Passing on Variables thru a Gui

[zzpot]

Hello Everyone

I think this may be the first post I have made in this section.

After starting into Autoit about 2 years ago I have come to the part now where I need a GUI for setting variables in the program

that I have written.

I would like for the GUI to be the first thing the user access so they may choose settings on how the program will run.

A sample:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=

$Form1 = GUICreate("Starting With One", 633, 447, 193, 115)

$Combo1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Choose Game Stakes", 432, 64, 137, 25)

GUICtrlSetData($Combo1, "$0.25/$0.50|$0.50/$1.00");Whatever the user would choose here I would like for it to be passed along to the main program that would be below this.

;Main Program as a Global Variable(That would be my first question)

$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 440, 360, 145, 49, 0)

;Second question is how to start the next program using this Start button and close this gui so that it cannot be accessed again

;until this program has been started over by the user.

GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_FOCUS)

GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1

$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()

Switch $nMsg

Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

Exit

EndSwitch

WEnd

;Rem main program or script would start here.....using the passed on variables from GUI..

;Im not lazy going thru each command one at a time and looking at all examples.....

Thanks

steve

[martin]

Hello Everyone

I think this may be the first post I have made in this section.

After starting into Autoit about 2 years ago I have come to the part now where I need a GUI for setting variables in the program

that I have written.

I would like for the GUI to be the first thing the user access so they may choose settings on how the program will run.

A sample:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=

$Form1 = GUICreate("Starting With One", 633, 447, 193, 115)

$Combo1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Choose Game Stakes", 432, 64, 137, 25)

GUICtrlSetData($Combo1, "$0.25/$0.50|$0.50/$1.00");Whatever the user would choose here I would like for it to be passed along to the main program that would be below this.

;Main Program as a Global Variable(That would be my first question)

$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 440, 360, 145, 49, 0)

;Second question is how to start the next program using this Start button and close this gui so that it cannot be accessed again

;until this program has been started over by the user.

GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_FOCUS)

GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1

$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()

Switch $nMsg

Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

Exit

EndSwitch

WEnd

;Rem main program or script would start here.....using the passed on variables from GUI..

;Im not lazy going thru each command one at a time and looking at all examples.....

Thanks

steve

Maybe something like this

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#include <GUIConstants.au3>
Global $button1,$button2,$Combo1
$MainForm = Showform()

$stage = 1
While 1
$nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
Switch $nMsg
    Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        Exit
    Case $button2
        GUIDelete($MainForm)
        $stage = 2

EndSwitch

If $stage = 2 Then ExitLoop
WEnd
MsgBox(0,'We have gone to the next level','Get ready to exit')

Func ShowForm()
    #Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Starting With One", 633, 447, 193, 115)
$Combo1 = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Choose Game Stakes", 432, 64, 137, 25)
GUICtrlSetData($Combo1, "$0.25/$0.50|$0.50/$1.00");Whatever the user would choose here I would like for it to be passed along to the main program that would be below this.
;Main Program as a Global Variable(That would be my first question)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Start", 440, 360, 145, 49, 0)
$button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("next step",440,400,145,49)
;Second question is how to start the next program using this Start button and close this gui so that it cannot be accessed again
;until this program has been started over by the user.

GUICtrlSetState(-1, $GUI_FOCUS)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 10, 400, 0, "MS Sans Serif")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
Return $Form1
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###
    
EndFunc

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Edited August 17, 2007 by martin

[zzpot]

Hello Martin

Thanks alot for taking the time to look at this.

I almost teared up when I saw your reply !!!!!!

I tried testing the passing on of the Variable that was set Global and called $Combo1!

Adjusted the message window

MsgBox(0,'We have gone to the next level','Get ready to exit')

With

MsgBox(0,'We have gone to the next level',$Combo1)

The result did not bring back the selected or selection.

I not slacking on you im running thru the commands trying the GuiCreteRead and anything else that might set this variable before it leaves our menu.

Thank you again for the help if you have any ideas about carring this further please jump right on in.

Steve

[enaiman]

ALWAYS you will get the value of a control by using GUICtrlRead

So - instead of using $Combo1 ... use GUICtrlRead($Combo1) ... and always remember this (you have to read that control to get its value).