Executing commands from a text file

[BALA]

Is it possible to have a program execute commands written in a text file?

Edited December 11, 2006 by BALA

[Valuater]

yes

.....................

inside file..

RunNote

...............

Script

Call(FileReadLine($File, 1))

Func RunNote()

Run("Notepad.exe")

EndFunc

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Edited December 11, 2006 by Valuater

[BALA]

Sorry for the ignorance, but could you elaborate on that?

[The Kandie Man]

Valuater's example reads a text file. The text file has nothing in it but this:

RunNote

The script that he has reads that text file's first line which is RunNote and from there it then calls the function RunNote() that is located in the script. You could have it call any function in the script this way.

Another way you can do this is by using the /AutoIt3ExecuteScript method. Check out my External Excute UDF in my signature. It is a UDF that will allow a compiled script to execute other scripts that are in au3 or a3x format. This allows for a dynamic functionality, similar to dll files.

Edited December 11, 2006 by The Kandie Man

[BALA]

Ah, thank you.

[dandymcgee]

Another example:

script:

$read = IniRead("script.ini", "Section1", "1", "error")
If $read = "error" Then
    MsgBox(0, "ERROR", "An unknown error has occured.")
EndIf
$split = StringSplit($read, ",")
Select
    Case $split[0] = 0
        Call("MBox", 0, "ERROR", "Undefined Parameters")
    Case $split[0] = 1
        Call($split[1], 0, "ERROR", "Undefined Parameters")
    Case $split[0] = 2
        Call($split[1], 0, "ERROR", "Undefined Parameters")
    Case $split[0] = 3
        Call($split[1], 0, "ERROR", "Undefined Parameters")
    Case $split[0] = 4
        Call($split[1], $split[2], $split[3], $split[4])
    Case $split[0] = 5
        Call($split[1], $split[2], $split[3], $split[4], $split[5])
EndSelect

Func MBox($flag, $title, $text, $timeout)
    MsgBox($flag, $title, $text, $timeout)
EndFunc

script.ini file:

[section1]

1 = MBox, 0, Testing My Function, Did it work right?, 3

Doesn't have to be .ini file, but i prefer to use .ini files in my scripting. Just another example to maybe help you understand.