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Looping Issue

 
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Ethrock
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:02 am    Post subject: Looping Issue Reply with quote
Hey guys I apologize for posting as a guest and being too lazy to register. I also apologize if this question's been asked a million times or if this seems pretty basic.

I need a macro to perform various functions in three different programs, and loop infinitely until interrupted by a hotkey set. I can't get it to do this. Either of these occurs:

1. Loops infinitely and ignores hotkey presses.

2. Goes once, then stops.

Currently #1 is my issue, here's my code:

Code:

#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 3
#z::  ; Win+Z hotkey (change this hotkey to suit your preferences).
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 1
if KeepWinZRunning 
{
    KeepWinZRunning := false  ; Signal that thread's loop to stop.
    return  ; End this thread so that the one underneath will resume and see the change made by the line above.
}
; Otherwise:
KeepWinZRunning := true
Loop
{
    WinWait, REC,
IfWinNotActive, REC, , WinActivate, REC,
WinWaitActive, REC,
MouseClick, left,  102,  117
Sleep, 5000
WinWait, Calculator,
IfWinNotActive, Calculator, , WinActivate, Calculator,
WinWaitActive, Calculator,
MouseClick, left,  136,  24
Sleep, 1000
Send, {+}0.48{ENTER}
WinWait, REC1 - Notepad,
IfWinNotActive, REC1 - Notepad, , WinActivate, REC1 - Notepad,
WinWaitActive, REC1 - Notepad,
MouseClick, left,  126,  21
Sleep, 1500
Send, {SPACE}48{CTRLDOWN}s{CTRLUP}
WinWait, REC,
IfWinNotActive, REC, , WinActivate, REC,
WinWaitActive, REC,
MouseClick, left,  22,  125
Sleep, 100
    ; But leave the rest below unchanged.
    if not KeepWinZRunning  ; The user signaled the loop to stop by pressing Win-Z again.
        break  ; Break out of this loop.
}
KeepWinZRunning := false  ; Reset in preparation for the next press of this hotkey.
return
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Slanter



Joined: 28 May 2008
Posts: 739
Location: Minnesota, USA
PostPosted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think it may be much simpler to change the basic way it works.
Code:
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 2
#z::
   LoopZ := !LoopZ
   If (LoopZ) {
      While (LoopZ) {
         ; Code to be looped here
      }
      ; Code to be executed after loop here
   }
Return


ex.
Code:
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey 2
#z::
   LoopZ := !LoopZ
   If (LoopZ) {
      While (LoopZ) {
         A += 1
      }
      MsgBox % A
   }
Return


Note that, should you need to, you can end the loop from anywhere in the script just by setting LoopZ to 0 or blank.
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Ethrock
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
This doesn't seem to allow me to end the loop though, every time I utilize the hotkey, it just restarts the loop. I'm a little confused and apologize for that.

Thanks for this and any further assistance.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can use a timer.
Code:

If condition := true
  settimer, your_timer, on ; or period
else
  settimer, your_timer, off

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Ethrock
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm still not sure how that would achieve my intended goal? I don't want a timer, the macro needs to be able to be left unattended, often for days, then able to be ended immediately with a hotkey press.
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Posts: 739
Location: Minnesota, USA
PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The code I posted does end with the second press of the hotkey... did you try my example?
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Ethrock
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah... but when I apply it to the code I'm using (with modifications to remove all the unnecessary untilZ stuff) it simply ignores the hotkey press the second time...
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Ethrock
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ah! My apologies. It d oes work, I left the original Loop { code in and that's why it ignored the hotkey presses. Thanks for all your help!
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