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AutoIt v3.3.1.5 (Beta) Released

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:01:34 +0000

AutoIt v3.3.1.5 (Beta) Released:

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The following changes are script breaking changes:

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Some of the following features are deprecated. Deprecated features are no longer documented but continue to work. Deprecated features will be removed after version 3.3.2.0. It is strongly recommended that scripts relying on deprecated features be updated to work with the new behavior. Some features have already been removed and will be noted as such.

AutoIt:

ShellExecute() and ShellExecuteWait() no longer use the "open" verb by default. See the remarks section for those functions for more details.
The return value of InetGet() has changed. It is important to read and understand the changes because it is possible to leak resources if InetGet() is used incorrectly.
InetGet("abort"),@InetGetActive and @InetGetBytesRead are now deprecated. The following list shows the new functions used to access the old behavior:
- InetGet("abort") - Calling the new InetClose() function with a handle returned from InetGet() will abort a download.
- @InetGetActive - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with no parameters returns a count of active downloads.
- @InetGetBytesRead - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with a handle returned from InetGet()will return the bytes read (and more) for a download.
The FtpBinaryMode option set with AutoItSetOption() has been removed. Now InetGet() takes a flag to specify the transfer mode.
The URLDownloadToFile() alias for InetGet() has been removed.
AdlibEnable() and AdlibDisable() are deprecated. See the new functions AdlibRegister() and AdlibUnRegister().
OnAutoItStart() is deprecated. See the new pre-processor statement #OnAutoItStartRegister.
OnAutoItExit() is deprecated. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
The AutoItSetOption() option OnExitFunc has been removed. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
GUICreate() with $WS_EX_MDICHILD has been fixed to be relative to client area as documented.
ProcessWait() now returns a PID instead of 1 on success.
WinWait(), WinWaitActive(), WinActivate(), WinActive() and WinMove() now return an HWND instead of 1 on succes.
The macro@YDAY now uses the range 001 - 366 instead of 1 - 366. This makes the macro more consistent with other languages (like C/C++) and more consistent with all other date related macros which return strings with leading 0s to pad the length.
RegEnumKey() and RegEnumVal() now return an empty string instead of an error message.

UDFs:

The last optional parameter for _StringBetween() has been removed.
_StringAddThousandsSep() has been removed. There are too many opinions on what this function should do and too many revisions of this function have been made.
_SQLite_SaveMode() has been renamed to _SQLite_SafeMode().

Please test regular expressions extensively with this release.

This release is not digitally signed.

Discuss the beta here.
Report issues here.
Download here.

AutoIt v3.3.1.4 (Beta) Released

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:43:25 +0000

AutoIt v3.3.1.4 (Beta) Released:

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The following changes are script breaking changes:

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ShellExecute() and ShellExecuteWait() no longer use the "open" verb by default. See the remarks section for those functions for more details.
The return value of InetGet() has changed. It is important to read and understand the changes because it is possible to leak resources if InetGet() is used incorrectly.
InetGet("abort"),@InetGetActive and @InetGetBytesRead are now deprecated. The following list shows the new functions used to access the old behavior:
- InetGet("abort") - Calling the new InetClose() function with a handle returned from InetGet() will abort a download.
- @InetGetActive - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with no parameters returns a count of active downloads.
- @InetGetBytesRead - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with a handle returned from InetGet()will return the bytes read (and more) for a download.
The FtpBinaryMode option set with AutoItSetOption() has been removed. Now InetGet() takes a flag to specify the transfer mode.
The URLDownloadToFile() alias for InetGet() has been removed.
AdlibEnable() and AdlibDisable() are deprecated. See the new functions AdlibRegister() and AdlibUnRegister().
OnAutoItStart() is deprecated. See the new pre-processor statement #OnAutoItStartRegister.
OnAutoItExit() is deprecated. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
The AutoItSetOption() option OnExitFunc has been removed. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
GUICreate() with $WS_EX_MDICHILD has been fixed to be relative to client area as documented.
ProcessWait() now returns a PID instead of 1 on success.
WinWait(), WinWaitActive(), WinActivate(), WinActive() and WinMove() now return an HWND instead of 1 on succes.
The macro@YDAY now uses the range 001 - 366 instead of 1 - 366. This makes the macro more consistent with other languages (like C/C++) and more consistent with all other date related macros which return strings with leading 0s to pad the length.
RegEnumKey() and RegEnumVal() now return an empty string instead of an error message.

UDFs:

The last optional parameter for _StringBetween() has been removed.
_StringAddThousandsSep() has been removed. There are too many opinions on what this function should do and too many revisions of this function have been made.
_SQLite_SaveMode() has been renamed to _SQLite_SafeMode().

This release is not digitally signed.

Discuss the beta here.
Report issues here.
Download here.

Forum Upgraded to 3.0.4

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:15:28 +0000

But currently AutoIt tags and code tags are broken again. Attempting to fix...

AutoIt v3.3.1.3 (Beta) Released

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:02:50 +0000

AutoIt v3.3.1.3 (Beta) Released:

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The following changes are script breaking changes:

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ShellExecute() and ShellExecuteWait() no longer use the "open" verb by default. See the remarks section for those functions for more details.
The return value of InetGet() has changed. It is important to read and understand the changes because it is possible to leak resources if InetGet() is used incorrectly.
InetGet("abort"),@InetGetActive and @InetGetBytesRead are now deprecated. The following list shows the new functions used to access the old behavior:
- InetGet("abort") - Calling the new InetClose() function with a handle returned from InetGet() will abort a download.
- @InetGetActive - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with no parameters returns a count of active downloads.
- @InetGetBytesRead - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with a handle returned from InetGet()will return the bytes read (and more) for a download.
The FtpBinaryMode option set with AutoItSetOption() has been removed. Now InetGet() takes a flag to specify the transfer mode.
The URLDownloadToFile() alias for InetGet() has been removed.
AdlibEnable() and AdlibDisable() are deprecated. See the new functions AdlibRegister() and AdlibUnRegister().
OnAutoItStart() is deprecated. See the new pre-processor statement #OnAutoItStartRegister.
OnAutoItExit() is deprecated. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
The AutoItSetOption() option OnExitFunc has been removed. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
GUICreate() with $WS_EX_MDICHILD has been fixed to be relative to client area as documented.
ProcessWait() now returns a PID instead of 1 on success.
WinWait(), WinWaitActive(), WinActivate(), WinActive() and WinMove() now return an HWND instead of 1 on succes.
The macro@YDAY now uses the range 001 - 366 instead of 1 - 366. This makes the macro more consistent with other languages (like C/C++) and more consistent with all other date related macros which return strings with leading 0s to pad the length.
RegEnumKey() and RegEnumVal() now return an empty string instead of an error message.

