &= @CRLF

    GUICtrlSetData($iCtrl, $sStr)

    WMCDIPC_MsgData(1) ; at the end to allow a next message
EndFunc   ;==>WMCDIPC_Receive_Example

There is a simpler example for in the loop IPC.

Edited Saturday at 06:37 PM by argumentum

[MoriceGrene]

16 hours ago, argumentum said:

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#include <WMCDIPC.au3> ; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/212541-wmcdipc-x32x64-useradmin-self-triggering-slow-wm_copydata-ipc/
#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

If Not StringInStr($CmdLineRaw, "/anotherOne") Then
    ShellExecute(@AutoItExe, '"' & @ScriptFullPath & '" /anotherOne') ; oppened another ( just for you =D )
EndIf

Exit Example() ; in the loop
Func Example()
    #Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
    Local $iFormWidth = 400
    Local $iFormHeight = 400
    Local $Form1 = GUICreate("WMCDIPC example on PID:" & @AutoItPID, $iFormWidth, $iFormHeight)

    Local $aWinList = WinList("WMCDIPC example on PID:") ; so that you can see both GUIs loaded
    WinMove($Form1, "", (@DesktopWidth / 3) + UBound($aWinList) * 100, (@DesktopHeight / 3) + UBound($aWinList) * 40)

    Local $ButtonSend = GUICtrlCreateButton("Send", 10, 10, 75, 25)
    Local $Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("My message to another", 100, 10, $iFormWidth - 110, -1, BitOR($WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE))
    GUICtrlCreateGroup("Received", 10, 50, $iFormWidth - 20, $iFormHeight - 60, -1, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE)
    Local $Edit1 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 20, 65, $iFormWidth - 40, $iFormHeight - 85, -1, BitOR($WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE, $WS_EX_STATICEDGE))
    GUICtrlSetData($Edit1, @CRLF & @TAB & "Received will show here")
    GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
    #EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

    WMCDIPC_Register() ; register the message handler

    While 1
        WMCDIPC_Receive_Example($Edit1)
        Switch GUIGetMsg()
            Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
                GUIDelete($Form1)
                Return
            Case $ButtonSend
                WMCDIPC_Send_Example($Form1, GUICtrlRead($Input1))
                GUICtrlSetData($Edit1, @CRLF & @TAB & "Sent to " & @extended & " others")
        EndSwitch
    WEnd
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Func WMCDIPC_Send_Example($hGUI, $sStr)
    Local $iCount = 0, $aWinList = WinList("WMCDIPC example on PID:")
    For $n = 1 To UBound($aWinList) - 1
        If StringInStr($aWinList[$n][0], "PID:" & @AutoItPID) Then ContinueLoop ; don't send to itself
        ConsoleWrite($aWinList[$n][1] & @TAB & $aWinList[$n][0] & @CRLF)
        WMCDIPC_Send($hGUI, $aWinList[$n][1], 1, $sStr) ; send to others that may be loaded
        $iCount += 1
    Next
    Return SetError(0, $iCount, $iCount)
EndFunc   ;==>WMCDIPC_Send_Example

Func WMCDIPC_Receive_Example($iCtrl)
    Local Static $iLastCount = 0
    Local $aDataArray = WMCDIPC_MsgData()
    Local Enum $eWMCDIPC_Adlib, $eWMCDIPC_receiver, $eWMCDIPC_iMsg, $eWMCDIPC_sender, $eWMCDIPC_int, $eWMCDIPC_string, _
            $eWMCDIPC_TimerDiff, $eWMCDIPC_TimerInit, $eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter, $eWMCDIPC_CaughtCounter, $eWMCDIPC_UBound
            
    If $iLastCount = $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter] Then Return ; because there is nothing new
    $iLastCount = $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter]

    Local $sStr = (@AutoItX64 ? "64bit" : "32bit") & " / " & (IsAdmin() ? "Admin" : "User") & ' level  -  ( UDF ver.: ' & WMCDIPC_Version() & ' )' & @CRLF & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-   receiver >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_receiver] & '<' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-       iMsg >0x" & Hex($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_iMsg], 4) & '<' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-     sender >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_sender] & '<' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-       data >0x" & Hex($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_int], 4) & '< ' & ($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_int] = 0xFADE ? "the other script failed to act on this" : (Mod($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_int], 5) ? "" : " will return ""sup !""")) & @CRLF & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "-     string >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_string] & '<' & @CRLF & @CRLF ; all you would care about I guess
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_TimerDiff] & '< time spent receiving' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & TimerDiff($aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_TimerInit]) & '< time it took to get here' & @CRLF
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_MsgCounter] & '< Incoming messages count' & @CRLF  ; These two should
    $sStr &= "- MsgHandler >" & $aDataArray[$eWMCDIPC_CaughtCounter] & '< Messages caught count' & @CRLF ; be the same count.
    $sStr &= @CRLF

    GUICtrlSetData($iCtrl, $sStr)

    WMCDIPC_MsgData(1) ; at the end to allow a next message
EndFunc   ;==>WMCDIPC_Receive_Example

There is a simpler example for in the loop IPC.

