Question regarding looping

[XxxKills]

First off this is my first post here and ive only been working with autoit for about 4 days so please be patient with me.

Ill try to explain in the best way i can.

I'm trying to loop a create game, while makeing the game name with increments of + 1 (mybaal-1, next game would be mybaal-2)

Ive gotten the loop game to work, but not the game name part. It continuosly puts the 1 at the end of the game name.

While 1

Global $count

MouseClick("left", 640, 485)

Dim $iCounter = 1

$GameName = IniRead("Log.ini", "Log","Last Game Made", $iCounter)

Dim $GameName = IniRead("Settings.ini", "GameName", "GameName", "Default")

MouseClick("left", 712, 461,1)

Sleep (500)

Send($GameName & $iCounter, 1) ; 1, so the interpreter won't consider ^ or + as a special meaning key

$iCounter+=1

IniWrite("Log.ini", "Log","Last Game Made=",$iCounter)

Sleep (500)

Send("{TAB}")

Sleep (500)

$GamePass = IniRead("Settings.ini", "GamePass", "GamePass", "Default")

Sleep (500)

Send($GamePass)

Sleep (500)

Send("{enter}") ;enters game

Sleep (5000)

Send("{TAB}") ; turns on mimi map

;Do actions, else

Sleep (30000)

Send ( "{ESC}" )

Sleep (200)

Send ( "{UP}" )

Sleep (200)

Send ( "{ENTER}" )

Sleep (10000)

WEnd

EndFunc

like I said it loops the game make but not the name change, and in the log file it lists : Last Game Made==1 each time

so what the heck am i doing wrong lol? if any one can help I would greatly apprieciate it. thank u in advance for any one who has the patience to help.

[Zedna]

Dim $iCounter = 0
Global $count 

While 1 
$iCounter+=1
MouseClick("left", 640, 485)
$GameName = IniRead("Log.ini", "Log","Last Game Made", $iCounter)
Dim $GameName = IniRead("Settings.ini", "GameName", "GameName", "Default")
MouseClick("left", 712, 461,1)
Sleep (500) 
Send($GameName & $iCounter, 1); 1, so the interpreter won't consider ^ or + as a special meaning key
IniWrite("Log.ini", "Log","Last Game Made=",$iCounter)
Sleep (500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep (500)
$GamePass = IniRead("Settings.ini", "GamePass", "GamePass", "Default")
Sleep (500)
Send($GamePass)
Sleep (500)
Send("{enter}");enters game
Sleep (5000)
Send("{TAB}"); turns on mimi map

;Do actions, else 
Sleep (30000)
Send ( "{ESC}" )
Sleep (200)
Send ( "{UP}" )
Sleep (200)
Send ( "{ENTER}" )
Sleep (10000)
WEnd
EndFunc

Edited June 10, 2009 by Zedna

[martin]

First off this is my first post here and ive only been working with autoit for about 4 days so please be patient with me.

Ill try to explain in the best way i can.

I'm trying to loop a create game, while makeing the game name with increments of + 1 (mybaal-1, next game would be mybaal-2)

Ive gotten the loop game to work, but not the game name part. It continuosly puts the 1 at the end of the game name.

While 1

Global $count

MouseClick("left", 640, 485)

Dim $iCounter = 1

$GameName = IniRead("Log.ini", "Log","Last Game Made", $iCounter)

Dim $GameName = IniRead("Settings.ini", "GameName", "GameName", "Default")

MouseClick("left", 712, 461,1)

Sleep (500)

Send($GameName & $iCounter, 1) ; 1, so the interpreter won't consider ^ or + as a special meaning key

$iCounter+=1

IniWrite("Log.ini", "Log","Last Game Made=",$iCounter)

Sleep (500)

Send("{TAB}")

Sleep (500)

$GamePass = IniRead("Settings.ini", "GamePass", "GamePass", "Default")

Sleep (500)

Send($GamePass)

Sleep (500)

Send("{enter}") ;enters game

Sleep (5000)

Send("{TAB}") ; turns on mimi map

;Do actions, else

Sleep (30000)

Send ( "{ESC}" )

Sleep (200)

Send ( "{UP}" )

Sleep (200)

Send ( "{ENTER}" )

Sleep (10000)

WEnd

EndFunc

like I said it loops the game make but not the name change, and in the log file it lists : Last Game Made==1 each time

so what the heck am i doing wrong lol? if any one can help I would greatly apprieciate it. thank u in advance for any one who has the patience to help.

Welcome to th eAutoIt forums Xxxkills

There are a couple of things you need to change. The line

Dim $iCounter = 1

sets the value of $iCounter to 1 each time the loop is run, so it needs to be outside of the loop before the While.

You have a line which has no effect

$GameName = IniRead("Log.ini", "Log","Last Game Made", $iCounter);<----------has no effect because $Ga=meName is immediately replaced on next line
Dim $GameName = IniRead("Settings.ini", "GameName", "GameName", "Default")

You can make your code in posts easier for people to read if you

use the Tidy feature in SciTE if you use that editor. (Tools|Tidy AutoIt Source or Ctrl T.)

use [ co d e ] before and [ / c o d e ] after your code but without th espaces I added to ensure they aren't used as tags.

[XxxKills]

ahhhh tytytyty, Ive had a migrain trying to fiqure that out.I appricieate the tips and whyfors also, that helps me understand why I needed to change those, man ty.