help with toggling a variable through a button

[Vilger23]

I want to create a button that toggles all my icons(rainmeter skins) to when clicked open up "Rick Ashleys - never going to give you up".
My variable "RickRoll" doesn't even change from 0 to 1 when I click the button, like I would expect it to do. Is there anyone that can figure out what's wrong with my code???
Thankful for any insight.

Code for the "button"

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 [RainMeter]
 Update = 1000
 AccurateText = 1
 SolidColor=0,0,0,1
 OnRefreshAction=[!ZPos 1]
 LeftMouseUpAction= !Execute[!UnpauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"][!Update "#CURRENTCONFIG#"]

[variables]
 @include=#@#RickRollVar.ini

[Metadata]
 Name=RickRoll
 Author=Vilger23
 Information= Something Different
 License=NaN
 Version=1.0


[InvisibleButton]
 Meter=Shape
 Shape = Rectangle 0,30,30,30,30 | Fill Color 255,0,0,1 | StrokeWidth 0
 MouseOverAction=[!SetOption "#CURRENTSECTION#" "Shape" "Rectangle 0,30,30,30,30 | Fill Color 255,0,0,1 | StrokeWidth 1 | Stroke Color #white#"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
 MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption "#CURRENTSECTION#" "Shape" "Rectangle 0,30,30,30,30 | Fill Color 255,0,0,1 | StrokeWidth 0"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
 
[SetRickRoll]
Measure=CalC
Formal=#RickRoll#
group=RickRolled
paused=1
IfBelowValue= 1
IfValueAction=!Execute[!RainmeterWriteKeyValue "variables" "RickRoll" "1" "C:\Rainmeter\Skins\RickRoll\@Resources\RickRollVar.ini"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"][!PauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"]
IfAboveValue = 0
IfValueAction = !Execute[!RainmeterWriteKeyValue "variables" "RickRoll" "0" "C:\Rainmeter\Skins\RickRoll\@Resources\RickRollVar.ini"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"][!PauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"]
DynamicVariables=1

Code for the variables:

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[variables]
 RickRoll = 0

Code for the Icons (In this case youtube):

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[variables]
@include = "C:\Rainmeter\Skins\RickRoll\@Resources\RickRollVar.ini"

[youtube]
Meter=Image
ImageName=#@#Images\youtube.png
H=90

[SetRickRoll]
 Measure=CalC
 Formula=#RickRoll#
 IfAboveValue=0
 IfAboveAction= !Execute["http://youtube.com/"][!PauseMeasureGoup "RickRolled"][!Refresh #CURRENTCONFIG#]
 IfBelowValue=1
 IfAboveAction= !Execute["https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"][!PauseMeasureGoup "RickRolled"][!Refresh #CURRENTCONFIG#]
 Group=RickRolled
 Paused=1

[Rainmeter]
Update=1000
LeftMouseUpAction=!Execute[!UnpauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"][!Refresh #CURRENTCONFIG#]

[Metadata]
Name=youtube
Author=APIUM
Information=
License=
Version=

[Vilger23]

I noticed it said formal instead of formula in the measure but after that fix it still doesn't work

[Mor3bane]

Hi. you are using several depreciated Bangs.

the !Rainmeter preceeding your !WriteKeyValue is no longer needed, also not needed is the !Execute check the Rainmeter manual for anything else that may have changed. https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/

You should also download the latest Rainmeter which is 4.3 or the beta of 4.4 here: https://www.rainmeter.net/

[Mor3bane]

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IfBelowValue= 1
IfValueAction=!Execute[!RainmeterWriteKeyValue "variables" "RickRoll" "1" "C:\Rainmeter\Skins\RickRoll\@Resources\RickRollVar.ini"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"][!PauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"]
IfAboveValue = 0
IfValueAction = !Execute[!RainmeterWriteKeyValue "variables" "RickRoll" "0" "C:\Rainmeter\Skins\RickRoll\@Resources\RickRollVar.ini"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"][!PauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"]

The way your IfValue is also not used: https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/general-options/ifactions/

[Vilger23]

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IfBelowValue= 1
IfValueAction=!Execute[!RainmeterWriteKeyValue "variables" "RickRoll" "1" "C:\Rainmeter\Skins\RickRoll\@Resources\RickRollVar.ini"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"][!PauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"]
IfAboveValue = 0
IfValueAction = !Execute[!RainmeterWriteKeyValue "variables" "RickRoll" "0" "C:\Rainmeter\Skins\RickRoll\@Resources\RickRollVar.ini"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"][!PauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"]

The way your IfValue is also not used: https://docs.rainmeter.net/manual/measures/general-options/ifactions/

Thanks, I will try to see if my code will work after this^^

[eclectic-tech]

Thanks, I will try to see if my code will work after this^^

I would simplify the code (less chances for errors) to this:

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 [RainMeter]
 Update = 1000
 AccurateText = 1
 SolidColor=0,0,0,1
 OnRefreshAction=[!ZPos 1]
 
[variables]
 @include=#@#RickRollVar.ini

[Metadata]
 Name=RickRoll
 Author=Vilger23
 Information= Something Different
 License=NaN
 Version=1.0


[InvisibleButton]
 Meter=Shape
 Shape = Rectangle 0,30,30,30,30 | Fill Color 255,0,0,1 | StrokeWidth 0
 MouseOverAction=[!SetOption "#CURRENTSECTION#" "Shape" "Rectangle 0,30,30,30,30 | Fill Color 255,0,0,1 | StrokeWidth 1 | Stroke Color #white#"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
 MouseLeaveAction=[!SetOption "#CURRENTSECTION#" "Shape" "Rectangle 0,30,30,30,30 | Fill Color 255,0,0,1 | StrokeWidth 0"][!UpdateMeter "#CURRENTSECTION#"][!Redraw]
 
 LeftMouseUpAction=[!WriteKeyValue "variables" "RickRoll" "(1-#RickRoll#)" "#@#RickRollVar.ini"][!Refresh "#CURRENTCONFIG#"][!PauseMeasureGroup "RickRolled"]
 

I moved the LeftMouseUpAction to the Shape meter and changed it's action to a formula that will toggle the "RickRoll" variable value between 0 and 1 on each click. This let's you remove the last measure and eliminates the need to use any condition actions; everything is done by using a formula.

Notes:
I would be inclined to use #@# to refer to your "@Resources" folder instead of using full-paths.
I would also suggest renaming the include file to "RickRollVar.inc" so it does NOT appear as a "functional skin" in the Rainmeter skin list.

Hope this helps

[balala]

I want to create a button that toggles all my icons(rainmeter skins) to when clicked open up "Rick Ashleys - never going to give you up".

Besides eclectic-tech's code, let's see if I understood exactly what you want. If I'm not wrong you'd like a meter to click on to load the skins if they are not loaded, or unload them if they are loaded. Is this correct?