Pause Script While MsgBox is shown.

[Voide]

Basicly, what I want to do is start a timer as I run the script, after 3,5 minutes I want it to prompt me with a MsgBox, as it prompts me I want the script to pauze, then as I click OK I want the script to start the timer again... So far I have:

$i = 0

While $i <= 10

sleep(210000)

MsgBox(0, "Feed your MAG!", "I'm hungry! D:")

WEnd

It seems to loop infinitely as intended but I haven't found a way to pause the timer as it shows me the MsgBox (Yes, I'm very new to this)

Thanks in advance.

[PsaltyDS]

Basicly, what I want to do is start a timer as I run the script, after 3,5 minutes I want it to prompt me with a MsgBox, as it prompts me I want the script to pauze, then as I click OK I want the script to start the timer again... So far I have:

$i = 0

While $i <= 10

sleep(210000)

MsgBox(0, "Feed your MAG!", "I'm hungry! D:")

WEnd

It seems to loop infinitely as intended but I haven't found a way to pause the timer as it shows me the MsgBox (Yes, I'm very new to this)

Thanks in advance.

That doesn't make any sense. What timer is not paused while the MsgBox() is displayed? Also, nothing increments $i so the While condition never changes and that While/WEnd loop never ends.

muttley

[Voide]

I just want the script to restart the sleep(210000) timer as I click ok in the msgbox... As of now I think it just restarts instantly while displaying the msgbox.

And yeah, I intend it to loop infinitely this way, keep in mind that I know next to nothing about autoit ^^ it just happened to loop when I put in that While $i thingy...

[bogQ]

I just want the script to restart the sleep(210000) timer as I click ok in the msgbox... As of now I think it just restarts instantly while displaying the msgbox.

And yeah, I intend it to loop infinitely this way, keep in mind that I know next to nothing about autoit ^^ it just happened to loop when I put in that While $i thingy...

No, its working OK!!

it sleep 210 seconds after msgbox is clicked

While 1
    sleep(5000)
    MsgBox(0, "Feed your MAG!", "I'm hungry! D:")
WEnd

test it on 5 sec. press OK after 3 sec. and itl wait 5 more sec. until new msgbox

Edited July 22, 2008 by bogQ

[Voide]

No, its working OK!!

it sleep 210 seconds after msgbox is clicked

While 1
    sleep(5000)
    MsgBox(0, "Feed your MAG!", "I'm hungry! D:")
WEnd

Ow... My bad, thanks! muttley

[PsaltyDS]

I just want the script to restart the sleep(210000) timer as I click ok in the msgbox... As of now I think it just restarts instantly while displaying the msgbox.

That is what happens now. When you click OK, the loop goes back to the top and the Sleep() is executed again. After Sleep() times out, the MsgBox() comes up again. The Sleep() timer is already expired before your MsgBox() comes up, and Sleep() doesn't happen again until after the MsgBox() is cleared.

While a MsgBox() is up, the script is completely stopped, which is why there is an optional timeout parameter for MsgBox().

And yeah, I intend it to loop infinitely this way, keep in mind that I know next to nothing about autoit ^^ it just happened to loop when I put in that While $i thingy...

Don't bother with $i then, just use:

While 1

    ; ... your loop code here

WEnd

The problem with that, is you have no way to exit the script. One nice way to do that is HotKeySet():

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Quit")

While 1

    ; ... your loop code here

WEnd

Func _Quit()
     Exit
EndFunc

Now you can just hit ESC to exit the script (ESC can be changed to other keys as required).

muttley

[Voide]

That is what happens now. When you click OK, the loop goes back to the top and the Sleep() is executed again. After Sleep() times out, the MsgBox() comes up again. The Sleep() timer is already expired before your MsgBox() comes up, and Sleep() doesn't happen again until after the MsgBox() is cleared.

While a MsgBox() is up, the script is completely stopped, which is why there is an optional timeout parameter for MsgBox().

Don't bother with $i then, just use:

While 1

; ... your loop code here

WEnd

The problem with that, is you have no way to exit the script. One nice way to do that is HotKeySet():

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Quit")

While 1

; ... your loop code here

WEnd

Func _Quit()
     Exit
EndFunc

Now you can just hit ESC to exit the script (ESC can be changed to other keys as required).

muttley

Nice, thanks alot!