Calling a function does not run until the gui window is closed

[Willow]

I am having some issues with the below code. It is a simple GUI with one button that calls a function to copy files. The _copyprogess function runs fine on its own however when called from the GUI, it will not run until the GUI is closed. What I would like the code to do is to call the function then return back to the GUI window. I searched the help files and the forums however I could not find an answer.

Thanks

Willow.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>

#Include <File.au3>

;Allow the use of environmental variables

Opt("ExpandEnvStrings", 1)

Dialogbox()

Func dialogbox()

Local $Button_1, $Button_2, $Button_3, $msg

GUICreate("Backup Tool") ; will create a dialog box that when displayed is centered

;Set the background colour

GUISetBkColor(0xE0FFFF)

Opt("GUICoordMode", 2)

$Button_1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run backup", 10, 30, 100)

GUISetState() ; display an dialog box with 1 button

; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed

While 1

$msg = GUIGetMsg()

Select

Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

ExitLoop

Case $msg = $Button_1

call ("_copyProgress") ; display a file progress bar while the files copy

EndSelect

WEnd

EndFunc ;==>Dialogbox

;Copy with Progressbar

_copyProgress ("%datadir%\", 'C:\backups\', '*.txt')

Func _copyProgress($From_dir, $Dest_dir, $filter = '*.*')

Local $count = 0, $dir = ""

$FileList = _FileListToArray($From_dir, $filter, 0)

If(Not IsArray($FileList)) And(@error = 1) Then SetError(-1)

ProgressOn("Copy", "Files :", "0 files")

For $i = 1 To UBound($FileList) - 1

If FileGetAttrib($FileList[$i]) = "D" Then $dir = "\*.*"

If FileCopy($From_dir & "\" & $FileList[$i] & $dir, $Dest_dir & "\", 9) Then

$count += 1

ProgressSet($count * 100 / $FileList[0], _

"From: " & $From_dir & "\" & @LF & "To: " & $Dest_dir & "\" & @LF & $FileList[$i], _

StringFormat('%05.2f', Round(($count * 100 / $FileList[0]), 2)) & " % " & @TAB & $count & "/" & $FileList[0] & " Done")

EndIf

Sleep(100); to see what happens

Next

ProgressSet(100, "Done", "Complete")

Sleep(500)

ProgressOff()

Return 1

EndFunc ;==>_copyProgress

[computergroove]

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions.htm

Look at winactive and winactivate

[dmob]

1. you don't need the Call("UpdateProgress"); simply specify the function to call, with parameters

CODE

Case $msg = $Button_1

_copyProgress("%datadir%\", 'C:\backups\', '*.txt') ; display a file progress bar while the files copy

2. You are calling the function (successfully) after you exit the while loop (which you do by closing the GUI),

which is why it only runs after you close the GUI. The first call to the function won't run coz you are not passing the

required parameters.

3. Use code tags to enclose your code.

Edited May 8, 2009 by dmob

[Willow]

1. you don't need the Call("UpdateProgress"); simply specify the function to call, with parameters

CODE

Case $msg = $Button_1

_copyProgress("%datadir%\", 'C:\backups\', '*.txt') ; display a file progress bar while the files copy

2. You are calling the function (successfully) after you exit the while loop (which you do by closing the GUI),

which is why it only runs after you close the GUI. The first call to the function won't run coz you are not passing the

required parameters.

3. Use code tags to enclose your code.

Thanks for the help, this resolved the problem. I have one more question that I started a new post for.

Willow.