Update Tooltip for button

[muncherw]

When I hover over a button in my Gui I want the tooltip to change based on a computername selected from a dropdown box. I've cut out a lot of the code just to give a basic idea as most of my code isn't relevant to the question so If I've left something out please let me know. I can get computer names and use them but I don't know how to change GUICtrlSetTip with this. Can someone give me a clue as to what I need to do?

$computerName=""

$Admin1Dropdown = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 30, 34, 220, 25)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, $adm1p)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 400, 0, "Arial")

$Ping = GUICtrlCreateButton("Ping", 150, 75, 40, 40, $BS_ICON)
GUICtrlSetImage(-1, "\\Network\Technicians\Muncher\C$ Express\ping.ico", 1)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1, "Ping " & $computerName)
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Ping", 156, 115)

While 1

    $id = _getDropdown()
    $computerName = GUICtrlRead($id)

   ;Somewhere in here after I get the computer name I need to update GUICtrlSetTip

Wend

[DaRam]

Within the While 1 Loop, Update the button with the Button GUID rather than -1 Like so

GUICtrlSetTip($Ping, "Ping " & $computerName)

When I hover over a button in my Gui I want the tooltip to change based on a computername selected from a dropdown box. I've cut out a lot of the code just to give a basic idea as most of my code isn't relevant to the question so If I've left something out please let me know. I can get computer names and use them but I don't know how to change GUICtrlSetTip with this. Can someone give me a clue as to what I need to do?

$computerName=""

$Admin1Dropdown = GUICtrlCreateCombo("", 30, 34, 220, 25)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, $adm1p)
GUICtrlSetFont(-1, 8, 400, 0, "Arial")

$Ping = GUICtrlCreateButton("Ping", 150, 75, 40, 40, $BS_ICON)
GUICtrlSetImage(-1, "\\Network\Technicians\Muncher\C$ Express\ping.ico", 1)
GUICtrlSetTip(-1, "Ping " & $computerName)
GuiCtrlCreateLabel("Ping", 156, 115)

While 1

    $id = _getDropdown()
    $computerName = GUICtrlRead($id)

 ;Somewhere in here after I get the computer name I need to update GUICtrlSetTip

Wend

Edited February 25, 2009 by DaRam

[muncherw]

Within the While 1 Loop, Update the button with the Button GUID rather than -1 Like so

GUICtrlSetTip($Ping, "Ping " & $computerName)

I tried that right after I get the computer name but it doesn't seem to work. It actually makes it so there is no tooltip at all.

While 1

    $computerName = GUICtrlRead($id)
    GUICtrlSetTip($Ping, "Ping " & $computerName)

Wend

[DaRam]

You need to wait for an event (use GUIGetMsg()) and trigger the change - right now it is probably mindlessly updating.

Edit2: The change would probably be an event triggered by combo box selection/change

Edit: Or add a delay using Sleep()

I tried that right after I get the computer name but it doesn't seem to work. It actually makes it so there is no tooltip at all.

Edited February 25, 2009 by DaRam

[muncherw]

You need to wait for an event (use GUIGetMsg()) and trigger the change - right now it is probably mindlessly updating.

Ahhhh. OKay that did indeed work then. So this doesn't do exactly what I want then. I'm wanting the tooltip to change with whatever is currently in the dropdown otherwise my buttons only show the name after I use them. I'll go play with it some more now that you have pointed me in the correct direction. And I'll be back if I fail. Failing is a special skill of mine so I'll probably be back.

Thanks for your help thus far!

[muncherw]

You need to wait for an event (use GUIGetMsg()) and trigger the change - right now it is probably mindlessly updating.

Edit2: The change would probably be an event triggered by combo box selection/change

Here is what I came up with:

$id = _getDropdown()
    $oldComputerName = $computerName
    $computerName = GUICtrlRead($id)
    
    if $oldComputerName <> $ComputerName then
        GUICtrlSetTip($Ping, "Ping " & $computerName)
    endif

I just couldn't figure out how to do it by checking an event. This is functional and I guess it doesn't hurt anything. Would another route be better?