return me error : error: can't open include file <WMCDIPC.au3>.
#include <WMCDIPC.au3>
~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(30,51) : error: WMCDIPC_Register(): undefined function.
    WMCDIPC_Register() ; register the message handler
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(50,86) : error: WMCDIPC_Send(): undefined function.
        WMCDIPC_Send($hGUI, $aWinList[$n][1], 1, $sStr) ; send to others that may be loaded
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(58,39) : error: WMCDIPC_MsgData(): undefined function.
    Local $aDataArray = WMCDIPC_MsgData()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(65,138) : error: WMCDIPC_Version(): undefined function.
    Local $sStr = (@AutoItX64 ? "64bit" : "32bit") & " / " & (IsAdmin() ? "Admin" : "User") & ' level  -  ( UDF ver.: ' & WMCDIPC_Version() &
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3 - 5 error(s), 0 warning(s)

: error: can't open include file <WMCDIPC.au3>.
#include <WMCDIPC.au3>
~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(30,51) : error: WMCDIPC_Register(): undefined function.
    WMCDIPC_Register() ; register the message handler
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(50,86) : error: WMCDIPC_Send(): undefined function.
        WMCDIPC_Send($hGUI, $aWinList[$n][1], 1, $sStr) ; send to others that may be loaded
        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(58,39) : error: WMCDIPC_MsgData(): undefined function.
    Local $aDataArray = WMCDIPC_MsgData()
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
"C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3"(65,138) : error: WMCDIPC_Version(): undefined function.
    Local $sStr = (@AutoItX64 ? "64bit" : "32bit") & " / " & (IsAdmin() ? "Admin" : "User") & ' level  -  ( UDF ver.: ' & WMCDIPC_Version() &
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^
C:\Users\pct\Desktop\NETWORK_MT5\test_IPC.au3 - 5 error(s), 0 warning(s)

where i find  this include ? 

[argumentum]

Goodness @MoriceGrene !

21 hours ago, argumentum said:

/topic/212541-wmcdipc-x32x64-useradmin-self-triggering-slow-wm_copydata-ipc/ is simple.
If you need a simpler example, tell me if is "GUIOnEventMode" 0 ( in a loop ) or 1 ( OnEvent functions notifications )

..but I figure you'd need it and did it anyway. 

4 hours ago, MoriceGrene said:

#include <WMCDIPC.au3> ; https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/212541-wmcdipc-x32x64-useradmin-self-triggering-slow-wm_copydata-ipc/

4 hours ago, MoriceGrene said:

where i find  this include ? 

It couldn't be any louder  

I claim to be the "king of copy and paste", but it does takes some reading.

@argumentum slaps @MoriceGrene around a bit with a large trout  

[Nine]

@MoriceGrene  Did you read my post ?  You could have a single line of code added to the first script that would seem to do the job ?

[MoriceGrene]

57 minutes ago, argumentum said:

Goodness @MoriceGrene !

..but I figure you'd need it and did it anyway. 

It couldn't be any louder  

I claim to be the "king of copy and paste", but it does takes some reading.

@argumentum slaps @MoriceGrene around a bit with a large trout  

aaaa sorry  for udf  usally i wait  see a zip or code  but this time is inside of hidden contents i look noe thanks

[MoriceGrene]

20 minutes ago, Nine said:

@MoriceGrene  Did you read my post ?  You could have a single line of code added to the first script that would seem to do the job ?

Thanks i look now  because  in meantime i  tried to follow  , a way suggest of @SOLVE-SMART but  for my case not  work good  because i have other adlibregister and othe function in while 1  that create some problem  therfore sometime go and somtime not go , thefore  now  testo your solution and  after , the  big solution ipc  hell 

[MoriceGrene]

29 minutes ago, Nine said:

@MoriceGrene  Did you read my post ?  You could have a single line of code added to the first script that would seem to do the job ?

is almosto good solution but  for my case  i want  when arrive a number start also a procedure  , but is  a good  way 

[Nine]

46 minutes ago, MoriceGrene said:

but  for my case  i want  when arrive a number start also a procedure

I do not see a problem there.  If you could post a SMALL snippet of both your apps, I am sure we can manage to make it work effortless.  For example the procedure that you want to start can be just a consoleWrite, we do not need your full code, just a skeleton with a few buttons and the input box.

[MoriceGrene]

7 minutes ago, Nine said:

I do not see a problem there.  If you could post a SMALL snippet of both your apps, I am sure we can manage to make it work effortless.  For example the procedure that you want to start can be just a consoleWrite, we do not need your full code, just a skeleton with a few buttons and the input box.

It's not that I don't want to share the code, but creating a snippet that runs like the code I wrote takes me a lot of time. The two applications communicate via a DLL with a third non-AutoIt application, and I wanted to avoid using the DLL I already have to keep the logic separate and not complicate debugging. The IPC solution by @argumentum could have been right for me, but it's already too complicated for someone like me who doesn't know IPC well, and I wanted to finish this project as quickly as possible because I have other things to do. So, in the end, I whined and complained, hooked up the DLL, and moved on—so I've already done it. But next time something like this happens, I promise I'll put in more effort to look into both solutions better. Thanks again, everyone.