My Function is not converting my variable

[Champak]

Based on the key I press, the text is sent to my editor, but the letter is not being carried out in the function in the "GUICtrlSetBkColor" portion. I would think that the letter would be inserted there and then the color would be set at $OSK_MA and $OSK_MQ, but that is not happening, although the actual letter is being passed to the editor. Why is this happening?

Note, this is also preventing me from putting the $OSK_Input'1' through '3' in a loop, which I was willing to live with, until I ran into this problem with the setting of the color.

Case $meg = $button
_KeyboardSetText("M");The function call


Func _KeyboardSetText($fData)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor("$OSK_" & $fData & "A", $OSKKPress);<==Not working
            GUICtrlSetBkColor("$OSK_" & $fData & "Q", $OSKKPress);<==Not working
            KeyboardType()  
            GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input1, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input1) & $fData);<==Working
            GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input2, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input2) & $fData);<==Working
            GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input3, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input3) & $fData);<==Working
            GUICtrlSetBkColor("$OSK_" & $fData & "A", $RoadC);<==Not working
            GUICtrlSetBkColor("$OSK_" & $fData & "Q", $RoadC);<==Not working
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in a mesbox, I see it as I should -- "$OSK_MA" --, but it just doesn't work.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Champak

[weaponx]

Variables in quotes are not executed like in php. You need to use Eval() to do this.

Case $meg = $button
 _KeyboardSetText("M");The function call
 
 
 Func _KeyboardSetText($fData)
             GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "A"), $OSKKPress);<==Not working
             GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "Q"), $OSKKPress);<==Not working
             KeyboardType()  
             GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input1, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input1) & $fData);<==Working
             GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input2, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input2) & $fData);<==Working
             GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input3, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input3) & $fData);<==Working
             GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "A"), $RoadC);<==Not working
             GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "Q"), $RoadC);<==Not working
 EndFunc

EDIT: Removed dollar signs from Eval()

Edited March 3, 2008 by weaponx

[Champak]

I kind of get it....but I don't get it . I took all the variables out of quotes, but is still isn't working, I also changed it around a little and put the loop in it, and now the letter wont set...and there are no variables in quotes there.

Func _KeyboardSetText($fData)
    $OSK0_ = "$OSK_"
    $OSK1_ = Eval("OSK0_")
    $Letter = Eval("fData")
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "A", $OSKKPress)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "Q", $OSKKPress)
            SoundPlay($IGN & "\Keys.mp3")
            KeyboardType()
            For $i = 1 To 3
                GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input & $i, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input & $i) & $Letter)
            Next
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "A", $RoadC)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "Q", $RoadC)
EndFunc

Edited March 3, 2008 by Champak

[martin]

I kind of get it....but I don't get it . I took all the variables out of quotes, but is still isn't working, I also changed it around a little and put the loop in it, and now the letter wont set...and there are no variables in quotes there.

Func _KeyboardSetText($fData)
    $OSK0_ = "$OSK_"
    $OSK1_ = Eval("OSK0_")
    $Letter = Eval("fData")
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "A", $OSKKPress)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "Q", $OSKKPress)
            SoundPlay($IGN & "\Keys.mp3")
            KeyboardType()
            For $i = 1 To 3
                GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input & $i, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input & $i) & $Letter)
            Next
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "A", $RoadC)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($OSK1_ & $Letter & "Q", $RoadC)
EndFunc

You're not doing what weaponex showed you.

Eval("fData")& $Letter & "A"

is not the same as

Eval("fData" & $Letter & "A" )

[weaponx]

Here is a simpler example:

$varA = "SUCCESS"

MsgBox(0,"", Eval("var" & "A"))

[Champak]

Oh, I didn't notice that he actually put a code in, I thought he just quoted me, however, that still doesn't give me anything different from what I already have. I copied it exactly and it still isn't setting the color to the element.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Champak

[martin]

Oh, I didn't notice that he actually put a code in, I thought he just quoted me, however, that still doesn't give me anything different from what I already have. I copied it exactly and it still isn't setting the color to the element.

You need to show more code then I think.

[Champak]

Thanks to both, it turns out I had something else in the script affecting it, so that is fixed now. But why can't I get the loop portion to work? There isn't any variables in quotes for the Eval() to take care of like my initial problem.

Unless the logic of it is messed up. "OSK_Input" is not an actual element, I have that set as a Global. Now "OSK_Input1", "OSK_Input2", and "OSK_Input3" are the actual textbox elements. Now the loop cycles through and adds 1, 2, 3 on the end of the global call and hence sets the letter to all of those inputs. Is this flawed?

GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "A"), $OSKKPress)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "Q"), $OSKKPress)
            KeyboardType()  
            For $i = 1 To 3
                GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input & $i, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input & $i) & $fData);<==Not working
            Next
            GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "A"), $RoadC)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor(Eval("OSK_" & $fData & "Q"), $RoadC)

Not that important...just want to understand why it isn't working.

Edited March 3, 2008 by Champak

[weaponx]

You can't do this either:

GUICtrlSetData($OSK_Input & $i, GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input & $i) & $fData);<==Not working

You are trying to do things the language just doesn't support.

Instead:

GUICtrlSetData(Eval("OSK_Input" & $i), GUICtrlRead(Eval("OSK_Input" & $i)) & $fData);<==Not working

This is why with AutoIt you are better off putting all of your controls into an array so they can be accessed by index.

Example:

Dim $inputArray[3]

$inputArray[0] = GUICtrlCreateInput("Example 1", 10, 10)

$inputArray[1] = GUICtrlCreateInput("Example 2", 10, 30)

$inputArray[2] = GUICtrlCreateInput("Example 3", 10, 50)

For $X = 0 to Ubound($inputArray) - 1

ConsoleWrite(GUICtrlRead($inputArray[$X]) & @CRLF)

Next

[Champak]

Unbelievable, you know I actually tried the following:

GUICtrlSetData(Eval($OSK_Input & $i), GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input & $i)) & $fData).

I just missed the "$" sign on the "OSK_Input".

But I thought that it would be OK, since the "$OSK_Input" wasn't a variable of something in a quote as you said:

"Variables in quotes are not executed....."

But I understand the basics of it now, thanks.....however, why does the "$i" get away with having the dollar sign.

P.S. I was actually thinking of GUI elements in arrays at one time, I'll look into it again.

[weaponx]

Unbelievable, you know I actually tried the following:

GUICtrlSetData(Eval($OSK_Input & $i), GUICtrlRead($OSK_Input & $i)) & $fData).

I just missed the "{:content:}quot; sign on the "OSK_Input".

But I thought that it would be OK, since the "$OSK_Input" wasn't a variable of something in a quote as you said:

"Variables in quotes are not executed....."

But I understand the basics of it now, thanks.....however, why does the "$i" get away with having the dollar sign.

P.S. I was actually thinking of GUI elements in arrays at one time, I'll look into it again.

$var1 = 'A'

$var2 = 'B'

$var3 = 'C'

For $i = 1 to 3

ConsoleWrite(Eval("var" & $i))

Next

This code relies upon the variables $var1, $var2, $var3 already existing. Without Eval() you will see "var1var2var3" output to the console (or an error if you use $var & $i). Eval() "renders" whatever string you pass to it into the variable with the same name.

Edited March 3, 2008 by weaponx

[Champak]

Got you, thanks.