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Game Hacking Dojo
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2024 5:48 am    Post subject: Running Functions in a New Thread Reply with quote

I have functions to execute using the MainForm however those functions are run in the main thread. I want the functions to be run in a new thread execute and terminate the created thread since I read in the documentation, it has to be terminated manually.

So I was thinking this could be the solution:

Code:
StringsBtn.OnClick = createThread(function ()
    pcall(createRefrencedFile,"s")
end)


Of course, it didn't work. So, as far as I know, I should use createThread at the call of the function and in this case, it's the button that calls the function.
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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2024 6:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:

StringsBtn.OnClick = function()
  createThread(function ()
    pcall(createRefrencedFile,"s")
  end
end)

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PostPosted: Mon May 06, 2024 6:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dark Byte wrote:
Code:

StringsBtn.OnClick = function()
  createThread(function ()
    pcall(createRefrencedFile,"s")
  end
end)


This doesn't compile.

While this compiles:
Code:
StringsBtn.OnClick =
  createThread(function ()
    pcall(createRefrencedFile,"s")
 end)


This one makes it sometimes run the code even if I didn't call it, just by launching CE. And when it's clicked (called) it doesn't do anything.

Okay found it thank you. it was a bracket issue found )

Correct code:
Code:
StringsBtn.OnClick = function()
  createThread(function ()
    pcall(createRefrencedFile,"s")
  end)
end
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