Thread: SwitchButton problems

try this

button code

Code:

"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VMT||SWITCHLABEL;2||SWITCHBUTTON;14>>ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VMN||SWITCHLABEL;2||SWITCHBUTTON;1"

for switch label.
create a label and use code below, the button code above will switch label 02

label code

Code:

"=peace up>>=Atown down"

Originally Posted by wfs1

Okay below is my setup for MS Streets and I want to do a day/night mode toggle from just one button (button 14). I would like to change the labels too but heck I'm still at the amateur level here. Anyway, I've tried many attempts and all I get is the first key sequence %VMT, the %VMN doesn't work. What am I doing wrong here.

/, B, x, y, w, h, Command;COMMANDCODES, Tooltip
B01,491,0,103,70,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%Ri",
B02,195,0,100,71,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%TV","Guidance Pane"
B03,97,0,98,71,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%TN","Find Near"
B04,294,0,99,71,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%UR","Route Planner"
B05,693,0,105,71,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;{F3}","ReRoute"
B06,2,521,104,77,"EXIT","EXIT"
B07,205,521,95,77,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VZO","Zoom Out"
B08,300,521,102,77,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VZI","Zoom In"
B09,394,0,97,71,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%TP","GPS Pane"
B10,106,521,100,77,"EXITMENU",
B11,595,521,100,77,"VOL+",
B12,500,521,94,77,"VOL-",
B13,401,521,98,77,"PLAY",
B14,1,0,96,71,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VMT||SWITCHBUTTON;14>>ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VMN","Day Night"
B15,592,0,101,71,"ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%TGS||ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%TGM||ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%TGA","TRACK"

To try and simplify this, try adding the following to ExecTBL.ini

"VMT","ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VMT"
"VMN","ACTIVATE;- Microsoft Streets & Trips||SENDKEY;%VMN"

This just defines your two commands, and then allows you to call them using a BYVAR function like so

B14,001,000,096,071,"BYVAR;VMTN;VMT||SETVAR;VMTN;1 <<VMN||SETVAR;VMTN;0"

So, this command uses a variable VMNT. If VMNT = 0, then VMT is called, and you then reset VMNT to = 1. Next time you press the button, VMNT is 1 so it executes VMN, and resets VMNT to 0.

I can't help on the switchbutton command. I have only used the setbutton commands before, and I don't have streets and Trips, but this technique should work, and it is far more readable !

The only other observation is that I don't know what the

,"Day Night"

is doing, but this could be your problem from a syntax point of view.

cheers
KPJUK

Nice one LS, you beat me to it with a switchbutton answer !

will make things easier to read. But i dont think using BYVAR is less confusing esp if your new to variables, may take a bit to wrap your head around, at least it did for me.

if you add the info in his post to ExcTBL.ini the switchbutton would look like this.

Code:

"VMT||SWITCHLABEL;2||SWITCHBUTTON;14>>VMN||SWITCHLABEL;2||SWITCHBUTTON;1"

the "Day Night" at the end of the code, does nothing. Its just a tooltip area, but depending on what you put there and what kind of object it is, it can do things.

If it were a lablel, "CENTER" in the same area would center the text.
If it were a button, @command@ (@ instead of quotes) in the same area would execute a command if you click and hold on the button. You can use it as an area to type short comments.