All Constants

[=sinister=]

I got tired of having to put the Include command in my scripts so many times so I made this. Really simple. Includes all the Constants from your Include folder in your AutoIt folder.

Simply copy and paste the following code into a file called "AllConstants.au3" (Or whatever...)

AllConstants.au3

#Include <GUIConstants.au3>
#Include <AVIConstants.au3>
#Include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#Include <ComboConstants.au3>
#Include <Constants.au3>
#Include <EditConstants.au3>
#Include <FontConstants.au3>
#Include <GDIPlusConstants.au3>
#Include <GUIConstantsEX.au3>
#Include <HeaderConstants.au3>
#Include <ImageListConstants.au3>
#Include <IPAddressConstants.au3>
#Include <ListBoxConstants.au3>
#Include <ListViewConstants.au3>
#Include <MemoryConstants.au3>
#Include <MenuConstants.au3>
#Include <ProgressConstants.au3>
#Include <RebarConstants.au3>
#Include <ScrollBarConstants.au3>
#Include <StaticConstants.au3>
#Include <StatusBarConstants.au3>
#Include <StructureConstants.au3>
#Include <TabConstants.au3>
#Include <TOolbarConstants.au3>
#Include <TreeViewConstants.au3>
#Include <UpDownConstants.au3>
#Include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example:

#Include <AllConstants.au3>
;blah blah blah...

[GEOSoft]

I got tired of having to put the Include command in my scripts so many times so I made this. Really simple. Includes all the Constants from your Include folder in your AutoIt folder.

Simply copy and paste the following code into a file called "AllConstants.au3" (Or whatever...)

AllConstants.au3

#Include <GUIConstants.au3>
#Include <AVIConstants.au3>
#Include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#Include <ComboConstants.au3>
#Include <Constants.au3>
#Include <EditConstants.au3>
#Include <FontConstants.au3>
#Include <GDIPlusConstants.au3>
#Include <GUIConstantsEX.au3>
#Include <HeaderConstants.au3>
#Include <ImageListConstants.au3>
#Include <IPAddressConstants.au3>
#Include <ListBoxConstants.au3>
#Include <ListViewConstants.au3>
#Include <MemoryConstants.au3>
#Include <MenuConstants.au3>
#Include <ProgressConstants.au3>
#Include <RebarConstants.au3>
#Include <ScrollBarConstants.au3>
#Include <StaticConstants.au3>
#Include <StatusBarConstants.au3>
#Include <StructureConstants.au3>
#Include <TabConstants.au3>
#Include <TOolbarConstants.au3>
#Include <TreeViewConstants.au3>
#Include <UpDownConstants.au3>
#Include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example:

#Include <AllConstants.au3>
;blah blah blah...

Thanks but no thanks. Thats over 3200 lines of code and I probably don't need more than 10 of them, and that's before I run my script to replace the constants entirely

[NELyon]

That gave me an idea.

#Include <File.au3>
Global $sString, $sIncludesDirectory = FileSelectFolder("Choose Includes Dir", @HomeDrive)
If Not $sIncludesDirectory Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "No Directory Chosen")
    Exit
EndIf
$azArray = _FileListToArray($sIncludesDirectory, "*.au3")
If Not IsArray($azArray) Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Directory contains no AutoIt3 Script Files")
    Exit
EndIf
For $i = 1 to UBound($azArray) -1
    $sString &="#Include <" & $azArray[$i]&">" & @CRLF
Next
FileWrite($sIncludesDirectory & "\AllConstants.au3", $sString)
MsgBox(0, "Completed", "Completed. AllConstants.au3 Located at " & $sIncludesDirectory)

Run that, choose your Includes directory, and it automatically builds an AllConstants.au3 file with all of the constants in it.

EDIT: But I do agree with GEOSoft that it will just over-inflate your code with things you don't need

Edited June 7, 2008 by KentonBomb

[Paulie]

... and that's before I run my script to replace the constants entirely

I think something like this needs to be added to SciTE

It'd be so cool to have a hotkey that would just replace all the used constants directly from the editor.

No more #Includes !

Edited June 7, 2008 by Paulie

[GEOSoft]

That gave me an idea.

#Include <File.au3>
Global $sString, $sIncludesDirectory = FileSelectFolder("Choose Includes Dir", @HomeDrive)
If Not $sIncludesDirectory Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "No Directory Chosen")
    Exit
EndIf
$azArray = _FileListToArray($sIncludesDirectory, "*.au3")
If Not IsArray($azArray) Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Directory contains no AutoIt3 Script Files")
    Exit
EndIf
For $i = 1 to UBound($azArray) -1
    $sString &="#Include <" & $azArray[$i]&">" & @CRLF
Next
FileWrite($sIncludesDirectory & "\AllConstants.au3", $sString)
MsgBox(0, "Completed", "Completed. AllConstants.au3 Located at " & $sIncludesDirectory)

Run that, choose your Includes directory, and it automatically builds an AllConstants.au3 file with all of the constants in it.

EDIT: But I do agree with GEOSoft that it will just over-inflate your code with things you don't need

$azArray = _FileListToArray($sIncludesDirectory, "*constants*.au3")

[NELyon]

$azArray = _FileListToArray($sIncludesDirectory, "*constants*.au3")

Aha. Thanks.

[Andreik]

I got tired of having to put the Include command in my scripts so many times so I made this. Really simple. Includes all the Constants from your Include folder in your AutoIt folder.

Simply copy and paste the following code into a file called "AllConstants.au3" (Or whatever...)