UDFs:

The last optional parameter for _StringBetween() has been removed.
_StringAddThousandsSep() has been removed. There are too many opinions on what this function should do and too many revisions of this function have been made.
_SQLite_SaveMode() has been renamed to _SQLite_SafeMode().

This release is not digitally signed.

Discuss the beta here.
Report issues here.
Download here.

AutoIt v3.3.1.2 (Beta) Released

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:24:56 +0000

AutoIt v3.3.1.2 (Beta) Released:

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AutoIt:
- Added: new type to DllCall and DllStruct to avoid confusion with MSDN description. That avoid specially X64 errors.
- Added #967: Ftp via proxy now works for the Inet functions.
- Added #351: PixelSearch() now supports both right-to-left and bottom-to-top searches.

- Changed: AutoIt exit callback functions are called in reverse order of registration.
- Changed: AdlibUnRegister() now returns the count of remaining Adlib functions that are registered.
-Changed: AdlibUnRegister()'s function argument is now optional. Calledwithout arguments causes the last registered function to beunregistered.
- Changed: @YDAY now returns values in the range 001 -366 instead of 1 - 366. This makes it more consistent with otherlanguages. THIS IS A SCRIPT BREAKING CHANGE.
- Changed #1080: InetGet background downloads now return immediately instead of connecting to the remote host first.
-Changed #1137: RegEnumKey() and RegEnumVal() now correctly return anempty string on failure instead of an error message string.
- Changed: PixelChecksum() can calculate checksums from right-to-left and bottom-to-top.

- Fixed #1013: MDI childs doesn't adjust to parent windows client area. (Thanks monoceres)
- Fixed: Crash due to unregistering an Adlib while an Adlib was firing.
- Fixed: Adlib functions no longer dominate when more than one are registered.
- Fixed #1005: TraySetClick(64) = hovering. (Thanks timsky, MrCreatoR)
- Fixed #1049: InetRead() inserted arbitrary null terminators.
- Fixed: ClipPut("") not emptying.
- Fixed #1068: Binary to Int. (Thanks amel27)
- Fixed #1087: Checkbox or Radio repainting when mouse hovering.
- Fixed: Bad painting on double GUICtrlSetPos() for label.
- Fixed #1094: Send("{LSHIFT UP}") stay down. (Thanks nick.weltha)
- Fixed #1074: Inputbox() positionning on multi monitor. (Thanks partypooper)
- Fixed #1079: GUISetFont(), GUICrlSetFont() doc related to issue #918
- Fixed #1105: disable colored Multiline button not properly displayed.
- Fixed #1077: GUICtrlSetBkColor() bad recoloring. (Thanks Mulder)
- Fixed #1116: GUICtrlCreateGraphic don't follow ResizeMode.
- Fixed #1102: Better documentation of the StringInStr() count parameter.
- Fixed #1161: Removed all documentation references to ColorMode.
- Fixed #1156: AutoItSetOption()/Opt() now set @error instead of generating a fatal error with invalid input.
- Fixed #1093: StringFormat() beta regression for non latin chars
- Fixed: Comparing pointers now works correctly.

AutoItX:
- Removed: ColorMode option removed from AutoItSetOption().

Aut2Exe:
- Fixed #1036: Inet-related functions now work in compiled scripts.

Au3Info:
- Removed: ColorMode BGR option removed since AutoIt no longer supports the option to use BGR mode.

Others:
- Added #1050: TextPad v5 syntax files installation. (Thanks poebel)

UDFs:
- Added: GuiRichEdit and functions
- Added: _WinAPI_GetGuiResources()
- Added #981: _WinAPI_WideCharToMultiByte(), _WinAPI_MultiByteToWideChar() support IN/OUT as "strings"
- Added #1157: Encryption functions in Crypt.au3.
- Added #1128: _WinAPI_PathFindOnPath() in WinAPI.au3.

- Fixed #999: _GUICtrlTreeView_SetFocused documentation
- Fixed #1016: _WordDocSaveAs() Doc for error handling. (Thanks Volly)
- Fixed: Sound positioning in case of VBR Format Sound. (Thanks Melba23, RazerM)
- Fixed #1031: _Clipboard_SetData() fix. (Thanks Ascend4nt)
- Fixed #1040: _ScreenCapture_Capture() leak memory. (Thanks rover)
- Fixed #1026: _Gdiplus_BitmapCreate*() doc examples. (Thanks wraithdu)
- Fixed #1092: _Timer_...() datatype for X64. (Thanks Ascend4nt)
- Fixed #1059: Incorrect error handling in _FileListToArray(). (Thanks Spiff59)
- Fixed #1101: _NowTime(), _NowDate() Doc. (Thanks danullman)
- Fixed: _WinAPI_GetWindowLong(), _WinAPI_SetWindowLong support X64.
- Fixed #1111: Bad grammar in comments for _DateAdd().
- Fixed #1155: _WinAPI_CreateSolidBitmap() updated (Thanks Yashied)
- Fixed: all includes use Unicode for Dllcall and SendMessage
- Fixed: _WinAPI_Get/SetWindowLong under X64
- Fixed: UDF library now uses #include "" instead of #include <>.
- Fixed #1033: UDF library now has better and more consistent error handling when DllCall() is used.

- Changed: _SQLite 3.6.14.2 -> 3.6.18
- Changed: _InetGetSource() now uses InetRead().

- Removed #1112: __WinAPI_Check() has been removed as have all calls to it.

