Should I be using Eval?

[litlmike]

Can anyone tell me why this line doesn't compile correctly?

$sound_2_play = $install_destin & $file & $random

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#include <Misc.au3>


$file1 = "cat.wav"
$file2 = "meow.wav"
$file3 = "Cat01.wav"
$file4 = "cat-meow.wav"
$file5 = "9_43B.wav"
$file6 = "9_43D.wav"
$install_source = "C:\Documents and Settings\[Name]\My Documents\Personal\AutoIt\Prank\"
$install_destin = "C:\Temp\"

;AutoItSetOption ( "TrayIconHide", 1 )
Install_Meow ()

While 1
    Sleep ( 150 )
    If _IsPressed("23") Then
        $wait = Random ( 1000 , 2000)
        Sleep ($wait)
        
        $random = Random ( 1 , 6 )
        $sound_2_play = $install_destin & $file & $random;$install_destin &
; RIGHT ABOVE HERE
        
        SoundPlay ( $sound_2_play ,1)
        MsgBox(0,"_IsPressed", "End Key Pressed", 1)
        
    EndIf
WEnd


Func Install_Meow ()
FileInstall ($install_source & $file1, $install_destin)
FileInstall ($install_source & $file2, $install_destin)
FileInstall ($install_source & $file3, $install_destin)
FileInstall ($install_source & $file4, $install_destin)
FileInstall ($install_source & $file5, $install_destin)
FileInstall ($install_source & $file6, $install_destin)
EndFunc

[SmOke_N]

The source file must be a string and not a variable so that the compiler can extract the filename to include.

[litlmike]

The interesting part about that, is that the files install perfectly. I am looking at them right now.

It seems that this line is the issue, and I get this error. I could be wrong though

$sound_2_play = $install_destin & $file & $random

C:\Documents and Settings\[name]\My Documents\Personal\AutoIt\Prank.au3(23,43) : WARNING: $file: possibly used before declaration.

$sound_2_play = $install_destin & $file &

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^

C:\Documents and Settings\[name]\My Documents\Personal\AutoIt\Prank.au3(23,43) : ERROR: $file: undeclared global variable.

$sound_2_play = $install_destin & $file &

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^

C:\Documents and Settings\[name]\My Documents\Personal\AutoIt\Prank.au3 - 1 error(s), 1 warning(s)

[DaleHohm]

Execute, quotes:

$sound_2_play = Execute($install_destin & "$file" & $random)

Dale

Edited May 25, 2006 by DaleHohm

[litlmike]

Execute, quotes:

$sound_2_play = Execute($install_destin & "$file" & $random)

Dale

Sadly, when I use that line, it sets my @Error to 1. I know there has to be a way to accomplish this. Thanks again, for everyone's help.

[DaleHohm]

Sadly, when I use that line, it sets my @Error to 1. I know there has to be a way to accomplish this. Thanks again, for everyone's help.

I nested improperly and Doh! I assumed you were using Random properly...

$random = Random ( 1 , 6 , 1)

$sound_2_play = $install_destin & Execute("$file" & $random)

Dale

[SmOke_N]

FileInstall will work properly with variables x% of the time, but if this is going to be used on other computers as a native .exe you will be upset to have to re-write them all. Take this help file warning as a fact and not a suggestion.

Edited May 26, 2006 by SmOke_N

[litlmike]

I nested improperly and Doh! I assumed you were using Random properly...

$random = Random ( 1 , 6 , 1)

$sound_2_play = $install_destin & Execute("$file" & $random)

Dale

Well heck! I thought I was using random properly too!

THanks! It works!

[litlmike]

FileInstall will work properly with variables x% of the time, but if this is going to be used on other computers as a native .exe you will be upset to have to re-write them all. Take this help file warning as a fact and not a suggestion.

Sir, yes Sir!

Thanks for the help!