$ commands

[ColdDeath]

Hi,

I've used AutoIt for a while now, but I can't find anything about $commands in the help file or anything.

Is there a link that provides information about how to use these?

If not, could one provide me with this information?

Thx in advance!

[mmavipc]

Hi,

I've used AutoIt for a while now, but I can't find anything about $commands in the help file or anything.

Is there a link that provides information about how to use these?

If not, could one provide me with this information?

Thx in advance!

what do you mean by $commands?

[GoogleDude]

I also have been using AutoIt for a while now (about 3 years or so) yet I tend to consider myself a noo b.

for the most part anything that starts with a $ can be considered the same as when using %var% in a dos batch script. They are just Environment Variables.

Hope this helps.

GD

[Pain]

Hard to tell what you mean, if you are talking about $CmdLine it's in the helpfile, if you mean variables overall (a variable always starts with $ in AutoIT) it's also in the helpfile.

[ColdDeath]

Hard to tell what you mean, if you are talking about $CmdLine it's in the helpfile, if you mean variables overall (a variable always starts with $ in AutoIT) it's also in the helpfile.

Everytime I see a script I see $command, I can't figure out how they work or anything...

Example:

StatusBarGetText($hWnd,'')

I don't know where the $command comes from or does... So that's why I'm asking it.

[GoogleDude]

$hWnd

is the environment var for that script. $hWnd will be dynamic to what ever it references.

[PsaltyDS]

Everytime I see a script I see $command, I can't figure out how they work or anything...

Example:

StatusBarGetText($hWnd,'')

I don't know where the $command comes from or does... So that's why I'm asking it.

What? Your example does not contain the variable "$command" anywhere. The help file entry and demo script for StatusBarGetText() also does not have "$command" anywhere in it.

What are you talking about?

[mmavipc]

anything starting with $ is not a command. it is a variable, look it up in the helpfile.

[ColdDeath]

What? Your example does not contain the variable "$command" anywhere. The help file entry and demo script for StatusBarGetText() also does not have "$command" anywhere in it.

What are you talking about?

Every $command is a variable? Except for a few... Okay, now I'm lost...

[mmavipc]

Every $command is a variable? Except for a few... Okay, now I'm lost...

no all things starting with $ are variables

A variable is just a place to store data in memory so that it can be accessed quickly. Think of it as a mailbox in memory that you can put information in or take information out of. For example you might create a variable to store the number a user's response to a question, or the result to a math equation.

Each variable has a name (again, similar to a mailbox) and must start with the $ character and may only contain letters, numbers and the underscore _ character. Here are some example names:

$var1

$my_variable

Each variable is stored as a variant.

[GoogleDude]

Every $command is a variable? Except for a few... Okay, now I'm lost...

Yes every thing that starts with a $ is a variable that references a value.

[James]

Built in variables?

[SmOke_N]

The blind leading the blind here. You all should just not answer until the OP can actually articulate what it is they are trying to accomplish and or need answers to.

[Tomb]

i think hes talking about variables.

variables are used to store data, such as a number, or a string of text.

variables all start with a $.

[hookLine]

I'm having a problem using variables.

For example, if I were to send a message like this:

Func example()
        Send($text)
        Sleep(500)
        Send($text_1)
        EndFunc

How would I define the variable?

[mmavipc]

I'm having a problem using variables.

For example, if I were to send a message like this:

Func example()
        Send($text)
        Sleep(500)
        Send($text_1)
        EndFunc

How would I define the variable?

you could just put data into hthe variable

$test = "pie"oÝ÷ Úò¢ç(ºW]yÉZ­è²jëh×6Dim $test

There are 2 declaration types

Dim(and local) for local variables(cant be used otuside of the function

and global(can be used anywhere)

[hookLine]

you could just put data into hthe variable

$test = "pie"oÝ÷ Úò¢ç(ºW]yÉZ­è²jëh×6Dim $test

There are 2 declaration types

Dim(and local) for local variables(cant be used otuside of the function

and global(can be used anywhere)

I actually meant how would I be able to change what the variable "says" (in my case) in an .INI file?

[mmavipc]

I actually meant how would I be able to change what the variable "says" (in my case) in an .INI file?

to change whats in a variable you assign something to it

$var = "yello"; $var says yello now
$ver = "pie"; $var says pie now

INI's are a whole different story.

Lookup iniwrite and iniread in the help file

[Tomb]

I actually meant how would I be able to change what the variable "says" (in my case) in an .INI file?

try these functions.

IniReadSection
IniWriteSection

[bo8ster]

I'm having a problem using variables.

For example, if I were to send a message like this:

Func example()
        Send($text)
        Sleep(500)
        Send($text_1)
        EndFunc

How would I define the variable?

Dim $text = ""

or

Dim $text = "foo text"

It could be either global or local