AutoIt 3.3.1.2 contains the following script breaking changes:

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Someof the following features are deprecated. Deprecated features are nolonger documented but continue to work. Deprecated features will beremoved after version 3.3.2.0. It is strongly recommended that scriptsrelying on deprecated features be updated to work with the newbehavior. Some features have already been removed and will be noted assuch.

AutoIt:

ShellExecute()and ShellExecuteWait() no longer use the "open" verb by default. Seethe remarks section for those functions for more details.
The return value of InetGet() has changed. It is important to read and understand the changes because it is possible to leak resources if InetGet() is used incorrectly.
InetGet("abort"),@InetGetActive and @InetGetBytesRead are now deprecated. The followinglist shows the new functions used to access the old behavior:
- InetGet("abort") - Calling the new InetClose() function with a handle returned from InetGet() will abort a download.
- @InetGetActive - Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with no parameters returns a count of active downloads.
- @InetGetBytesRead- Calling the new InetGetInfo() function with a handle returned fromInetGet()will return the bytes read (and more) for a download.
The FtpBinaryMode option set with AutoItSetOption() has been removed. Now InetGet() takes a flag to specify the transfer mode.
The URLDownloadToFile() alias for InetGet() has been removed.
AdlibEnable() and AdlibDisable() are deprecated. See the new functions AdlibRegister() and AdlibUnRegister().
OnAutoItStart() is deprecated. See the new pre-processor statement #OnAutoItStartRegister.
OnAutoItExit() is deprecated. See the new functions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
TheAutoItSetOption() option OnExitFunc has been removed. See the newfunctions OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnregister().
GUICreate() with $WS_EX_MDICHILD has been fixed to be relative to client area as documented.
ProcessWait() now returns a PID instead of 1 on success.
WinWait(), WinWaitActive(), WinActivate(), WinActive() and WinMove() now return an HWND instead of 1 on succes.
Themacro @YDAY now uses the range 001 - 366 instead of 1 - 366. This makesthe macro more consistent with other languages (like C/C++) and moreconsistent with all other date related macros which return strings withleading 0s to pad the length.
RegEnumKey() and RegEnumVal() now return an empty string instead of an error message.

UDFs:

The last optional parameter for _StringBetween() has been removed.
_StringAddThousandsSep()has been removed. There are too many opinions on what this functionshould do and too many revisions of this function have been made.
_SQLite_SaveMode() has been renamed to _SQLite_SafeMode().

This release is not digitally signed.

Discuss the beta here.
Report issues here.
Download here.

Website abuse

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:29:22 +0000

Anyone found abusing the website is subject to harsh punishment without warning. A non-exhaustive list of potential abuses include:

Automated forum registration or login.
Automated posting or sending messages on the forum.
Automated manipulation of polls, user reputation or other forum features.
Automated creation or comments on issue tracker tickets.
Automated creation or editing of wiki pages.
Excessive downloading of pages or files.
Excessive frequency when downloading RSS feeds.
Other abuses which are either examples of excessive bandwidth usage or automation of the site.

Use common sense. If you do not have common sense, don't do anything. Do not automate the forum, wiki or issue tracker in any way at all. Scripts which automatically update AutoIt such as AutoUpdateIt are acceptable as long as they are not abused and do not generate excessive bandwidth usage.

Forum Upgrade - Attempt #3

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:30:25 +0000

Once again I've upgraded the forum.

Record issues here: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97957&view=getnewpost

I've rebuilt posts since June 5th to today, and have now started the rebuild again right from the start. Until a post is rebuilt it will look strange: messed up tags, quotes not looking correct, etc. I'll post to this thread when all the posts should have been rebuilt.

Please don't whine about skin/look and feel issues. Once new skins become available we can add them if required.

Forum Rollback

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:09:08 +0000

I just rolled back from todays forum upgrade to the backup taken this morning.

The new forum seemed to be performing OK and the new code/autoit tags were looking good. However, a large number of old posts containing code in autoit tags were corrupted and I decided to rollback to preserve them and I can look at some new scripts to try and bring them to the new forum software relatively intact.

Blogs removed

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:51:16 +0000

My Invision Blog component was on a yearly subscription. There were virtually no blogs in use with more than 0 or 1 entries so it's obviously not well utilised. For that reason I decided not to renew the subscription and have removed all the blogs.

Forum Upgrade Soon

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:55:24 +0000

The forum software will be updated in a week or so. So if the default skin gets messed up or you can't login you'll know why. Also, unfortunately I believe the skining engine is totally different so all the custom skins will have to be removed.

AutoIt v3.3.1.1 (Beta) Released

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:21:09 +0000

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit

3.3.1.1 (14th June, 2009) (Beta)
AutoIt:
- Added #529: Added the "NAME" property to allow direct search for .NET WinForm control names.
- Added: PixelChecksum() extra parameter to select CRC32 instead of ADLER.
- Added #984: @OSVersion now returns "WIN_XPe" for Windows XP Embedded.
- Added #938: UDPOpen() flag to allow broadcasting with 255.255.255.255. (Thanks skyteddy)

- Fixed #969: FileFindNextFile() does not set @extended if first found is a dir. (Thanks wraithdu)
- Fixed #975: Checkbox or Radio bkcolor on tab regression with Theme. (Thanks GEOSoft, jchd)
- Fixed #983: InetGet() crash with IE6.
- Fixed #1006: @MSEC returned wrong value for values < 100.
- Fixed #1010: FileRead() UTF8 with BOM files return too many chars.

- Changed #968: AutoUpdateIt updated by ProgAndy to use new Inet features.

AU3Info:
- Added: Control information now includes the .NET WinForm if available.

UDFs:
- Fixed #979: _ArrayDisplay() - just old/incorrect syntax in header comment
- Fixed #974: _WinAPI_WindowFromPoint tagPoint structure
- Fixed #1000: _GUICtrlListBox_Create result error message _WinAPI_CreateWindowEx: Cannot find window class
- Fixed #1004: _PathFull() was returning invalid results.
- Fixed #1015: _SQLite_SaveMode() renamed as _SQLite_SafeMode(). (Thanks Zedna)
- Fixed #1019: _GUICtrlListView_SetItemCut, _GUICtrlListView_SetItemFocused, _GUICtrlListView_SetItemDropHilited enabled flag not working correctly.

