Do I need to always have a Main function or directly include the source?

[MCP]

if i create a new .au3 file and simply put two functions and i compile it, i should get an executable that simply does nothing. But can i directly access one of those functions from another executable / script?

is there anything like Run("MyDoNuthing.exe:FunctionOne()") to access them?

[PsaltyDS]

if i create a new .au3 file and simply put two functions and i compile it, i should get an executable that simply does nothing. But can i directly access one of those functions from another executable / script?

is there anything like Run("MyDoNuthing.exe:FunctionOne()") to access them?

Perhaps you are thinking of AutoItX?

The more common way to do that would be with command line switches:

MyDoNuthing.exe /FunctionOne

Edit: If the call is from an AutoIt script, then you could just include you functions as a UDF in those scripts:

#include <MyDoNuthing.au3>

Edited September 28, 2007 by PsaltyDS

[BrettF]

if i create a new .au3 file and simply put two functions and i compile it, i should get an executable that simply does nothing. But can i directly access one of those functions from another executable / script?

is there anything like Run("MyDoNuthing.exe:FunctionOne()") to access them?

Say your compiled script is:

MsgBox (0, "The command line was:", $CmdLine[$CmdLine[0]]); $CmdLine[$CmdLine[0]] returns the last parameter

compile it as "run.exe" and run it using the following code:

ShellExecute ('run.exe', '"This will be shown"')

Now, if you add an if...then...else...endif then you should be able to call different functions.

Hope it helps

[Uten]

To answer your question (as I understand it) short. No, you can only use include files at compile time. There has been clever workarounds to this limitation. CoRoutine by neogia is one sample.

The problem is communication between the scripts. Passing variables (by reference would be great) getting return values. So, your best and most efficient bet if you want to create a library is to use another basic compiler (freebasic sample. Emergence basic looks promising to) or c/c++ (the autoit plugin api is one place to start. Unfortunately it has some short comings at the moment)

Happy scripting

[MCP]

Thanks to all of you guys.

Now I am ready for further investigations in the shown/underlined/possible directions.