pause script function help!

[newman001]

ok.. ive only quite recently learned about AutoIT.. so im still quite new... im trying to write a script that will repetedly click the left mouse button, as well as every half hour, press the "1" number key. i have the program working fine except for the pause function.. it keeps giving me error saying that:

line 0 (file "c:\test.exe"):

hotkeyset("{end}","")

Error: Unknown Function name.

i cant figure out why it says that though.. can anyone help me through it.. heres my code below:

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Global $Paused
hotkeyset("{end}", "_run")
hotkeyset("{home}", "_stop")
HotKeySet("{del}", "_pause")

while 1
sleep(1)
wend

func _mouseclick()
while 1
MouseClick("left")
sleep(10)
wend
EndFunc

Func _keypress()
while 1
send("1")
sleep(30000)
WEnd
EndFunc

Func _run()
    _mouseclick()
    _keypress()
EndFunc

Func _pause()
    $Paused = NOT $Paused
    While $Paused
        hotkeyset("{end}", "")
        hotkeyset("{home}", "")
        sleep(100)
        ToolTip('Script is "Paused"',0,0)
    WEnd
    hotkeyset("{end}", "_run")
    hotkeyset("{home}", "_stop")
    ToolTip("")
    EndFunc
Func _stop()
    Exit
;need pause
EndFunc

any help will be appreciated

[newman001]

then instead.. what should i do.. define it a variable, and while its =to 1, make it run set it to 0 would pause it...? sorry.. im still new at this, so please bare w/ me.

[SmOke_N]

You set a blank as a function name in the hotkey parameter

hotkeyset("{end}", "")

Try removing the , '' like this:

hotkeyset("{end}")

Also I wouldn't put that in the loop like that because you only need to tell it once:

Func _pause()
    $Paused = Not $Paused
    If $Paused Then
        HotKeySet("{end}")
        HotKeySet("{home}")
        While $Paused
            Sleep(10)
            ToolTip('Script is "Paused"',0,0)
        WEnd
    EndIf
    HotKeySet("{end}", "_run")
    HotKeySet("{home}", "_stop")
    ToolTip("")
EndFunc

[gamerman2360]

HotKeySet("Key") disables a function

You are specifying a null function with this: HotKeySet("Key", "")

Larry just means dont unset it ten times a second in the pause

Edited June 6, 2006 by gamerman2360

[gamerman2360]

You also might not want to show the tooltip that many times either.

And since the loop in _mouseclick() never ends you never get to the _keypress()

[SmOke_N]

You also might not want to show the tooltip that many times either.

And since the loop in _mouseclick() never ends you never get to the _keypress()

Ha, I never looked at anything but the function in question, nice catch

[gamerman2360]

You might want to look at Opt() to set the speed at which you type(wouldnt recommend making it as fast as you can), try

AdlibEnable("_keypress", 30000)

Another thing, a sleep time of 1ms is 1/1000 of a second. So to get 30 mins you need to take 1000ms times 60 seconds times 30 minutes.

1000*60*30... 1800000

You may find another problem with the _mouseclick() loop and the way the function is called.

Edited June 6, 2006 by gamerman2360

[newman001]

ahh thanks so much for ur help! the script works perfectly now