- Changed: Error msg with UTF8 info can be displayed on Scite console. Extra parameter in _SQLite_Startup().
- Changed: _SQLite 3.6.14.1 -> 3.6.14.2

- Removed: _StringAddThousandsSep() has been removed. Too many opinions on how the function should work means nobody is happy with it.

The issue tracker

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:07:13 +0000

It is becoming increasingly obvious that many of you who use our issue tracker have never bothered to read the information page we have set up. Here is the page everybody using our issue tracker needs to read. If you cannot follow the guidelines detailed on that page then save everybody some time and just don't post. It's really not that hard to post on the issue tracker but you must be willing to do a little work on your part and to use some common sense.

AutoIt v3.3.1.0 (Beta) Released

Wed, 20 May 2009 19:48:32 +0000

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit

3.3.1.0 (20th May, 2009) (Beta)

AutoIt:
- Added #757: Set defaults for MouseClick()'s x/y parameters.
- Added #764: Return Pid on ProcessWait() and handle on WinWait(), WinWaitActive, WinActivate(), WinActive(), WinMove() when successful.
- Added #414: better handling of OnAutoItStart/OnAutoItExit, now #OnAutoItStartRegister, OnAutoItExitRegister() and OnAutoItExitUnRegister().
- Added: Better handling of AdlibEnable/AdlibDisable, now AdlibRegister(), AdlibUnRegister() and AdlibDisable().
- Added #351: Reverse PixelSearch().
- Added #769: FileFlush() function.
- Added #333: #NoAutoIt3Execute Directive for disabling /AutoIt3ExecuteScript or /AutoIt3ExecuteLine.
- Added #604: $GUI_BKCOLOR_TRANSPARENT can be used with label, group, radio, checkbox controls.
- Added #135: FileSetPos(), FileGetPos() functions for moving the file pointer around.
- Added #582: GUICtrlSetTip() can be used on TabItem controls. (Thanks ProgAndy)
- Added #699: Shutdown() now return @error=GetLastError() when failing.
- Added #461: StringReplace() from right to left if occurrence <0 as for StringInStr().
- Added: GUICtrlSetColor() and GUICtrlSetBkColor() for Combo Controls.
- Added: GUI without title bar (no $WS_CAPTION) can be moved with the mouse.
- Added #815: Temporary variables can be passed ByRef.
- Added #837: FileFindNextFile() set @extended if a directory is returned. (Thanks pdaughe)
- Added #839: Shutdown() rewritten and now works properly when run as a non-interactive user.
- Added: Shutdown() now takes an optional reason code.
- Added #846: _PathFull() now supports strange but valid syntax where drives do not have a trailing slash.
- Added #869: @MUILang macro to help MUI environment scripts. (Thanks Emiel Wieldraaijer)
- Added #918: Added Quality parameter to GUICtrlSetFont() and GUISetFont().
- Added: ProcessClose() return info on error.

- Fixed: CtrlSetStyle listview on non selected tab. (Thanks Ultima)
- Fixed #763: GUICtrlCreateIcon() create an empty icon on error. (Thanks Jos)
- Fixed: no mouse move when invalid button used in MouseClick() or MouseClickDrag().
- Fixed #779: infinite loop on Exit due to GUICreate() child badly created.
- Fixed #774: GuiCtrlSetBkColor() bad label display. (Thanks MvGulik)
- Fixed #790: Windows region constant $ERROR rename in $ERRORREGION.
- Fixed: StringInStr("aaa", "aa", 2) does not return 0.
- Fixed #802: Searching for controls by Height property.
- Fixed: Checkbox or radio painting on tab. (Thanks einaman)
- Fixed #816: data for GUI date control doc clarification. (Thanks anonymous)
- Fixed #819: Crash with EventLog functions.
- Fixed #814: InetGet() through a proxy requiring authentication did not work.
- Fixed #813: bad handling of Windows advanced matching for [HANDLE:...] in X64 version. (Thanks bsobottke@nero.com)
- Fixed #863: DirMove() extra dot. (Thanks dRsrb)
- Fixed #867: UDPRecv() can return from IP/Port. (Thanks Martin, livewire)
- Fixed #886: More explicit documentation that operator == is a forced string comparison.
- Fixed #885: Default compared to False returned True instead of False.
- Fixed #888: Send("{}}") Extra null char.
- Fixed #916: Line inversion in INet.au3
- Fixed: DllCall() returning 64-bit int. (Thanks wraithdu)
- Fixed: GuiCtrlSetImage() after GUI resized. (Thanks JackDinn)
- Fixed: DirMove() return code wrong under XP.
- Fixed #931: bad GUICtrlSetResizing() for graphic control. (Thanks martin)
- Fixed #934: MouseGetCursor() hogging mouse double click. (Thanks martin)
- Fixed #615: License updated to be less restrictive.
- Fixed #919: Remarks added to ConsoleWrite(), ConsoleWriteError() and StdinWrite() regarding how those functions handle binary data and non-ANSI characters.
- Fixed #897: Documented that StringToASCIIArray() does not accept binary input (convert to a string first).
- Fixed #937: Bad event handling of Opt("TrayMenuMode",1)

- Changed: It is now possible to read from files opened for writing.
- Changed: PCRE regular expression engine updated to 7.9.
- Changed #899: ShellExecute[Wait]() no longer uses "open" as the default verb. See remarks section for those functions for more information.
- Changed: Inet functions rewritten with the following additions and changes:
- Removed: Long deprecate URLDownloadToFile() alias for InetGet().
- Added: HttpSetUserAgent(), InetClose(), InetGetInfo() and InetRead() functions.
- Added: Multiple background downloads are now supported with InetGet().
- Added #408: New flag for ignoring SSL errors for HTTPS connections.
- Added #884: Better proxy support with mode 0.
- Added #949: The user-agent can be changed.
- Changed: InetGet() returns a handle which must be closed.
- Changed: @InetGetBytes, @InetGetActive and InetGet("abort") are deprecated and will be removed in the future.

AU3Info:
- Added #140: ToolsBar button infos.

