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if that was the case then my "face delimited(TM)" approach using chr(1) is just as good It would have to be a keyboard character ( yes, I know about Win + "." ) so that a user could add a comment. The C style is widely known and should work. But is a pain to remove the last comment using regex. Local $sString = "Some code here /* first comment */ more code /* second comment */ /* /* last comment */" The AI is stuck and I don't know regex. I can do it with StringInStr() but regex is the challenge

Brief: native WinMove() has a "speed" parameter for a more fluent movement. unfortunately, that applies to the change in position, but not the change in size. the position changes in the specified "speed", but size changes abruptly. _WinPose() is similar to WinMove(), except that move and resize are simultaneous, both conform to the speed parameter. UDF: (save as "WinPose.au3") #include-once #include <WinAPISysWin.au3> ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _WinPose ; Description ...: same as native WinMove(), except that move and resize are simultaneous, both conform to the speed parameter. ; Syntax ........: _WinPose($hWnd, $sText, $x, $y, $w, $h[, $speed = 0]) ; Parameters ....: $hWnd - the title/hWnd/class of the window to pose. ; $sText - the text of the window to pose. ; $x - X coordinate to move to. ; $y - Y coordinate to move to. ; $w - [optional] new width of the window. ; $h - [optional] new height of the window. ; $speed - [optional] the speed to pose the window (smaller value = faster speed, 0 = instantaneous). ; Return values .: Success - a handle to the window. ; Failure - 0 if the window is not found (also sets @error to non-zero). ; Author ........: orbs ; Modified ......: ; Remarks .......: parameters and return values are practically identical to those of the native WinMove() function. ; Related .......: ; Link ..........: ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _WinPose($hWnd, $sText, $x, $y, $w = Default, $h = Default, $speed = 0) ; find the window to move If Not IsHWnd($hWnd) Then $hWnd = WinGetHandle($hWnd, $sText) If @error Then Return SetError(1, 0, False) EndIf Local $aPos = WinGetPos($hWnd) If @error Then Return SetError(2, 0, False) ; initialize variables Local Enum $pos_x, $pos_y, $pos_w, $pos_h Local Enum $aiCurrent, $aiTarget, $aiDelta, $aiRatio Local $aPosTarget[4][4] = [[$aPos[$pos_x], $x, 0, 0], [$aPos[$pos_y], $y, 0, 0], [$aPos[$pos_w], $w, 0, 0], [$aPos[$pos_h], $h, 0, 0]] ; accomodate for Default keyword For $iElement = 0 To 3 If $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiTarget] = Default Then $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiTarget] = $aPos[$iElement] Next ; calculate delta For $iElement = 0 To 3 $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiDelta] = $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiTarget] - $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiCurrent] Next ; find the maximum delta Local $iMaxElement = 0, $iMaxDelta = 0 For $iElement = 0 To 3 If Abs($aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiDelta]) > $iMaxDelta Then $iMaxElement = $iElement $iMaxDelta = $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiDelta] EndIf Next ; accomodate for negative delta If ($aPosTarget[$iMaxElement][$aiTarget] - $aPos[$iMaxElement]) < 0 Then $iMaxDelta = -$iMaxDelta ; calculate ratio for all elements For $iElement = 0 To 3 $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiRatio] = $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiDelta] / $iMaxDelta Next ; move & resize the window gradually For $iStep = 0 To $iMaxDelta For $iElement = 0 To 3 $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiCurrent] += $aPosTarget[$iElement][$aiRatio] Next For $i = 1 To $speed _WinAPI_MoveWindow($hWnd, _ $aPosTarget[$pos_x][$aiCurrent], _ $aPosTarget[$pos_y][$aiCurrent], _ $aPosTarget[$pos_w][$aiCurrent], _ $aPosTarget[$pos_h][$aiCurrent], False) Next Next ; validate final outcome is as expected Return WinMove($hWnd, '', $x, $y, $w, $h) EndFunc ;==>_WinPose Example: #AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-q -d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7 #include <AutoItConstants.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include 'WinPose.au3' Global Const $iMinW = 250, $iMinH = 100 Global $x, $y, $w, $h, $speed Global $hGUI = GUICreate('_WinPose() Example', $iMinW, $iMinH) Global $gButton = GUICtrlCreateButton('Click Me!', 25, 25, 200, 50) GUICtrlSetResizing(-1, $GUI_DOCKBORDERS) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW) Global $msg While True $msg = GUIGetMsg() Switch $msg Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE ExitLoop Case $gButton $w = Random($iMinW, @DesktopWidth / 3, 1) $h = Random($iMinH, @DesktopHeight / 3, 1) $x = Random(0, @DesktopWidth - $w, 1) $y = Random(0, @DesktopHeight - $h, 1) $speed = Random(10, 100, 1) _WinPose($hGUI, '', $x, $y, $w, $h, $speed) EndSwitch WEnd click the button to pose the window in a new random position and size, in a random speed. enjoy 🙂

That kind of project is not for the faint hearted. If you are new to Autoit, I'd give it a pass. I have such an application but it is not for public use. Allows automatic connection to hardware VPNs, Servers, PCs, Devices etc. Thousands of lines of code, built from small beginnings, with encryption, security, logging and monitoring. I was inspired to learn Autoit by a colleague 13+ years ago and have written hundreds of apps and services for MSP automation over that time. However I still consider myself a novice, as I don't know everything, and have to research. And I started with small programs. Start with small apps. Read the help files, try the examples. Test, test, test. Read, read, read. Good luck.

I think that is what he is trying to do, to restrict access to passwords by having then pasted into the logins automatically. Not a beginners project though.

The question might be: is it possible to integrate AutoIt into a security application? Everything is feasible, provided you clearly understand what you're doing and in what context you're doing it. Perhaps your issue is simply that you need AutoIt to automate field filling while ensuring maximum security.