How do you pause a script?

[jimmer]

1. Can somene simply explain to me, how to pause a script?

I would like to make it so, I can pause it by pushing something like "ctrl + p"

2. How do I make a yellow balloon on the bottom right? To keep me updated on the task the autoit has performed? Also, make the yellow balloon stay at the bottom right.

3. How do I make it keep track of how many times the script has looped that certain function? (If possible, allow the balloons to display the number of times the function has been looped)

4. How can I allow the script to performs it's loops 50 times, and then close all apps. and restart the entire script?

[CyberSlug]

See the help file for HotKeySet and TrayTip.

In this example I use Tooltip instead of TrayTip.

Global $COUNT = 0, $PAUSED = 0

HotKeySet("^p", "TogglePause")
HotKeySet("!^t", "Foo")

; Essentially do nothing except wait for hotkeys
While 1
   ToolTip("You have pressed Ctrl+Alt+T " & $count & " times", @DesktopWidth - 200, @DesktopHeight - 50)
   sleep(10)
WEnd

Func Foo()
   $COUNT = $COUNT + 1
   If $COUNT >= 5 Then
      Tooltip('');get rid of tooltip
      MsgBox(4096,"Quitting","You pressed Ctrl+Alt+T five times")
      EXIT
   EndIf
EndFunc

Func TogglePause()
    $PAUSED = NOT $PAUSED
    While $PAUSED
        sleep(100)
        ToolTip('Script is "Paused"',0,0)
    WEnd
EndFunc

[Wolvereness]

1. Can somene simply explain to me, how to pause a script?

I would like to make it so, I can pause it by pushing something like "ctrl + p"

2. How do I make a yellow balloon on the bottom right? To keep me updated on the task the autoit has performed? Also, make the yellow balloon stay at the bottom right.

3. How do I make it keep track of how many times the script has looped that certain function? (If possible, allow the balloons to display the number of times the function has been looped)

4. How can I allow the script to performs it's loops 50 times, and then close all apps. and restart the entire script?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was also working on this when cyber posted.

All of these go at the start of the script:

1.

Global $Pause = 0
HotKeySet('^p','Pause')
Func Pause()
   $Pause = 1
   HotKeySet('^p','UnPause')
   Do
      Sleep(10)
   Until $Pause <> 1
   HotKeySet('^p','Pause')
EndFunc
Func UnPause()
   $Pause = 0
EndFunc

2. There are 2 parts to this code:

Global $TrayMsg
AdlibEnable("Tray",10000)
Func Tray()
   $SomethingTemp = StringSplit($TrayMsg, '|')
   If $SomethingTemp[0] = 2 Then TrayTip($SomethingTemp[1], $SomethingTemp[2], 20)
EndFunc

The next part is houw you would set a new traytip:

$TrayMsg = 'Title|Msg'
Tray()

Please note, the msg will not work if you don't have it in format 'Title|Msg' (please note the '|')

3 & 4. I take it you wanted the counting for the entire script?

For $Loops = 1 To 50
;->the script
Next
;->Closing of aps here
Run('"' & @ScriptFullPath & '"')
Exit

And to set the tray:

$TrayMsg = String($Loops) & ' times|Msg'
Tray()

Edited January 1, 2005 by Wolvereness

[jimmer]

Thank you, those were very helpful.

Alright, I have one last question =)

1) Lets say B is not able to load with out A

2) A is not allowed to load more then once.

how would I make it so? this is how I currently have it

;A <--

For $Loop = 1 To 150

;B <-- to be looped 150 times

Next

WinClose("app.")

WinWaitClose("app.")

Sleep(3000)

Run("C:\Program Files\app.")

WinWaitActive("app.")

after the 150 loops, I made it basically restart the application.

But how do I apply A into the loop once, with out making A loop?

Edited January 1, 2005 by jimmer

[Jos]

something like :

;A <--
For $Loop = 1 To 150
   If $loop = 1 then
     ; A
   EndIf 
;B <-- to be looped 150 times
Next

[jimmer]

For $Loop = 1 To 150

If $Loop = 1 Then

;A <--

EndIf

;B <-- will be looped 150 times yes?

What I'm trying to accomplish is to use A once, B 150 times, and then repeat the process infiitely, I would think this will stop after 150

[SlimShady]

While 1
  ;A <--
   For $Loop = 1 To 150
      If $Loop = 1 then
       ; A
      EndIf
  ;B <-- to be looped 150 times
   Next
WEnd