AllConstants.au3

#Include <GUIConstants.au3>
#Include <AVIConstants.au3>
#Include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#Include <ComboConstants.au3>
#Include <Constants.au3>
#Include <EditConstants.au3>
#Include <FontConstants.au3>
#Include <GDIPlusConstants.au3>
#Include <GUIConstantsEX.au3>
#Include <HeaderConstants.au3>
#Include <ImageListConstants.au3>
#Include <IPAddressConstants.au3>
#Include <ListBoxConstants.au3>
#Include <ListViewConstants.au3>
#Include <MemoryConstants.au3>
#Include <MenuConstants.au3>
#Include <ProgressConstants.au3>
#Include <RebarConstants.au3>
#Include <ScrollBarConstants.au3>
#Include <StaticConstants.au3>
#Include <StatusBarConstants.au3>
#Include <StructureConstants.au3>
#Include <TabConstants.au3>
#Include <TOolbarConstants.au3>
#Include <TreeViewConstants.au3>
#Include <UpDownConstants.au3>
#Include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Example:

#Include <AllConstants.au3>
;blah blah blah...

It's not a good idea. I include AllConstants.au3 in one of my script for only some constants...

[Tomb]

the reason for using just the specific includes you need instead of all them is file size.

whats the point of including functions you don't need.

[GEOSoft]

the reason for using just the specific includes you need instead of all them is file size.

whats the point of including functions you don't need.

I don't like using constants anyway.

Why would I include a file that had

Global Const $Whatever_ThisConstantsNameIs = 1

And have my code read

$a = $Whatever_ThisConstantsNameIs + 1

When I could just use

$a = 1 + 1

or better yet

$a = 2

[=sinister=]

Well I only use it when im too lazy to find the specific ones. Then when i'm ready to compile my script I usually find them or just replace the variables with the hexidecimal (Take longer).

[GEOSoft]

Well I only use it when im too lazy to find the specific ones. Then when i'm ready to compile my script I usually find them or just replace the variables with the hexidecimal (Take longer).

Fast when you write a script to do it for you.

[James]

Fast when you write a script to do it for you.

That's what AutoIt is for after all

[-Ultima-]

I don't like using constants anyway.

Why would I include a file that had

Global Const $Whatever_ThisConstantsNameIs = 1

And have my code read

$a = $Whatever_ThisConstantsNameIs + 1

When I could just use

$a = 1 + 1

or better yet

$a = 2

Because code maintainability starts going down the drain once you start using magic numbers...?

GUICtrlCreateListView("Column 1|Column 2", 5, 5, Default, Default, $LVS_SINGLESEL + $LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS + $LVS_SORTASCENDING + $WS_TABSTOP) ; LINE 1
GUICtrlCreateListView("Column 1|Column 2", 5, 5, Default, Default, 0x0001001C) ; LINE 2
GUICtrlCreateListView("Column 1|Column 2", 5, 5, Default, Default, 65564) ; LINE 3

Would anyone seriously remember (or attempt to guess) what the style is for the listview created in line 2, or worse, line 3?

Edited June 8, 2008 by -Ultima-

[GEOSoft]

Because code maintainability starts going down the drain once you start using magic numbers...?

GUICtrlCreateListView("Column 1|Column 2", 5, 5, Default, Default, $LVS_SINGLESEL + $LVS_SHOWSELALWAYS + $LVS_SORTASCENDING + $WS_TABSTOP) ; LINE 1
GUICtrlCreateListView("Column 1|Column 2", 5, 5, Default, Default, 0x0001001C) ; LINE 2
GUICtrlCreateListView("Column 1|Column 2", 5, 5, Default, Default, 65564) ; LINE 3

Would anyone seriously remember (or attempt to guess) what the style is for the listview created in line 2, or worse, line 3?

I don't have a problem with it and I wouldn't have to guess at line 2 or line 3 because line 1 would read

GUICtrlCreateListView("Column 1|Column 2", 5, 5, Default, Default, 0x0004 + 0x0008 + 0x0010 + 0x00010000)

after it has been processed by the constants replacer script. And generally replacing the constants is one of the last steps. Besides I find Constants are being seriously abused. What about the people that are #Including a file for the sole reason that they want to use (we see it all the time).

If GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then Exit

and $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE is the only constant used in the script.

I would rather just type

If GUIGetMsg = -3 Then Exit

Some of those constant names are longer than the line of code you are going to use them in. The standard Constants are not as bad as some of the constants that people have created in the top of their scripts

Global Const $My_First30CharacterConstant = 0
Global Const $My_Next30CharacterConstant = $My_First30CharacterConstant + 1
Global Const $My_Third30CharacterConstant = $My_Next30CharacterConstant +1
Global Const $My_Fourth30CharacterConstant = $My_Next30CharacterConstant + $My_Third30CharacterConstant

and in the script you have

$A = $My_Next30CharacterConstant + $My_Fourth30CharacterConstant

No thanks, I prefer to type $A = 4.

[WeMartiansAreFriendly]

I think the obfuscater by jos can remove unused variables, and functions.

I don't really like the new layout of the constants, Just the other week I was updating one of my old scripts (from only about a year ago) for the latest Autoit. grrrr!

I eventually did what =sinister= did. Just include them all

Edited June 8, 2008 by mrRevoked

[monoceres]

I eventually did what =sinister= did. Just include them all

Why would you do such a thing when a really fast & simple constants updater is available?

#529242

[WeMartiansAreFriendly]

Why would you do such a thing when a really fast & simple constants updater is available?

#529242

I would if Scite4AutoIt worked with my install, the latest version is in a non standard location and I have an older version is installed, it ignores my local setup and goes straight for the one thats installed. :/ oh well.

[GEOSoft]

I would if Scite4AutoIt worked with my install, the latest version is in a non standard location and I have an older version is installed, it ignores my local setup and goes straight for the one thats installed. :/ oh well.

I just rewrote it to work without Scite. No big problems.