Cheat Engine

Frouk · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:18 am Post subject: Lua error

I've got error:
You can not use while process is frozen

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:49 am Post subject:

when does it show that ? When using any mono functions? Because that's normal. It can't work when the target is suspended

Frouk · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:53 am Post subject:

When creating new thread where inside function loop functions (repeat,while etc.)

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 5:21 am Post subject:

I don't quite understand what you're talking about.

Do you suspend a process, and then create a thread in the target process with while loops?

Or are you saying that Cheat Engine freezes when you use while loops ?

If the second, that's normal. do not use infinite while loops inside the main thread, and do not access GUI controls from a thread without synchronize. (and synchronize only works when the main GUI thread is not frozen)

you can do things like this though:

Frouk · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:52 am Post subject:

CE freezes when i use while loop, if i create thread where while loop is enabled,CE isn't freezing
Error appears even if process isn't suspended

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:00 am Post subject:

yeah, don't use while loop in the main GUI thread if it's going to take a long time.

Frouk · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:02 am Post subject:

So instead of creating thread, i need to use timer?

Dark Byte · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:11 am Post subject:

creating a thread is fine, you can call your loop code in there, but if you intent on accessing the GUI use a synchronize() call , but don't do a while in there

and a timer is always fine as well

Frouk · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 7:12 am Post subject:

ok i got it,thx