Stoping Macro

[bigntasty]

I sm sorry for the dumb question and I can't figure out how to stop the macro once it starts. I have a simple but long macro.

[Xenobiologist]

I sm sorry for the dumb question and I can't figure out how to stop the macro once it starts. I have a simple but long macro.

Hi,

post it might help us, to help you.

So long,

Mega

[SpookMeister]

We would really need to see it to give you a good answer, but as a pointer (if you want to work it out for yourself) if you have a continuous loop involved in your script, then you need to plan a way to get out of the loop. Take a look at HotKeySet() in the help file, it may give you an idea or two.

[SmOke_N]

I agree about the script, but doesn't seem like he cares enough to post it, so just in case someone else see's this when they are searching for answers, this might do the trick

Global $StopIt, $Pause
HotKeySet('{End}', 'StopMacroCompletely')
HotKeySet('{PgUp}', 'StartMacro')
HotKeySet('{Pause}', 'PauseMacroFromPoint')

While 1
    Sleep(100000)
WEnd

Func StartMacro()
    Local $count = 0
    $StopIt = Not $StopIt
    While $StopIt
        $count += 1;The tooltip and the $count += 1 are just here for visualization, replace with actual macro
        ToolTip($count, 0, 0)
        Sleep(10)
    WEnd
    ToolTip('')
EndFunc

Func StopMacroCompletely()
    $StopIt = Not $StopIt
EndFunc

Func PauseMacroFromPoint()
    $Pause = NOT $Pause
    While $Pause
        sleep(10)
    WEnd
EndFunc

Edit:

Or you could just use the same hotkey

Global $StopIt, $Pause
HotKeySet('{PgUp}', 'Start_And_Stop_Macro')
HotKeySet('{Pause}', 'PauseMacroFromPoint')

While 1
    Sleep(100000)
WEnd

Func Start_And_Stop_Macro()
    Local $count = 0
    $StopIt = Not $StopIt
    While $StopIt
        $count += 1;The tooltip and the $count += 1 are just here for visualization, replace with actual macro
        ToolTip($count, 0, 0)
        Sleep(10)
    WEnd
    ToolTip('')
EndFunc

Func PauseMacroFromPoint()
    $Pause = NOT $Pause
    While $Pause
        sleep(10)
    WEnd
EndFunc

Edited April 25, 2006 by SmOke_N