Please help im new to C++

[urmommie]

Well im new and I don't understand the tut's but I want to make something like this

MsgBox(1, "Do you want to open notepad?")
If answer yes
Then
Run("Notepad")
Send("Hello{SPACE}Bob!") ;I want the send to be typed in notepad

If someone can tell me what im doing wronge thanks !

[exodius]

Well Hi and welcome to the forums.

This is the proper formatting for what you posted.

$answer = MsgBox(4, "Open Notepad", "Do you want to open notepad?")
If $answer = 6 Then ; The return value if you hit "yes" is 6
    Run("Notepad")
    WinWait ("Untitled - Notepad") ; Waiting for the Notepad window to exist
    WinWaitActive ("Untitled - Notepad") ; Waiting for it to be active, otherwise Send will fail.
    Send("Hello{SPACE}Bob!") ;I want the send to be typed in notepad
EndIf

I'd highly suggest you go look up all the functions you see used there and see how I did what I did.

[Kip]

Please help im new to C++

So...?

[urmommie]

$answer = MsgBox(4, "Open Notepad", "Do you want to open notepad?")
If $answer = 6 Then ; The return value if you hit "yes" is 6
    Run("Notepad")
    WinWait ("Untitled - Notepad") ; Waiting for the Notepad window to exist
    WinWaitActive ("Untitled - Notepad") ; Waiting for it to be active, otherwise Send will fail.
    Send("Hello{SPACE}Bob!") ;I want the send to be typed in notepad
EndIf

Thanks man ok I have two questions for you what does the $answer = do?

and also how did you know the return value of yes? like if I wanted to also add

If $answer = 5 Then; 5 being no
            MsgBox(1, "Notepad will not open")

this will mean that if he presses no it will send him that but what is the return value and how do you find them out?

[Cynagen]

Well im new and I don't understand the tut's but I want to make something like this

MsgBox(1, "Do you want to open notepad?")
If answer yes
Then
Run("Notepad")
Send("Hello{SPACE}Bob!");I want the send to be typed in notepad

If someone can tell me what im doing wronge thanks !

You need to select the notepad window before you continue.

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2)
Run("notepad")
WinActivate("Notepad","")
Send("Hello{SPACE}Bob!")

[weaponx]

Why are you asking about C++ here?

[urmommie]

Why are you asking about C++ here?

Where do I ask?

[oMBRa]

Thanks man ok I have two questions for you what does the $answer = do?

and also how did you know the return value of yes? like if I wanted to also add

If $answer = 5 Then; 5 being no
            MsgBox(1, "Notepad will not open")

this will mean that if he presses no it will send him that but what is the return value and how do you find them out?

return values are in the help file

[urmommie]

return values are in the help file

I looked i can't find return values

[Juvigy]

In your case MsgBox returns 1 if you press "OK" and 2 if you press "cancel"

Return Value

Success: Returns the ID of the button pressed.

Failure: Returns -1 if the message box timed out.

Button Pressed Return Value

OK 1

CANCEL 2

ABORT 3

RETRY 4

IGNORE 5

YES 6

NO 7

TRY AGAIN ** 10

CONTINUE ** 11

[oMBRa]

open the help file then:

Autoit--->Function Reference--->Message Boxes and Dialogs---> MsgBox

[urmommie]

open the help file then:

Autoit--->Function Reference--->Message Boxes and Dialogs---> MsgBox

Thanks man you own !

[urmommie]

In your case MsgBox returns 1 if you press "OK" and 2 if you press "cancel"

Return Value

Success: Returns the ID of the button pressed.

Failure: Returns -1 if the message box timed out.

Button Pressed Return Value

OK 1

CANCEL 2

ABORT 3

RETRY 4

IGNORE 5

YES 6

NO 7

TRY AGAIN ** 10

CONTINUE ** 11

Thanks

[Marlo]

i dont get what this has to do with C++ o_0

[exodius]

I'm guessing that he doesn't (or at least didn't) exactly understand that AutoIt is not C++.