GUI inside GUI

[avery]

I have a script I've been working on using au3 and I've run into some odd problems that I, so far, can't located answered for.

I will try to give as much example as I can.. Please excuse my amature skills as I just started working with au3.

When I call the select_mark1() function it works but when I Exit it closes both windows. I need to make a new window, display a dropdown list and then return that value to the main function.

edit: Sorry it doesn't line up right

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LaunchPad()
Func LaunchPad()
    GUICreate("MD5 Trusted Download Tool " & $ver, 500, 350)
    
    ...
    ...
               GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
EndFunc

; Loop the GUI
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()

    Select
        Case $msg = $file1_button
            select_file1()
            select_mark1()
                

        
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSelect
    
WEnd

Func select_file1()
        $file1 = FileOpenDialog("Select Source File", "", "All (*.*)", 1 + 4)
        GUICtrlSetData($file1_input,$file1)
        
    ;$file1a = StringSplit($file1, "\")
    ;MsgBox(4, "MD5", $file1a[ubound($file1a)-1] & @CRLF & $file1a[1])
        
        $plH = PluginOpen(@ScriptDir & '\' & "MD5Hash.dll")
            $file1_md5_l = MD5Hash($file1, 1, True)
            GUICtrlSetData($file1_md5,$file1_md5_l)
            GUICtrlSetBkColor($file1_md5, "0x99CCFF")
        PluginClose($plH)
    
        status_md5()
        Return
EndFunc
    
Func select_mark1()
    Local $msg
    GUICreate("SELECT SOURCE MARKINGS", 200, 100)  

    GUICtrlCreateCombo("item1", 0, 0, 200); create first item
    GUICtrlSetData(-1, "item2|item3", "item3"); add other item snd set a new default

    $mark1_ok = GUICtrlCreateButton("OK", 50, 50, 100, 25)
    
    GUISetState()

; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
    While 1
                                $msg = GUIGetMsg()
        
        If $msg = $mark1_ok Then
        ; tried Return, Next, Exitloop ????
        EndIf
            
                               If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop;(tried Return)
        
               WEnd
EndFunc

[Kiti]

avery

look at C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\Examples\GUI\Simple\child.au3

This should provide the info you need.

[GEOSoft]

Look at GUISwitch()

[Kip]

$GUI_PARENT = guicreate....

$GUI_CHILD = guicreate....

_WinAPI_SetParent($GUI_CHILD, $GUI_PARENT)