Multi-Process Applications

[programit]

I have never written a piece of code like this before, but I think it would be cool to have an AutoIt application running with many processes going on that all work together for a common goal. For instance:

Process 1: Gui running scanning for triggers from the GUI elements: Button clicks, check boxes, etc.

Process 2: Anything the GUI might launch off of those triggers.

Process 3: Error scanning. Looking for any error windows that might popup to interrupt my testing. If I got an error, it might pause the process running that caused that, handle/log the error, and start the causing process back on its way.

From what I have seen so far, basically once process 1 starts 2, 1 pretty much holds until 2 completes and returns back. Is there a way for 1 to start 2 and continue with what it needs to do? Maybe I'm a little too ambitious?

Thanks,

Programit.

[PsaltyDS]

I have never written a piece of code like this before, but I think it would be cool to have an AutoIt application running with many processes going on that all work together for a common goal. For instance:

Process 1: Gui running scanning for triggers from the GUI elements: Button clicks, check boxes, etc.

Process 2: Anything the GUI might launch off of those triggers.

Process 3: Error scanning. Looking for any error windows that might popup to interrupt my testing. If I got an error, it might pause the process running that caused that, handle/log the error, and start the causing process back on its way.

From what I have seen so far, basically once process 1 starts 2, 1 pretty much holds until 2 completes and returns back. Is there a way for 1 to start 2 and continue with what it needs to do? Maybe I'm a little too ambitious?

Thanks,

Programit.

You seem to be describing multi-threading. AutoIt is single-threaded. If you want more than one thing going on at nearly the same time, then you need multiple AutoIt scripts running. There are some work-arounds. You should look at event mode for the GUI, which can interrupt other functions in the script to handle GUI events without requiring the script to constantly check for GuiGetMsg(). There is also AdLibEnable(), which can periodically interrupt other functions to run a monitor function.

[programit]

You seem to be describing multi-threading. AutoIt is single-threaded. If you want more than one thing going on at nearly the same time, then you need multiple AutoIt scripts running. There are some work-arounds. You should look at event mode for the GUI, which can interrupt other functions in the script to handle GUI events without requiring the script to constantly check for GuiGetMsg(). There is also AdLibEnable(), which can periodically interrupt other functions to run a monitor function.

That event mode sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. I'll look into it. Thanks!