compare a variable to a string

[4got]

HI to everybody..I'm new in this forum,my nick is 4got, I'm not english so please forgave me if in my post you find some errors...By the way I have a problem when I compare a variable and a string.This is the code:

$Data = TCPReceive($ConnectedSocket) ;move the mesage in the variable $Data

$compare=StringCompare($Data,"start",0) ;compare the string with the mesage

If $compare=0 Then ;condition

MsgBox(0,"Message","The message is start")

ElseIf

$Data >=0 then

MsgBox(0, "Message", $Data)

EndIf

If someone could help me... thx

[weaponx]

This has to be on one line:

ElseIf

$Data >=0 then

ElseIf $Data >=0 then

[4got]

This has to be on one line:

ElseIf

$Data >=0 then

ElseIf $Data >=0 then

It still doesn't work.. It always executes the second if

ElseIf $Data >=0 then

MsgBox(0, "Message", $Data)

EndIf

I need that this program recognizes the command that I send. E.G if I send the command start the program will execute a certain operation and if I send another command it will do another operation..

I hope to be clear..

[martin]

It still doesn't work.. It always executes the second if

ElseIf $Data >=0 then

MsgBox(0, "Message", $Data)

EndIf

I need that this program recognizes the command that I send. E.G if I send the command start the program will execute a certain operation and if I send another command it will do another operation..

I hope to be clear..

What does the MsgBox display for the string $Data?

[4got]

What does the MsgBox display for the string $Data?

If I write "start" the MsgBox display "start".The compare doesn't work but the string is correct.

[McGod]

If $Data = "start" Then

[martin]

If I write "start" the MsgBox display "start".The compare doesn't work but the string is correct.

Can't see why there is a problem. See what happens if you try this then

$Data = TCPReceive($ConnectedSocket);move the mesage in the variable $Data
$compare=StringInStr($Data,"start",0);test the string is in the message
If $compare>0 Then;condition
   MsgBox(0,"Message","The message is start")
ElseIf
   $Data >=0 then
   MsgBox(0, "Message", $Data)
EndIf

[4got]

Now the program works but I have other 2 problems:

-if I want to use a switch case can I put a string instead of a value?

switch($Data)
     case "start"
         ....

I tried this way but it didn't work..How can I do?

-if I don't wanna see the icon of the autoit application when it runs in the application bar of windows what I have to do?

Thx a lot to everybody who has answered to this post.

[4got]

Nobody could help me??

[Jos]

should work fine ... what is the exact content of the variable $data ?

Application bar ? do you mean systemtray ? (#NoTrayIcon)

[4got]

should work fine ... what is the exact content of the variable $data ?

Application bar ? do you mean systemtray ? (#NoTrayIcon)

In the variable $Data I put the message that is sent by means of the client program, in this case I've tried with the message "start" but it didn't work...

Yes the systemtray...sorry...

[martin]

Now the program works but I have other 2 problems:

-if I want to use a switch case can I put a string instead of a value?

switch($Data)
     case "start"
         ....

I tried this way but it didn't work..How can I do?

-if I don't wanna see the icon of the autoit application when it runs in the application bar of windows what I have to do?

It shouldn't work based on what you found earlier because your original problem was that $Data was not equal to "start" for some reason and this was cured by using

$compare=StringInStr($Data,"start",0);possibly some whitespace character in $Data

It would probably have been better to find out what was in $data that was causing the problem and strip it out, try using $Data = StringStripWS($Data,8).

Failing that, instead of switch use Select-

Select
 Case StringInStr($Data,"start",0) > 0
  ;something
.
.
.

[4got]

It shouldn't work based on what you found earlier because your original problem was that $Data was not equal to "start" for some reason and this was cured by using

$compare=StringInStr($Data,"start",0);possibly some whitespace character in $Data

It would probably have been better to find out what was in $data that was causing the problem and strip it out, try using $Data = StringStripWS($Data,8).

Failing that, instead of switch use Select-

Select
 Case StringInStr($Data,"start",0) > 0
 ;something
.
.
.

yes now it's perfect...when it will be complete I'll post it..thx to everybody