GUI button not working!

[MrChris]

What am I missing in order to make this sample GUI button work. Right now it does noting. It shoudl open up notepad.

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

GuiCreate("Sample GUI", 296, 120,-1, -1 )

$Group_1 = GuiCtrlCreateGroup("Sample GUI", 10, 10, 280, 100)

$Button_2 = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Open Notepad", 20, 30, 80, 40)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "notepad")

Func notepad()
        RunWait(@SystemDir & '\notepad.exe')
EndFunc

GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
        ;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

Thanks,

MrChris

[gamepin126]

Run("Notepad.exe")

If you can type it in the start>run then you can use Run().

Edited July 9, 2006 by gamepin126

[MrChris]

I have RunWait(@SystemDir & '\notepad.exe') in there. I changed it with your code and nothing still.

[gamepin126]

You need to make a new case for that button.

#include <GuiConstants.au3>

GuiCreate("Sample GUI", 296, 120,-1, -1 )

$Group_1 = GuiCtrlCreateGroup("Sample GUI", 10, 10, 280, 100)

$Button_2 = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Open Notepad", 20, 30, 80, 40)
GuiSetState()
While 1
    $msg = GuiGetMsg()
    Select
    Case $msg = $Button_2
            Run("Notepad.exe")
            
    Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        ExitLoop
    Case Else
        ;;;
    EndSelect
WEnd
Exit

[Uten]

Search for OnEvent mode in the help file.

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)  ; Change to OnEvent mode

[Uten]

gamepin came with the other solution "not to use events" so a more elaborate OnEvent sample would be:

#include <GuiConstants.au3>
Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)  ; Change to OnEvent mode
GuiCreate("Sample GUI", 296, 120,-1, -1 )

$Group_1 = GuiCtrlCreateGroup("Sample GUI", 10, 10, 280, 100)

$Button_2 = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Open Notepad", 20, 30, 80, 40)
GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1, "notepad")

Func notepad()
        RunWait(@SystemDir & '\notepad.exe')
EndFunc

GuiSetState()
While GuiGetMsg() <> $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
    sleep(1000) ;Relax the process, save cpu
WEnd
Exit

I have not tested this code so I could have typos

EDIT: Damn typos!

Edited July 9, 2006 by Uten

[MrChris]

@ Uten

Ahh yes that was it. Thanks a ton.

MrChris