Do something when button is clicked

[sen21]

Hey

I wanted my script to store the position of the mouse when the left mouse button is clicked. I know I am almost there but it's not running the function when the mouse gets pressed. Here's what I have:

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_PRIMARYDOWN, "_getButtonPosition")

Func _getButtonPosition()
     $mouse_pos = MouseGetPos()
EndFunc

I put a msg box in the _getButtonPosition method to see if it was even entering it or not, and it's not. Am I approaching this the wrong way or am I just doing something stupid? =)

Thanks

[narayanjr]

look up _IsPressed()

[ofLight]

#Include <Misc.au3> 
Do
    Sleep(25)
Until _IsPressed('01')
$xy = MouseGetPos()
MsgBox(0,"MouseCoOrds","X: "&$xy[0]&"   Y: "&$xy[1])

[qazwsx]

i would recommend not using a do until loop they are slower than while loops. I think...

[Buey]

Did you do:

Opt("GUIOnEventMode",1)

?

[sen21]

  Buey said:

Did you do:

Opt("GUIOnEventMode",1)

?

Yeah, I did at the beginnng under my #include <GUIConstants.au3>.

I guess I'll just use the do until loop.

Thanks

[therks]

Are you actually using a GUI? Cus GUISetOnEvent() is only going to capture mouse clicks on the GUI itself, otherwise yes, you will have to use _IsPressed().

[sen21]

  Saunders said:

Are you actually using a GUI? Cus GUISetOnEvent() is only going to capture mouse clicks on the GUI itself, otherwise yes, you will have to use _IsPressed().

ahhh that would make sense. ok thanks everyone.