Need help with a "variable variable"... Not solving with Eval

[Almerto]

Hello everybody...

It's not long i've been using autoit language and trying scripting my app i've ran into a problem that i'cant resolve:

i need to create a variable that gets a different name depending on the number of variables that have already been created...

To explain better i'll make an example:

Global $troopstot=2

$troop_1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_1",10,10)         ;Creates the first group of troop's data
$troop_1L2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_2",10,10)
$troop_1L3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_3",10,10)
$troop_1L4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_4",10,10)

$troop_2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_2",20,10)         ;Creates the 2nd group of troop's data
$troop_2L2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_2",20,10)
$troop_2L3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_3",20,10)
$troop_2L4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_4",20,10)


GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Button, "AddTroop")                     ;On button pressed event adds a group of troop data to the pre-existing ones (incremental)

Func AddTroop()
$troop_x = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_x",20,10)           ;"x" here should be substituted with "&$troopstot" but this would cause an error
$troop_xL2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_x_2",20,10)
$troop_xL3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_x_3",20,10)
$troop_xL4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_x_4",20,10)

$troopstot=($troopstot+1)                                            ;this would grant that the next time we press the button the "$troopstot" will be greater by one from the previous group
EndFunc

The problem is that i can't use "Eval" because these input's could be re-edited during the use of the program and "Eval" would give them all the same variable name, causing all new input's data to be the same...

(at least i think so http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/style_im...cons/icon4.gif)

I hope that my goal is clear and that some good soul will help me out!

Many thanks

Alberto

[system24]

You could use Assign() to make such variable, or you could use arrays.

[Almerto]

You could use Assign() to make such variable, or you could use arrays.

I think that the problem still remains, because the, to recall te variable i must use Eval....

Global $troopstot=2

$troop_1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_1",10,10)       ;Creates the first group of troop's data
$troop_1L2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_2",10,10)
$troop_1L3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_3",10,10)
$troop_1L4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_4",10,10)

$troop_2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_2",20,10)       ;Creates the 2nd group of troop's data
$troop_2L2 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_2",20,10)
$troop_2L3 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_3",20,10)
$troop_2L4 = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_4",20,10)


GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Button, "AddTroop")                   ;On button pressed event adds a group of troop data to the pre-existing ones (incremental)

Func AddTroop()
Assign("troop_"&$troopstot,GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_x",20,10))                             ;"x" here should be substituted with "&$troopstot" but this would cause an error
Assign("troop_"&$troopstot&"L2",GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_"&$troopstot&"_2,20,10)) 
Assign("troop_"&$troopstot&"L3",GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_"&$troopstot&"_2,20,10)) 
Assign("troop_"&$troopstot&"L4",GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_"&$troopstot&"_2,20,10)) 
$troopstot=($troopstot+1)                                                                           ;this would grant that the next time we press the button the "$troopstot" (...)
EndFunc                                                                                                                                         ;(...)will be greater by one from the previous group

Then with this script i dunno how to read the variables (for instance if we have created let's say 10 of them)

Edited May 18, 2009 by Almerto

[system24]

Use Eval() to read the variables.

Eval("$x = $" & $name);Example

TBH this is not quite a good idea, but I can't find a better alternative except using arrays.

Like this.

Global $troopstot=2
Global $troop[$troopstot][4]
$troop[0][0] = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_1",10,10);Creates the first group of troop's data
$troop[0][1] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_2",10,10)
$troop[0][2] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_3",10,10)
$troop[0][3] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_1_4",10,10)

$troop[1][0] = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_2",20,10);Creates the 2nd group of troop's data
$troop[1][1] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_2",20,10)
$troop[1][2] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_3",20,10)
$troop[1][3] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_4",20,10)

GUICtrlSetOnEvent($Button, "AddTroop")          ;On button pressed event adds a group of troop data to the pre-existing ones (incremental)

Func AddTroop()
$troopstot += 1
ReDim $troop[$troopstot][4]
$troop[$troopstot][0] = GUICtrlCreateLabel("troop_2",20,10)
$troop[$troopstot][1] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_2",20,10)
$troop[$troopstot][2] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_3",20,10)
$troop[$troopstot][3] = GUICtrlCreateInput("troop_2_4",20,10)
EndFunc

Edited May 18, 2009 by system24

[Almerto]

Use Eval() to read the variables.

Eval("$x = $" & $name);Example

TBH this is not quite a good idea, but I can't find a better alternative except using arrays.

Thanks man, i'll try that... Even if arrays makes me feel a little dazed