UDFs:
- Added: _GDIPlus_BrushGetSolidColor, _GDIPlus_BrushSetSolidColor (smashly)
- Added: $tagWIN32_FIND_DATA and corresponding attribute constants.
- Added #868: _WinAPI_GetLayeredWindowAttributes(), _WinAPI_SetLayeredWindowAttributes(). (Thanks Prog@ndy)
- Added: _Date_Time_ ... Str() can return date as yyyy/mm/dd.
- Added #271: FTPEx.au3 for _FTP_...(). (Thanks ProgAndy, Wouter)
- Added #932: mouse event constants in WinDowsConstants.au3. (Thanks Spiff59)
- Added #952: _ArrayDisplay() extra parameter for column header text. (Thanks Zedna)
- Added #957: _Assert() in Debug.au3. (Thanks Nutster)

- Fixed #755: _FileReadToArray() removing empty end lines.
- Fixed #773: Doc for _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetParts (Thanks Zedna)
- Fixed #786: _SQLite_Exec() does not return @error. (Thanks tayoufabrice)
- Fixed: Doc for _ClipBoard_SetData
- Fixed #793: _WinNet_EnumResource error always returned
- Fixed: _StringAddThousandsSep adding leading comma with negative numbers (Zedna)
- Fixed #809: _Soundxxx() with first parameter as filename.
- Fixed #850: _ExcelReadSheetToArray doesn't work with German Excel 2003 (Prog@ndy) Note: not tested with other languages
- Fixed #887: Related section based on Tweaky work.
- Fixed #958: _ArrayDisplay - bad centering of window after adjust its width
- Fixed #951: _ArrayDisplay() speed improvement for nb entries >4000. (Thanks Zedna)
- Fixed: _SoundOpen() set @error on MCI Error.

- Changed: _StringBetween removed last optional param (not needed after change)(SmOke_N)

- Updated: Excel docs (litlmike)
- Updated: _SQLite 3.6.7 -> 3.6.14.1
- Updated: _ArrayCombinations, _ArrayPermute, _ArrayUnique (litlmike)

- Removed: _WinAPI_MakeDWord

New Blocking System

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:33:43 +0000

~~In the next 24-hours we will be rolling~~ We have rolled out a new site-wide system for blocking users. Users who are blocked will be sent to a read-only version of the website which you can find here. There are several reasons we are doing this. This page explains some of it.

First we are going to be blocking known spammers. This will affect some of you. It already has because the system was temporarily rolled into place and a few of you were blocked. We know it will affect some of you and that is why the read-only site exists. It would have been a lot easier if we hadn't made a read-only site and just left an error page for those of you who are blocked. If you are accidentally blocked please do not be upset. We will work with you as this page explains.

We are trying to make this a better place. Keeping spammers out is one part of that. The other part is keeping malicious users out. That's where the Tor, public proxy and manual blocks come in. Tor and public proxies make it way too easy for a user we don't want to come back time and time again. It's happened numerous times already. It makes our lives much easier if we just out-right block all users using those tools. If those tools are the only way you can access this site (for example, you are using it to evade a work or school block on our site) then you can still continue to use them to access the read-only mirror.

So what can you do on the read-only mirror? Well, read. That's about it. You can download files and browse the forum or issue tracker. If your machine happens to have a valid login cookie for the forum then it will still continue to function. However, if you log out
of the forum you will not be able to log in. You can not log in to the read-only site. The read-only site is designed so that everybody can still read our content but the malicious users won't be able to mess with our content.

We aren't trying to make your lives more difficult. Hopefully none of you will be affected but that's an unrealistic dream. We are trying to make this a cleaner place. A place that requires less work on our part to administrate so we can do productive things like develop AutoIt instead of baby-sit.

Mass banning based on email address.

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:32:41 +0000

Those of you using temporary email addresses have just had your accounts banned. We no longer allow temporary email addresses and the side effect is that existing accounts are banned as well. If you are affected, please send an email here to resolve the issue. Please provide a valid email account in the body of the message so that we may correctly remove the ban.

A reminder about forum policy

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:00:43 +0000

Some people seem to be under the misunderstanding that you are owed an explanation for being banned from this forum. Some of you are also under the misunderstanding that there has to be a reason for being banned. Neither of these are true. We reserve the right to ban anybody at any time for any reason and may do so without telling you.

Here are a few comments on being banned.

Do not create multiple accounts. Having multiple accounts is a very good way to get banned permanently. Creating a new account to come back and talk to a moderator is a very good way to ensure all your accounts are permanently banned. There are other ways to contact moderators that are not nearly as offensive to the staff. For example, this email address can be used to contact someone about your ban.
Don't waste our time contacting us when you knew you were going to be a ban. We will extend the ban. Really the only time you should ever contact a moderator about a ban is if you just wake up one morning and can't use your account like normal.
Do not use the Report feature to contact a moderator about a ban. If you abuse the Report feature, you will be banned. Submitting multiple reports will get you banned as well as submitting false reports.
Our bans are not always fair. Deal with it and move on. Asking once why you were banned or how long you were banned is fine. Whether or not you receive an answer, however, is irrelevant. Don't keep asking and don't complain about it or it will get worse. Also, complaining about the bans others have received is a good way for you to join them. Bans are not open for discussion to people outside the moderator and banned user.
If you are banned and you start flooding our forum or issue tracker with spam in retaliation your ban is automatically justified no matter how good or bad the previous reason. Even if you were accidentally banned, if you start misbehaving in retaliation to a mistaken ban, you will not be unbanned. Act civilized or you will not be allowed back.
Remember that spam doesn't just affect that one person you are pissed off at. For example, we have had to keep our issue tracker shut down because some rogue user is upset over something and none of us know why. As a result, there are periods of time where users can't create tickets. This leads to bugs not getting reported or huge delays in getting bugs reported and fixed which may cause them to miss releases. For those of you who still like AutoIt as a language but are upset at an individual staff member, this is a really counter-productive action.
Further to the previous point about spamming Trac, cleaning it up is trivial but is disruptive. I had to stop development of new features on AutoIt to clean up the mess somebody left on Trac. It's not very conducive to furthering the language when you have to stop work on it to clean up after some immature user who would rather affect the entire community than take his personal grievances to the person in question he is upset at.
Likewise, flooding the forum is almost equally as disruptive. Certain actions cause emails to be generated spamming all moderators, not just the one you are upset at. In addition, chances are, a completely different moderator is going to take time out of their day to clean up the mess. Not to mention all the innocent users who may not even realize what is going on who get caught in the cross-fire.

