NOOB QUESTION [GOTO, LABELS/TAGS]

[7121]

Yeah i was wondering if Autoit has the ability to move back and fourth with tags. Like i programmed with TI-83/84 and they got those commands where i can just go a different label when a certain command wasn't executed. I really need it becuz i do a lotta loops in the macro that i'm making so yeah. The Do, While, Repeat, and all that doesn't really hlep becuz i'm not doing an expression of anytime, i actually have a huge set of commands so i figure putting them down in boxes is a lotta easier to deal with.

So yeah, anyone know? THanks ^__^

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[DW1]

You will want to learn to use function instead of GOTO... if you post some code, I, or somebody else here can help show you how it could be made into a function...

If you read the help/FAQ/or one of the hundreds of posts on this topic throughout the forum, you would see that GOTO IS EVIL.

I also did a lot of scripting on the TI-83p back in the day... it was a lot of fun, but you should really learn to use functions, and if you wish to continue writing apps on the TI, you should switch to asm (The TI programming forum has a lot of info on this).

[7121]

okay well let's say i do this. Basically i'm making a script to download movies for me from a certain website. The thing is, there are numbers of links and each link has to be clicked. Once the link is clicked, a download prompt is requested with the URL inside. Of course in order two prevent the same links from ever downloading, i put in a safe check where i get the script to check if the same URL was pasted. Which i probably need help on also =/.

Now here's the problem, after doing, i want it to repeat. So basically, it goes back into the browers, adds the next following numbers into the coordinates and clicks on the link below or next to it. So basically it keep doing this until the following URL is the same within the URL box for the browser.

So thus, how do i make it so it jump back from teh to a certain place and redo the whole sequence again?

[zackrspv]

okay well let's say i do this. Basically i'm making a script to download movies for me from a certain website. The thing is, there are numbers of links and each link has to be clicked. Once the link is clicked, a download prompt is requested with the URL inside. Of course in order two prevent the same links from ever downloading, i put in a safe check where i get the script to check if the same URL was pasted. Which i probably need help on also =/.

Now here's the problem, after doing, i want it to repeat. So basically, it goes back into the browers, adds the next following numbers into the coordinates and clicks on the link below or next to it. So basically it keep doing this until the following URL is the same within the URL box for the browser.

So thus, how do i make it so it jump back from teh to a certain place and redo the whole sequence again?

As the previous posters explained, you'll be switching from GOTO syntax into actual FUNCTION usage.

For example, you have a site you wish to manipulate that has tons of links on it. You can use the _IE* functions to put all of those links into an array, and from there, call another function, let's say it's named 'GRAB()' to grab what you need from those links.

func Grab($link = "")
;---- blah blah blah, do what you want here
end Func

Would be an example of creating a function w/ a variable you can pass too it with a simple code:

Grab($link)

Look in the help file for how to create functions, etc. The main benefit to AutoIT vs command line scripts, etc, would be that you have functions you can create and modify, and use over and over again. Check the help file for For/Next loops, and While/Wend loops and If/Then loops so that you can do your checks.

But, you have to do some of the work too, look at the help file, try and build your script the way you want, and if you get stuck, post your example here so we can modify/help you further.