Array as control handle, pulling it back out ?

[sulfurious]

I must not have the seach terminlogy correct. I found everyting but what I am looking for.

So, if you have an array and you step through it to create a control, like this

For $x = 1 to 10
   $array[$x] = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Button" & $x, 8,10); realize need counter for next top value
Next

Now I have the controls made with a handle that is an array entry. How do you read that back out and both delete the control and change the correlating value in the array? I guess, how does the controlID returned let me find the array position to do something with the array?

Next, if I have created these controls, and let's say when each is made I also pass

GuiCtrlSetOnEvent(-1,"_func")

How can I pass a reference to a GuiCtrlRead() in the _func, if the SetOnEvent cannot pass a parameter?

later,

Sul

Edit: I was playing with this

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <array.au3>

dim $arr[10]
Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 250, 250, 193, 115)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE,"_Exit")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

For $x = 1 to 9
    $arr[$x] = $x
Next
$top = 10
For $i = 1 to 9
    $arr[$i] = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button" & $i,8,$top)
    GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1,Eval("_show(" & $i & ")"))
    $top+=25
Next

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd
Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc
Func _show($ctrl)
    $a = GUICtrlRead()
    
    MsgBox(0,"",$a)
EndFunc

Edited October 12, 2006 by sulfurious

[JSThePatriot]

First off I would like you to have a look at the template that I always use for my GUIOnEventMode Scripts.

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;Program Name:  Template - OnEventMode
;Description:   Template for OnEventMode GUI scripts
;Filename:      Template - OnEventMode.au3
;Used With:     
;Created by:    Jarvis J Stubblefield (support "at" vortexrevolutions "dot" com)
;Created on:    06/20/2006
;Modified on:   
;Modified by:   
;Version:       0.0.2
;Copyright:     Copyright (C) 2006 Vortex Revolutions. All Rights Reserved.
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;---*** Declare Variables ***---
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Global $wHeight, $wWidth, $wMain            ;Window variables
Global $wTitle                              ;Window variables II

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;---*** Preprocessor ***---
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#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1) ;Set GUI to ONEvent Mode.

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#cs UNCOMMENT FOR COMMANDLINE!
If $CmdLine[0] > 0 Then
    If StringRight($CmdLine[1], 4) = ".ext" Then
        _SomeFunc($CmdLine[1])
    Else
        _ErrorMsg("Incorret file extension. Please try again.")
        _TerminateApp()
    EndIf
EndIf
#ce

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$wHeight = 300
$wWidth  = 300
$wTitle  = "Template - OnEventMode"

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;---*** GUI Creation ***---
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;Main GUI Creation
$wMain  = GUICreate($wTitle, $wWidth, $wHeight)
;Main Options
$btnMOptions    = GUICtrlCreateButton("Options", 5, ($wHeight - 25), 94, 20)
;Main Help
$btnMHelp       = GUICtrlCreateButton("Help", 103, ($wHeight - 25), 94, 20)
;Main Exit
$btnMExit       = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit", 201, ($wHeight - 25), 94, 20)

;Disable Options and Help until added
GUICtrlSetState($btnMOptions, $GUI_DISABLE)
GUICtrlSetState($btnMHelp, $GUI_DISABLE)

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;---*** GUI Set Events ***---
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;GUI Events Handled by _GUIEventHandler()
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($btnMOptions, "_GUIEventHandler")
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($btnMExit, "_GUIEventHandler")
GUICtrlSetOnEvent($btnMHelp, "_GUIEventHandler")

;System Events Handled by _SysEventHandler()
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_RESTORE, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_MAXIMIZE, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYUP, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_SECONDARYDOWN, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_SECONDARYUP, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_MOUSEMOVE, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_RESIZED, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_DROPPED, "_SysEventHandler", $m_HWnd)

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $m_HWnd)

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While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

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Func _GUIEventHandler()
    Switch @GUI_CtrlId
        Case $btnMExit
            _TerminateApp()
        Case $btnMOptions
        Case $btnMHelp
    EndSwitch
EndFunc

Func _SysEventHandler()
    Switch @GUI_CtrlId
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            If @GUI_WinHandle <> $hGUI Then
                _TerminateGUI(@GUI_WinHandle)
            Else
                _TerminateApp()
            EndIf
        Case $GUI_EVENT_MINIMIZE
        Case $GUI_EVENT_RESTORE
        Case $GUI_EVENT_MAXIMIZE
        Case $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN
        Case $GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYUP
        Case $GUI_EVENT_SECONDARYDOWN
        Case $GUI_EVENT_SECONDARYUP
        Case $GUI_EVENT_MOUSEMOVE
        Case $GUI_EVENT_RESIZED
        Case $GUI_EVENT_DROPPED
    EndSwitch
EndFunc

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#region --- Internal Functions
    ;Displays an error message to the user, and optionally times out.
    Func _ErrorMsg($message, $time = 0)
        MsgBox(48 + 262144, "Error!", $message, $time)
    EndFunc

    ;Function to be used to terminate the application. (Clean up Application)
    Func _TerminateApp()
        Exit
    EndFunc
    
    ;This function is to be used with programs that have multiple GUI's and
    ;will optionally terminate application if called incorrectly on the main
    ;GUI.
    Func _TerminateGUI($gui_hWnd, $gui_title = "")
        If $gui_title = "" Then $gui_title = $wTitle
        If $gui_hWnd = $hSome3rdLayerGUI Then
            ;Do 3rd Layer GUI stuff (for example look at RAS-NEW.au3)
            GUIDelete($gui_hWnd)
        Else
            GUIDelete($gui_hWnd)
            If $gui_hWnd = $wMain Then
                _TerminateApp()
            Else
                WinActivate($gui_title)
            EndIf
        EndIf
    EndFunc
#endregion Internal Functions

Start from there. That is a good base point.

