Input Box Help

[nym3ts]

I am creating a GUI application and I have a question about the GUICtrlCreateInput function. I want the program to execute a certain command based on what I type in the input box. For example, when I type notepad and click OK it will do Run("notepad.exe") but when I type Calculator it will do Run("calc.exe"). If someone can explain how to do this I would appreciate it.

[enaiman]

GUICtrlRead - read the content of your inputbox.

As for executing the command - if you want to avoid typing the whole name (i.e. notepad.exe - you will want to type only notepad) - you can use a Select or Switch statement like:

Switch GUICtrlRead ($input)
    Case "notepad"
        Run ("notepad.exe")
    Case "calc"
        Run ("C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe")
EndSwitch

Add as many cases as you wish. If you want to run a file other than exe you might consider using ShellExecute.

[nym3ts]

GUICtrlRead - read the content of your inputbox.

As for executing the command - if you want to avoid typing the whole name (i.e. notepad.exe - you will want to type only notepad) - you can use a Select or Switch statement like:

Switch GUICtrlRead ($input)
    Case "notepad"
        Run ("notepad.exe")
    Case "calc"
        Run ("C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe")
EndSwitch

Add as many cases as you wish. If you want to run a file other than exe you might consider using ShellExecute.

Thank you!