AutoIt v3.3.0.0 Released

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:33:03 +0000

Thanks to all involved and merry xmas to all

Download: http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/downloads.shtml

3.3.0.0 (24th December, 2008) (Release)

AutoIt:
- Windows 9x and Windows NT 4.0 Operating System support has been removed.

- Added: New flag for StringSplit() to not return the count in element 0.
- Added #328: StringToASCIIArray(), StringFromASCIIArray() functions.
- Added: New flag to Run()/RunAs() to fix issue #415 (Adds new Constants.au3 constant: $STDIO_INHERIT_PARENT).
- Added: New flag to all Run functions for better CUI compatibility (Adds new Constants.au3 constant: $RUN_CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE).
- Added #481: 11 pixel margin around the text in SplashTextOn() (Meets Vista UI guidelines).
- Added #468: Added @MSec macro for obtaining the current milliseconds for the current second.
- Added #277: @CPUArch macro to return the capability of the processor.
- Added #454: $FO_UTF8 allowing FileOpen() in Read mode for reading UTF8 files without BOM.
- Added: $FO_UTF16_LE, $FO_UTF16_BE allowing FileOpen() in Read mode for reading UTF16 files without BOM.
- Added #407: Documented that For...In loops are read-only.
- Added #645: IniDelete() now supports the Default keyword for the 3rd parameter.

- Fixed: Send() was incorrectly inserting a leading zero when using the {ASC 0xNNNN} format.
- Fixed #305: GUICtrlSetFont() for Combo causing highlight.
- Fixed #318: GUICtrlSetTip() on TreeViewItem must return 0.
- Fixed #339: GUICtrlDelete() crashes.
- Fixed #345: @OSVersion for Windows 2008.
- Fixed #366: AutoIt crash on bad syntax.
- Fixed #380: @OSVersion for Windows XP 64-bit Edition.
- Fixed #346: FileOpenDialog/FileSaveDialog filter length limit.
- Fixed #387: DllClose() and DllCallbackFree() crashing when an invalid handle used.
- Fixed #449: @SystemDir does not return SysWOW64 under X64 in 32-bit mode.
- Fixed #440: Fatal error when script ends with EOF (0x1A).
- Fixed #464: Example script for GUICtrlCreateAvi() did not work on Vista.
- Fixed #484: ObjGet() would crash when invalid files were specified.
- Fixed #501: ProcessGetStats() failed for processes running as other users (including SYSTEM).
- Fixed #92: DllStruct data truncated with char[]/wchar[].
- Fixed: GuiCtrlSetState($graphic, $GUI_HIDE) does not hide.
- Fixed: GuiCtrlSetResizing($graphic, ) not moving.
- Fixed: GuiCreate(...,Style without caption) does not resize properly.
- Fixed: GuiSetStyle(caption change) does not resize properly.
- Fixed: GuiCtrlSetState($listviewitem) does not return error.
- Fixed #562: Specifying the TITLE property caused all other properties to be lost (Window title matching).
- Fixed #569 TCPRecv doc example.
- Fixed #589: Some comparison operators did not return a boolean value.
- Fixed #583: Bad formatting of @MSEC in documentation.
- Fixed #574: Using 0 for the SendKeyDelay or SendKeyDownDelay removes the respective delay when using Send().
- Fixed #542: Crash with regular expressions.
- Fixed #531: Clarification of some of the remarks for GUICtrlSetGraphic().
- Fixed #539: StringSplit() with flag 2 and no matching delimiters wasn't returning the full string.
- Fixed #601: Tooltip return 0 when title length >99.
- Fixed #608: listView GUICtrlSetBkColor not redrawn.
- Fixed #628: GuiCtrlRead($ctxmenu, $adv) bad return (Saunders)
- Fixed #640: PCRE does not support \L, \l, \N, \U, or \u : doc updated
- Fixed #642: Installer now correctly opens the merged helpfile to the history page instead of the AutoIt-only helpfile.
- Fixed #646: Call() now sets specific @error and @extended values when it fails to find a function.
- Fixed #669: Typo in Dec() example.
- Fixed #659: Documented that UNC paths are not supported when using FileSelectFolder().
- Fixed #671: Crash when using $WS_EX_MDICHILD without specifying a valid parent.
- Fixed: Crash when using BinaryToString() with invalid UTF16 input string. BinaryToString() now has new @error codes to support diagnosing invalid input.
- Fixed #743: AutoIt Crash when Tray functions are use with invalid ID.
- Fixed #748: AutoIt Crash with DllCall(0,...).

- Changed #393: Documented that SoundSetWaveVolume() works differently in Windows Vista.
- Changed: PCRE regular expression engine updated to 7.8.
- Changed: @ProcessorArch changed to @OSArch as it was misleading.
- Changed: Size limits removed from RegRead() and RegWrite() (previously 64KB for some registry types).
- Changed: RegRead() and RegWrite() no longer use hex strings for REG_BINARY types - native binary datatypes are enforced.

Aut2Exe:
- Fixed #436: Compression level was ignored when performing compilation from the GUI.
- Added #460: More verbose UPX errors.

AutoItX:
- Changed: Native DLL: All string methods in the native API are now Unicode. The majority of functions no longer have ANSI versions.
- Added: COM: WinList method.
- Fixed: Native DLL: Return strings were sometimes incorrectly terminated.
- Fixed: PixelChecksum() not returning correct values.

