Mike Horowitz Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I've built the OpenNotepad.au3 script shown in the basic set of examples. If I navigate to the file using Windows Explorer and left click on the file, it opens and displays the script. If I right click, a dropdown menu appears and the script will run if I choose "run script". Certainly there has to be another way of executing a script rather than via that method! I would expect to be able to Start/Run/c:\Program Files\Autoit3\OpenNotepad.au3, but that simply displays the script. What entry from the prompt will cause a .au3 script to execute? - TIA, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BALA Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 (edited) When you install SciTe, there should have been an option asking whether you wanted to have ".au3" files executed when you doubled clicked them or have it display the code. Though there's probably a way to do it by editing the Registry, I think it would be easier to just reinstall SciTe. Edited February 10, 2007 by BALA [font="Comic Sans MS"]BA-LA[/font]http://ba-la.110mb.comJoin my community, CLICK HEREAlternative links to my site:http://www.ba-la.tkhttp://www.ba-la.co.nrContact me if you would like to help with some of my projects: joeythepirate@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Horowitz Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 When you install SciTe, there should have been an option asking whether you wanted to have ".au3" files executed when you doubled clicked them or have it display the code. Though there's probably a way to do it by editing the Registry, I think it would be easier to just reinstall SciTe.So one must go thru SciTe in order to execute a .au3 script? - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDod Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 You could allways compile your script and then you would have an exe to double click on. I personally do not like scripts to be run when double click incase I accidently double click on something before I read what it does. Time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted time ......T.S. Elliot Suspense is worse than disappointment................Robert Burns God help the man who won't help himself, because no-one else will...........My Grandmother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BALA Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I'm sure there are other ways, just in my opinion, it's easier to just install SciTe (it only takes about 2 minutes at the most). [font="Comic Sans MS"]BA-LA[/font]http://ba-la.110mb.comJoin my community, CLICK HEREAlternative links to my site:http://www.ba-la.tkhttp://www.ba-la.co.nrContact me if you would like to help with some of my projects: joeythepirate@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Horowitz Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 You could allways compile your script and then you would have an exe to double click on. I personally do not like scripts to be run when double click incase I accidently double click on something before I read what it does.Ah, so I'm using an interpretive language, not unlike BASIC, and I do have the option to compile it. - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Horowitz Posted February 10, 2007 Author Share Posted February 10, 2007 Ah, so I'm using an interpretive language, not unlike BASIC, and I do have the option to compile it. - MikeYES! F-7 in the editor gave me a .exe file which ran from the prompt.One success in a row, I think I'll take a nap ! - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herewasplato Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 When you install SciTe, there should have been an option asking whether you wanted to have ".au3" files executed when you doubled clicked them or have it display the code. Though there's probably a way to do it by editing the Registry, I think it would be easier to just reinstall SciTe.True, but there is also the same option during the install of autoit-v3.2.2.0. If you have AutoIt installed, you can select the recommended uninstall of AutoIt before installing it again and that should give you the same "Double click equals run or edit" option that a SciTE4AutoIt3 installation does.I see that Mike has found the "compile solution" to his problem/question - but I'll offer these steps for changing the way the XP* OS handles an "au3" file:Open Windows ExplorerSelect Tools from the menu barSelect Folder OptionsSelect the tab named File TypesScroll down to and select the AU3 file extensionPress the Advanced button and a new window should appearSelect Run Script in that new windowPress the Set Default button"OK" your way back to Windows ExplorerDouble click on an AU3 file......go take another nap :-)* the steps are about the same for other Windows OS versions, just the names of the buttons change - I think.I'm sure that there are several scripts in the forum to toggle this very feature, but armed with this tiny bit of info, you can change the default operation that the OS takes for most any file extension.hope this helps,-MSP- [size="1"][font="Arial"].[u].[/u][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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