Now when you create controls with an array you will need to remember which one is where in the array or you will have to use _ArraySearc() (I think that is a function in the Array.au3 standard include file).

If indeed you are using $x to put a number on your button, then you could always GUICtrlRead(), parse the text to only return the number, and use that output to access the correct number in your array.

I dont know if _ArraySearch() or the second mentioned method would be faster. That will be up to you to code, and find out.

JS

[sulfurious]

Cool. I did not realize that the last control clicked could be referenced with the @GUI_ functions.

It appears you are using

Switch @GUI_CtrlId
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            If @GUI_WinHandle <> $hGUI Then
                _TerminateGUI(@GUI_WinHandle)
            Else
                _TerminateApp()
            EndIf

To switch to the control, then query it for what to do IF. In this code, what is the value of $hGUI?

I can see that I need to develop such a template. It will certainly pay dividends to have centralized patterns for handling all the events.

When I use an array[x] to create a control, does the value in array[x] hold the controlID? So that I can read a control, get it's ID, then step through array until I find it?

Thanks for the pointer. I will have to digest it further, but it gives some great examples of how to structure a multi GUI script that will be much easier to manage. Wish I would have seen that about a year ago, lol.

later,

Sul

[cjconstantine]

I must not have the seach terminlogy correct. I found everyting but what I am looking for.

So, if you have an array and you step through it to create a control, like this

For $x = 1 to 10
   $array[$x] = GuiCtrlCreateButton("Button" & $x, 8,10); realize need counter for next top value
Next

Now I have the controls made with a handle that is an array entry. How do you read that back out and both delete the control and change the correlating value in the array? I guess, how does the controlID returned let me find the array position to do something with the array?

Next, if I have created these controls, and let's say when each is made I also pass

GuiCtrlSetOnEvent(-1,"_func")

How can I pass a reference to a GuiCtrlRead() in the _func, if the SetOnEvent cannot pass a parameter?

later,

Sul

Edit: I was playing with this

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <array.au3>

dim $arr[10]
Opt("GUIOnEventMode", 1)
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 250, 250, 193, 115)
GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE,"_Exit")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

For $x = 1 to 9
    $arr[$x] = $x
Next
$top = 10
For $i = 1 to 9
    $arr[$i] = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button" & $i,8,$top)
    GUICtrlSetOnEvent(-1,Eval("_show(" & $i & ")"))
    $top+=25
Next

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd
Func _Exit()
    Exit
EndFunc
Func _show($ctrl)
    $a = GUICtrlRead()
    
    MsgBox(0,"",$a)
EndFunc

How about this:

Func _show()
    For $i = 1 to 9
        If @Gui_CtrlID = $arr[$i] Then
            MsgBox(0,'',$i)
            ExitLoop
        EndIF
    Next
EndFunc

Edited October 12, 2006 by cjconstantine

[sulfurious]

lol, yeah, after looking at the peice JS put up, I discovered that I did not realize the full use of @GUI_CtrlID and such. I pretty much did as you did. Thanks though.

Sul

[JSThePatriot]

Cool. I did not realize that the last control clicked could be referenced with the @GUI_ functions.

It appears you are using

Switch @GUI_CtrlId
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            If @GUI_WinHandle <> $hGUI Then
                _TerminateGUI(@GUI_WinHandle)
            Else
                _TerminateApp()
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I hope that helps you, and I am happy to have been of assistance.

You are correct in what you said above about accessing the control handles.

JS

[sulfurious]

You most definately have been of assistance. I have another question then. When using templates and having variables and fucntions that do so much, do you create secondary and tertiary GUI's when you start a script. Or, if they are needed only later, or even only once, do you create them on demand?

That is one thing I have had limited success with. What little vb I have done, it is nice to be able to load or unload a form.

Sul

[JSThePatriot]

You most definately have been of assistance. I have another question then. When using templates and having variables and fucntions that do so much, do you create secondary and tertiary GUI's when you start a script. Or, if they are needed only later, or even only once, do you create them on demand?

That is one thing I have had limited success with. What little vb I have done, it is nice to be able to load or unload a form.

Sul

I have at about the time I created that template decided to write out my programs completely on paper or some other system of getting my ideas all down on paper that way I know what I want it to look like, how many windows I will need, and so on.

So my answer is I create them all at the beginning stages of coding. I always create the GUI first, and functionality after I am finished with one GUI window/tab/screen. That way as I finish each section its functionality is also finished. It just seems to flow for me.

You can also create GUI's on the fly using a function, and Terminating it using my _TerminateGUI(). In the Remote Administration Tool in Scripts and Scraps, I converted his GUI from GetMsg to OnEvent, and he had many functions that created GUI's on the fly, and even had a secondary that created a tertiary GUI, hence that extra bit of code in _TerminateGUI(). Because when you terminate a secondary GUI you want to return focus to your main program, but if you terminate a tertiary then you will want to return focus to the secondary. I hope that makes sense.

If you have any more questions please let me know,

JS