Current Time and Function Call

[TheCrimsonCrusader]

This is a simple script that displays the current time and has a button named "Run Function" to call a function where it sleeps for 5 seconds. How can I call the function, but still have the current time continuing to update on the main GUI? As expected in its current state, when I run the function, the time on the main GUI stops for 5 seconds and then resumes once the function is complete.

I will be adding a progress bar routine that runs within the function later on that will go in place of the "sleep for 5 seconds" place holder, but I was needing to get this little detail figured out first. I don't think I could put the time update loop in the same loop that will be in the function, because it will perform a number of tasks before it ever returns to the top of the loop to update the time. Thanks in advance!

CODE

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

#include <Date.au3>

Opt ("GUIOnEventMode", 1)

$GUI=GuiCreate("Title",200,100,-1,-1)

$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run Function", 20, 60)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($BUTTON1, "RunFunction")

$CurrentTime = _DateTimeFormat( _NowCalc(),3)

$label=GUICtrlCreateLabel($CurrentTime,20,20,140,20)

GUICtrlSetFont (-1,10, 800)

GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE,"CloseGUI")

GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1

If $CurrentTime <> _DateTimeFormat( _NowCalc(),3) Then

$CurrentTime = _DateTimeFormat( _NowCalc(),3)

GUICtrlSetData($label, $CurrentTime)

EndIf

WEnd

Func RunFunction()

Sleep(5000)

EndFunc

Func CloseGUI()

Exit

EndFunc

[Authenticity]

Well, the problem is that AutoIt is not multithreaded and while your script is sleeping 5 seconds it's suspended so no code get executed at this time interval.

[SpookMeister]

I have seen some people embed another script that hides in the background that receives and sends information to and from hidden controls on the main form to address these types of concerns. Haven't played with it much myself though.

[Melba23]

TheCrimsonCrusader,

Look at Adlib in the Help file. It lets you call a specific function at defined intervals, pausing your main script while that function runs, but then resuming it once it has terminated.

Sounds like just the thing for your timer update.

M23

[Jos]

Well, the problem is that AutoIt is not multithreaded and while your script is sleeping 5 seconds it's suspended so no code get executed at this time interval.

AdlibEnable() works fine during Sleep()

[TheCrimsonCrusader]

Thanks, I will give adlib a shot and see what I can come up with.

[Authenticity]

Yes it's working. poor me, I should know that it's posted as event and not blocked... Anyway, forgive me about my misleading post.