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AskYesNo with TimeOut
Keywords: AskYesNo
Question:
I just started to play with WinBatch to replace a DOS batch system and I need to replace the CHOICE command. CHOICE asks a question (I am asking Yes or No) and waits for a key stroke. If nothing happens after a specified number of seconds it reverts to a default.I have not come accross a replacement. Display() will not work because I can not determine if a key was pressed. AskYesNo() will not work because there is no timeout. Any ideas?
Answer:
Basically the following script does the job.WinBatch does not have a built-inb TimeOut feature on any of the user input functions, so you have to craft your own.
; Written by Todd Thorson Comdisco Distributed Services
WHITE="255,255,255"
RED="255,0,0"
PURPLE="255,0,255"
CYAN="0,255,255"
DKBLUE="0,0,128"
BLUE="0,0,255"
LTGRAY="192,192,192"
GRAY="128,128,128"
GREEN="0,255,0"
YELLOW="255,255,0"
FAMILY=16
FONT="Bookman Old Style"
DKGRAY="64,64,64"
BLACK="0,0,0"
WASH=1
:Main
Wash=1
BoxesUp("0,0,1000,1000",@NORMAL)
BoxColor(1,"0,0,127",WASH)
BoxCaption(1,"Put a Caption Here")
BoxDrawRect(1,"0,0,1000,1000",1)
BoxTextFont(1,"%font%",150,80,0|0)
BoxTextColor(1,"255,255,0")
BoxTextFont(1,"%font%",35,50,0|0)
BoxDrawText(1,"200,300,800,350","Make a Choice here",@FALSE,1)
BoxDrawText(1,"200,850,800,900","You must answer within 10 seconds",@FALSE,1)
BoxButtonDraw(1,1, "&Yes", "300,700,500,750")
BoxButtonDraw(1,2, "&No", "600,700,800,750")
iBox=0
Timer=0
while iBox == 0
If Timer == 40 then goto DoNothing
Delay(0.25)
Timer=Timer+1
for x=1 to 2
if BoxButtonStat(1,x) then iBox=x
next
end while
if iBox
BoxDataClear(1,"TOP")
switch iBox
case 1
goto DoYes
break
case 2
goto DoNo
break
EndSwitch
EndIf
:DoYes
Message("Test","You clicked the 'YES' Button")
goto END
:DoNo
Message("Test","You clicked the 'NO' Button")
goto END
:DoNothing
Message("Test","You didn't click anything!")
goto END
:END
Article ID: W13129
Filename: AskYesNo with TimeOut.txt
File Created: 1999:04:15:16:51:56
Last Updated: 1999:04:15:16:51:56