Execute One Function While Another Is Running?

[m0nster]

Hello,

I'm new to AutoIt, or any programming language for that matter, and I have a small issue where I want to set a hotkey to emulate 100 key presses, but also be able to hit a seperate hotkey to stop it at anytime while it's doing so. I already tried, but failed.

Is this possible? Or could it possibly be an error in my coding?

[Xenobiologist]

Hello,

I'm new to AutoIt, or any programming language for that matter, and I have a small issue where I want to set a hotkey to emulate 100 key presses, but also be able to hit a seperate hotkey to stop it at anytime while it's doing so. I already tried, but failed.

Is this possible? Or could it possibly be an error in my coding?

Hi & welcome,

that should be possible. Please show what you've got so far. Then it is much easier to help at the right point.

So long,

Mega

Edited April 18, 2006 by th.meger

[Thatsgreat2345]

well yes it is possible just have it call one function to start all the key press and then another hotkey to go to a pause function... cant whip you up an example cuz i got to go to school

[m0nster]

Well, I tried that method, but it didn't work, so I made another hotkey/function to terminate (exit) the script along with the main function that repeats the key 100 times. While it was repeating, I tried the hotkey to terminate the script, but it didn't work. So, that made me think it wasn't possible. I'll give it another look over when I get back to school and post the source if I still haven't debugged it.

Thanks guys!

Edited April 18, 2006 by m0nster

[Valuater]

maybe

; Press Esc to terminate script, Pause/Break to "pause"

Global $Paused
HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "TogglePause");  to send the z's
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "Terminate")
HotKeySet("+!d", "ShowMessage");Shift-Alt-d

;;;; Body of program would go here;;;;
While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd
;;;;;;;;

Func TogglePause()
    $Paused = NOT $Paused
    While $Paused
        sleep(100)
        ToolTip('Script is "Running"',0,0)
Send("{Z}")
    WEnd
    ToolTip("")
EndFunc

Func Terminate()
    Exit 0
EndFunc

Func ShowMessage()
    MsgBox(4096,"thanks...",",,, Valuater.", 2)
EndFunc

sends z until paused or exited

8)

[Confuzzled]

Algorithm: Define both your hotkeys. Put the key press inside a loop that is processed 100 times and the loop is exited early if the other key is pressed.

Post what you have so far - you may already have a working script with just a typo, or you may have the logic wrong. We cannot tell without looking at it.

The help file is your friend.

Edited April 20, 2006 by Confuzzled