How do I run multiple loops @ the same time?

[El-Trucha]

Hello every1!!

I need to run several loops at once within the same script...how??

Thanx!!

Btw, what I'm doing is................a time machine............

[Wolvereness]

Hello every1!! 

I need to run several loops at once within the same script...how?? 

Thanx!!

Btw, what I'm doing is................a time machine............

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

For having them run at EXACTLY the same time you have to have multiple autoit programs running.

Otherwise you can mix all the functions withen ONE loop.

You can also nest them by just having the loop withen the loop like:

For $countA = 1 To 5
     For $countB = 1 to 5
          MsgBox(0,'',$countA & @CRLF & $countB)
     Next
Next

Edited January 1, 2005 by Wolvereness

[El-Trucha]

Oooohh...ok...the problem is that all my functions have loops in them!!

Thanx!!

[the_lord_mephy]

You can't run more than one function at once anyway.

[El-Trucha]

Ohh...well, I'll find a way 2 do it then...

Thanx!!

[MHz]

This is possibly closest thing to 2 loops at once, that you can have.

You can have several functions in the main while loop.

$x is just inserted, to make it safely stop at 10 loops.

example:

Run('notepad')

$x = 1
while $x < 10
   $x = $x + 1
   WinWaitActive('Untitled')
   Send(@sec & 'loop' & @cr)
   loop()
WEnd

Func loop()
   While 1
      WinWaitActive('Untitled')
      Send(@sec & 'func' & @cr)
      ExitLoop
   WEnd
EndFunc

[El-Trucha]

Yah, thats what I was doing till now...

Thanx!!!

[kanumi]

For running your script code in concurrent pathes you would need threads.

Sorry currently no threads support for scripts in AutoIt.

(As far as i know the AutoIt engine uses additional threads when needed, but does not expose threading to direct use by scripts.)

Alternatively You can split Your code and run it in parallel processes by starting multiple AutoIt scripts.

[El-Trucha]

Umm...I'm gonna run 2 scripts @ the same time...

But can one script access the other script's variables??

Both scripts/loops need 2 access GUI variables...

Thanx!!

[Blue_Drache]

What about adding FileRead and FileWrite to the loops that both scripts will access?

That way you could make sure that both scripts have access to the variables you need?

Set up a section that will poll the file for the variable you're looking for about once every 250 to 500 msec

Edited for spelling

Edited January 4, 2005 by Blue_Drache

[El-Trucha]

Hmm...how would I do that??

Sorry, I dont get it...

[kanumi]

If Your scripts have windows (even hidden) you can pass data by setting the contents of one windows (hidden) control (e.g. text for a text control by using ControlSetText) from the other window.

[El-Trucha]

Oooohh...ok, thanx!!