Typing Test in AutoIT

[nitekram]

I want to create a typing test with AutoIt and want to know if is possible to do the following, and if so, can someone lead me in the right direction.

1. Display the text that is to be typed. I can do this...

2. Have an input field for the user to type the test text. I can do this...

3. Keep track of all failed attemps to type the correct letters. I AM UNABLE to do this

4. Start a timer for the length of time it takes to complete test text. I can do this...

5. Show how long the test took and how many errors were created.

I know that this is just the basic, but I am really stuck on number 3.

[JSThePatriot]

To do it with any accuracy, you would need a keyboard hook. You can search the Example Scripts forum and see if there are any useful keyboard hooks in there...

I hope that helps.

Jarvis

[billthecreator]

id use ini. and every time they fail, send the info to

[failed]

word1=

word2=

word3=

...

then at the end use inireadsection of [failed]

[nitekram]

  On 8/12/2009 at 8:37 PM, 'JSThePatriot said:

To do it with any accuracy, you would need a keyboard hook. You can search the Example Scripts forum and see if there are any useful keyboard hooks in there...

I hope that helps.

Jarvis

WOW...that looks beyond my comfort level at the this time. Maybe I will look again in a couple of years of programming/scripting.

Thanks for your help though - SAVED ME LOTS OF TIME!

[water]

Please try the following code. An action ist aken every time the user input changes.

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Global $UserInputOld = ""
Global $UserInputNew = ""

$hGUI  = GUICreate("Test", 500, 500)
$input = GUICtrlCreateInput("",10,110,200,20) 

GUISetState()

While 1
    $UserInputNew = GUICtrlRead($input)
    If $UserInputNew <> "" Then 
        ; Here you get when the user input has changed
        If $UserInputOld <> $UserInputNew Then 
            ConsoleWrite($UserInputNew & @CRLF)
            $UserInputOld = $UserInputNew
        EndIf
    EndIf
    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
    Sleep(20)
WEnd