UDF executed on exe start

[funcwtf]

As the title suggests, I have aa UDF which terminates the program. Unfortunately the script reads the function where I defined it and instantly executes it, closing my program. Apparently I don't have the proper syntax for defining functions. I've used searches on this forum and the help file to mimic the syntax, which looks really basic, and yet I must have it wrong. Where in a script should the defining of functions be placed? Is the syntax:

Func FunctionName()

;What you want to do such as:

Exit

EndFunc

? This seems so unnecessarily difficult, and therefor am questioning my sanity.

Edited January 5, 2007 by funcwtf

[martin]

As the title suggests, I have aa UDF which terminates the program. Unfortunately the script reads the function where I defined it and instantly executes it, closing my program. Apparently I don't have the proper syntax for defining functions. I've used searches on this forum and the help file to mimic the syntax, which looks really basic, and yet I must have it wrong. Where in a script should the defining of functions be placed? Is the syntax:

Func FunctionName()

;What you want to do such as:

Exit

EndFunc

? This seems so unnecessarily difficult, and therefor am questioning my sanity.

If you want to end a function before the end of the code in the fiunction use return, but exit means exit the whole script.

If exit is at the end of the code in your function then just delete the exit line.

Edit:On the other hand I'm not sure I understood your problem. Is the exit statement meant to exit the whole script? If it is then can you explain your problem in another way?

Edited January 5, 2007 by martin

[nitekram]

As the title suggests, I have aa UDF which terminates the program. Unfortunately the script reads the function where I defined it and instantly executes it, closing my program. Apparently I don't have the proper syntax for defining functions. I've used searches on this forum and the help file to mimic the syntax, which looks really basic, and yet I must have it wrong. Where in a script should the defining of functions be placed? Is the syntax:

Func FunctionName()

;What you want to do such as:

Exit

EndFunc

? This seems so unnecessarily difficult, and therefor am questioning my sanity.

if you are asking where to drop this function, put it in the area that you definded all your other functions - normally the bottom section of the script and then you would call it from some other location - if not I am not sure what you are asking

if msgbox(4, "Answer", "Yes or No") = 6 then
; calling the function
 functionname()
else
exit
endif

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;FUNCTIONS
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Func FunctionName()
     ;What you want to do such as:
     Exit
EndFunc

Not tested code

[funcwtf]

I just found out where the problem is, I just don't understand why...

;Early in the script, where I think the problem is:
$Cancel = GuiCtrlCreateButton("&Cancel",320,275,100,30)
         ;Guictrlsetonevent(-1, _terminate())

;End of the script:
Func _terminate()
    Exit
EndFunc

-When I run my script the script instantly closes, could someone please explain this to me?

[funcwtf]

Alright, I think my understanding to how the script was running, and should run was a bit wrong, and therefore was giving you all some confusing information, therefore I'll back up further and give the broad view of what's going on. I've got a GUI that everything works perfectly on, two buttons, Submit and Cancel. When the Submit button is clicked, a bunch of code is executed through a do/while statement. While the script is running in the background doing all that it needs to do, just the way I want it to, the Cancel button then becomes inoperable. The loop will run for aprox 2 hrs on it's own before finishing if left alone, but the user needs to have the option to cancel whenever desired, so... could someone give me guidance as to how to keep the Cancel button operational while a do/while loop statement is being run?

Sorry for the confusing explanations above, as I thought the problem was much smaller so to speak.

[fisofo]

Sounds like you might need GUIOnEventMode... although I wonder if that would work. Give it a shot at least.

Otherwise you might be able to use AdlibEnable to poll for the user requesting something to be stopped (I know a Cancel "checkbox" would work, but perhaps not a button).

check the helpfile on those two, but you may have better success with AdlibEnable, i'm just not sure on GUIOnEventMode

edit: looks like GUISetOnEvent should work for you, but you'll have to change up how your gui works.

edit2: you could also have your loop checking for a variable that gets set on a hotkey (see hotkeyset)... just another idea.

Edited January 6, 2007 by fisofo

[funcwtf]

sorry for the late reply and thanks for the advice. I've been trying what you suggested and, either A) It doesn't work or It works, I'm just not seeing how, hah. I'll keep fooling around, until i become too sleep deprived to continue.

[therks]

Ooh ooh I know I know!

When you use the OnEvent functions, you actually have to pass the name of the function as a string.

Because when you do this:

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Tadaa.

Hope that works.

*Edit: Clarification

Edited January 6, 2007 by Saunders

[funcwtf]

You were definitely right about sending the function as a string, unfortunately it didn't fix my initial problem. I then tried the adlib command, remembering to send the function as a string as well, but this also did not work... and I think it may be due to the function i have adlib direct to... which is:

Func TerminateCheck();Side note for those following this thread, i changed the name of the function, just to be more descriptive..
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then
        Exit
    ElseIf $msg = $Cancel Then
       Exit
    EndIf
EndFunc

I'm guessing this must not be right, or it's right, but $msg either isn't being updated, or there are no events being passed to GUIGetMsg() for $msg to even receive. Any ideas... this is driving me a bit crazy...

Edit: 4:00 am here... I'm going to pick this up in the morning...

On a side note, it doesn't make sense to me why GUICtrlsetonevent(-1, "_terminate") didn't work...

**Edit: hahaha, I just tried it again with the GUICtrlSetOnEvent command out of curiosity... and what do you know it worked. There was just like a 3 second delay between the time i clicked Cancel and it actually closing.. so i kept closing it manually before it'd register.... d'OH, thanks Sauders, I can peacefully go to bed now

Edited January 6, 2007 by funcwtf