Trying to create a loop with my first script.

[Malacant]

Ok, so I have been using AutoIt scripts for a long time now, but never got to writing my own. I decided that I would give it a try. Basically what the script does that I am working on is moving an item, clicking a button and repeating. The second script is scanning a pixel, once it changes, clicking it. They both are working, but I would like to have a loop in it so I wouldn't have to keep clicking the hotkeys.

Script for moving the item:

Global $Paused
HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "TogglePause")
HotKeySet("{HOME}", "Terminate")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func TogglePause()
MouseMove (470, 345, 4)
MouseClick ("Left")
MouseMove (377, 352, 4)
MouseClick ("Left")
MouseMove (320, 458, 4)
MouseClick ("Left")
EndFunc

Func Terminate()
 Exit 0
EndFunc

Script for scanning the pixel:

HotKeySet("{HOME}","_end")
HotKeySet("{PAUSE}","_start")

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _start()
    $a = PixelGetColor(374,249)
        Do
            Sleep(10)
            $b = PixelGetColor(374,249)
        Until $a = $b
        MouseClick("left",320,458,1,1)
        TrayTip("","",1)
    EndFunc
    
    
Func _end()
    Exit 0
EndFunc

As you can see I have to hit the hotkey to perform the function, which is fine, but I would like to know how I could make it loop by hitting a button. Like, if I hit the hotkey, it will continue looping until I hit it again.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks in advance!

-Malacant

[Squirrely1]

Malacant - welcome to the AutoIt forums.

This looks like it would work for your first example:

HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "TogglePause")
HotKeySet("{HOME}", "Terminate")

Global $tog_switch = False

While 1
    Sleep(60)
WEnd

Func TogglePause()
    If Not $tog_switch Then
        HotKeySet("{PAUSE}", "SwitchToggle")
        While Not $tog_switch
            MouseMove(470, 345, 4)
            MouseClick("Left")
            MouseMove(377, 352, 4)
            MouseClick("Left")
            MouseMove(320, 458, 4)
            MouseClick("Left")
        WEnd
    EndIf
EndFunc ;==>TogglePause

Func SwitchToggle()
    $tog_switch = Not $tog_switch
EndFunc ;==>SwitchToggle

Func Terminate()
    Exit 0
EndFunc ;==>Terminate

Edited April 9, 2008 by Squirrely1

[Malacant]

Thank you Squirrely1

I was able to take what you showed me in my first example and use it for my second script also.

Both work great now!

Thanks again.

-Malacant