UDFs:
- Added: _GDIPlus_StringFormatSetAlign
- Added: _StringExplode()
- Added: _GDIPlus_ImageGetFlags, _GDIPlus_ImageGetHorizontalResolution, _GDIPlus_ImageGetPixelFormat, _GDIPlus_ImageGetRawFormat
_GDIPlus_ImageGetType, _GDIPlus_ImageGetVerticalResolution
- Added: _PathGetRelative
- Added: _ArrayCombinations, _ArrayPermute, _ArrayUnique
- Added: _WinAPI_CreatePen, _WinAPI_DrawLine, _WinAPI_LineTo, _WinAPI_MoveTo, _WinAPI_GetBkMode, _WinAPI_SetBkMode
- Added: _WinAPI_CombineRgn, _WinAPI_CreateRectRgn, _WinAPI_CreateRoundRectRgn, _WinAPI_SetWindowRgn
- Added: _ExcelHorizontalAlignSet, _ExcelFontSetProperties, _ExcelBookAttach
- Added: _WinAPI_SetEndOfFile, _WinAPI_SetFilePointer
- Added: Missing FrameConstants.au3
- Added: Excel UDFs
- Added: _Timer_GetIdleTime, _WinAPI_GetWindowPlacement, _WinAPI_SetWindowPlacement
- Added #332: Remarks to _GUICtrlStatusBar_Create
- Added #275: _GDIPlus_GraphicsFillPolygon
- Added: _GUICtrlTab_ClickTab
- Added: _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_GetUnicode, _GUICtrlComboBoxEx_SetUnicode

- Removed: _StringSplit, no longer needed

- Fixed #693: _DateTimeFormat() time format
- Fixed #701: _GUICtrlListView_ClickItem() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #700: _GUICtrlTreeView_ClickItem() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #703: _GUICtrlListBox_ClickItem() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #705: _GUICtrlToolbar_ClickButton() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #707: _GUICtrlMonthCal_Create() width and height
- Fixed #674: _GUICtrlTab_ClickTab() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #610: _WinAPI_CreateFile() wrong return value upon failure
- Fixed #619: _GUICtrlListView_SetItemSelected memory allocation
- Fixed #617: corrections to six GDI+ ImageGet help file examples
- Fixed #621: _StringAddThousandsSep don't work with negative number
- Fixed #635: _GuiCtrlTab_ClickTab() docs list unused $fPopupScan parameter
- Fixed #650: Missing BorderConstants.au3
- Fixed #656: _FileCountLines returns 0 if file only contains 1 line
- Fixed #600: _ArraySearch fails with 2D array.
- Fixed #603: _FileReadToArray() does not return an array if the file contains only a single line of text.
- Fixed #495: _GUICtrlTreeView_GetTree returns only 1 parent
- Fixed #503: _Date_Time_FileTimeToLocalFileTime example
- Fixed #510: _GUICtrlListView_ClickItem: If columns inside listview exceed visible area, clicks outside of the control
- Fixed #500: _ChooseColor run on 64bit
- Fixed #517: WinAPI UDF - bad error checking after DllCall()
- Fixed #533: Array functions dimension check
- Fixed: various Timer Functions
- Fixed #506: _FileCountLines deal with all common line-end-chars
- Fixed #485: WinAPI missing related links in helpfile
- Fixed #571: return value doc for _GUICtrlListBox_FindString, _GUICtrlListBox_GetAnchorIndex and _GUICtrlListBox_GetText
- Fixed #586: _GuiCtrlListView_SetGroupInfo() destroyed group ID's.
- Fixed #516: _ChooseFont run on 64bit
- Fixed #595: _WinAPI_SetWindowsHookEx help file description of $WH_KEYBOARD_LL
- Fixed #465: _DateTimeSplit if seconds omitted defaulted to -1, now defaults to 0
- Fixed: Excel Examples
- Fixed #422: _GDIPlus_GraphicsSetSmoothingMode $iSmooth accepts only 0 - 4, doc updated
- Fixed #388: _GUICtrlToolbar_SetButtonSize Example
- Fixed #400: SQLite.dll.au3 @ProcessorArch replaced with @OSArch
- Fixed #390: _viPrintf replaced return type
- Fixed #371: _GDIPlus_Startup return value
- Fixed #368: _ArrayToClip return value
- Fixed #361, #362: _GUICtrlListView_InsertItem doc
- Fixed #285: _ChooseColor Example
- Fixed #299: _GUICtrlTab_SetItemText buffer length for Unicode
- Fixed #292: _EventLog__Clear not clearing log when backup parameter is empty
- Fixed #258: _ClipBoard_GetData
- Fixed #294: _FileReadToArray where the file contains no @LF
- Fixed #303: Clock.au3 in Examples\GUI\Advanced
- Fixed: _GUICtrlListView_SetItemEx text buffer
- Fixed #320: _WinNet_EnumResource struct pointers
- Fixed #321: _GUICtrlStatusBar_GetText buffer length for Unicode

- Changed: StringAddThousandsSep params in regards to #442
- Changed #733: Doc for _GUICtrlButton_SetImageList
- Changed: _SQLite -> 3.6.7
- Changed #442: _StringAddThousandsSep() allows for regional settings
- Changed #290: _GDIPlus_DrawImagePoints
- Changed: _Soundxxxx functions
- Changed #599: _FileListToArray speed optimization

AutoIt v3.2.13.13 (Beta) Released

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:33:42 +0000

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit

3.2.13.13 (20th December, 2008) (Beta)

AutoIt:
- Added #744: StringFromASCIIArray() and StringToASCIIArray() now allow specifying an encoding.

- Fixed: Send() was incorrectly inserting a leading zero when using the {ASC 0xNNNN} format.
- Fixed: DllStructSetData() wasn't correctly terminating string buffers that had been used previously.
- Fixed #743: AutoIt Crash when Tray functions are use with invalid ID.
- Fixed #748: AutoIt Crash with DllCall(0,...).

- Updated #734: StringRegExpReplace() doc for backward reference.

UDFs:
- Updated: _SQLite 3.6.6.2 -> 3.6.7

AutoIt 3.2.13.12 (Beta) Released

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:55:37 +0000

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit

3.2.13.12 (9th December, 2008) (Beta)

AutoIt:
- Changed #596: StringFromASCIIArray() and StringToASCIIArray() now correctly handle embedded terminators. Also, StringToASCIIArray() no longer inserts a trailing 0 into arrays.
- Fixed: Crash when using BinaryToString() with invalid UTF16 input string. BinaryToString() now has new @error codes to support diagnosing invalid input.
- Fixed: ControlGetText() regression from last beta.
- Updated: Shutdown documentation.

UDFs:
- Added: _GDIPlus_StringFormatSetAlign (monoceres)

- Updated: StringAddThousandsSep params in regards to #442
- Updated: _SQLite 3.6.5 -> 3.6.6.2
- Updated #733: Doc for _GUICtrlButton_SetImageList

- Fixed #693: _DateTimeFormat() time format
- Fixed #701: _GUICtrlListView_ClickItem() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #700: _GUICtrlTreeView_ClickItem() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #703: _GUICtrlListBox_ClickItem() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #705: _GUICtrlToolbar_ClickButton() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True
- Fixed #707: _GUICtrlMonthCal_Create() width and height

AutoIt 3.2.13.11 (Beta) Released

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:22:07 +0000

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit

3.2.13.11 (17th November, 2008) (Beta)

AutoIt:
- Fixed #669: Typo in Dec() example.
- Fixed #659: Documented that UNC paths are not supported when using FileSelectFolder().
- Fixed #671: Crash when using $WS_EX_MDICHILD without specifying a valid parent.

AutoItX:
- Added: COM: WinList method.
- Fixed: Native DLL: Return strings were sometimes incorrectly terminated.
- Fixed: PixelChecksum() not returning correct values.

UDFs:
- Fixed #674: _GUICtrlTab_ClickTab() Clicks in the wrong place when $fMove = True

- Updated: _SQLite 3.6.4 -> 3.6.5
- Updated #442: _StringAddThousandsSep() allows for regional settings

AutoIt v3.2.13.10 (Beta) Released

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:58:37 +0000

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit

3.2.13.10 (8th November, 2008) (Beta)

AutoIt:
- Added #407: Documented that For...In loops are read-only.
- Added #645: IniDelete() now supports the Default keyword for the 3rd parameter.

- Fixed #628: GuiCtrlRead($ctxmenu, $adv) bad return (Saunders)
- Fixed #640: PCRE does not support \L, \l, \N, \U, or \u : doc updated
- Fixed: StringToASCIIArray() crash (Part of issue #596).
- Fixed #642: Installer now correctly opens the merged helpfile to the history page instead of the AutoIt-only helpfile.
- Fixed #646: Call() now sets specific @error and @extended values when it fails to find a function.

- Changed: Documented StringToASCIIArray() and StringFromASCIIArray() use UNICODE codes (Part of issue #596)

AutoItX:
- Fixed: multiple unicode related problems introduced in a previous beta.

UDFs:
- Added: _StringExplode() (WeaponX)

- Fixed #610: _WinAPI_CreateFile() wrong return value upon failure
- Fixed #619: _GUICtrlListView_SetItemSelected memory allocation
- Fixed #617: corrections to six GDI+ ImageGet help file examples
- Fixed #621: _StringAddThousandsSep don't work with negative number
- Fixed #635: _GuiCtrlTab_ClickTab() docs list unused $fPopupScan parameter
- Fixed #650: Missing BorderConstants.au3
- Fixed #656: _FileCountLines returns 0 if file only contains 1 line

- Changed: _Soundxxxx functions (RazerM)
- Changed #599: _FileListToArray speed optimization (code65536)
- Changed: _SQLite 3.5.9 -> 3.6.4.

Server Move - Important

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 08:33:04 +0000

I've decided to move the hosting of the server after feeling the need to have complete control over the server and software I want to install. I currently have to jump through a lot of hoops to get new versions installed.

I intend (time permitting) to do it this weekend. Hopefully I can get the main website and forums online in that time. However as the DNS and IP addresses will change you may lose the forum for a day or two if you keep getting the "old" site.

The new server is in the UK so the ping-time may be slightly worse for those in the US (probably faster in Europe) but the server has a much better net connection and spec so it should perform better for all. (I never got more than 70 KB/s download speed from the current one).

Current Status
Main website: Moved and working.
Forums: Moved and working.
Forum search: Working
Blogs: Almost working
Wiki: Moved and working.
Trac/Bugs: Moved and working.

AutoIt v3.2.13.9 (Beta) Released

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:12:16 +0000

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit

3.2.13.9 (12th October, 2008) (Beta)

AutoIt:
- Fixed #601: Tooltip return 0 when title length >99.
- Fixed #608: listView GUICtrlSetBkColor not redrawn.
- Fixed: Regression in writing Unicode files introduced in 3.2.13.8.

UDFs:
- Fixed #600: _ArraySearch fails with 2D array.
- Fixed #603: _FileReadToArray() does not return an array if the file contains only a single line of text.

Forum Information and FAQs

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:10:40 +0000

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Ranks based on post count are as follows:

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At 300 posts you can change the title to whatever you like

User Groups and Rights

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Full Members - Members with more than 5 posts. No restrictions.

AutoIt MVPs - Members who are judged by the community to be helpful, write and share useful code, help the development of AutoIt. Or all three These users have the same rights as normal members but get a team icon and a little more attachment space.

Moderators - The forum police. This is not a democracy and the each of the mods have their own distinct personality. They have the rights to edit posts, delete posts, ban users, delete users, IP ban, etc. Let the poster beware

Developers - A small group of users with access to the AutoIt source code and who have contributed significantly to the internal development of AutoIt.

Signature Policy

No formal policy for the use of signatures but if a moderator thinks it is too big and/or distracting then you may be asked to tone it down. Noone likes wading through signatures that are a page high.

Attachment Policy

Each user group has a size allowance for uploading attachments to the board. Attachments already take up an enormous amount of space so the general policy is that attachments that have been posted over 90 days and have been viewed less than 5 times. If it was viewed that few times it can't be globally useful

Attached pictures over a year old will also be deleted.

Member Deletion Policy

Members with 0 posts will be deleted after 1 year inactivity.
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FAQs

When do the forum email digests get sent?
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Why does Valik hate me?
He just does. It's nothing personal...well except against you

High Server Load - Search Restricted

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:28:59 +0000

The forum is currently running at very high load which is resulting in it becoming unavailable at random intervals. As a troubleshooting step I've temporarily disabled and/or limited the Search functions to see if they are the cause. During this time search and "view new posts" may not be working.

Thanks.