How Can I Make My Script Work On Other PC's?

[Mesca]

I have made a really small script the utilizes mouse clicks from x,y co-ordinates.

If I wanted to share this script, how can make it work on other PC's, since there are variables like different screen resolutions, etc.?

[PsaltyDS]

You can get desktop size from the macros (@DesktopHeight, @DesktopWidth).

If the coordinates are relative to a window, then you probably don't need to worry about it. Just set Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) (or mode = 2).

[Valuater]

Give this a try...

; Settings for the mouse

; This is for the 1440 x 900 screen - change as needed
Global $Width = 1440
Global $Height = 900

MyMouseMove(100, 200)

Func MyMouseMove($x, $y)
    MouseMove(@DesktopWidth * $x / $Width, @DesktopHeight * $y / $Height)
EndFunc   ;==>MyMouseMove

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[Mesca]

You can get desktop size from the macros (@DesktopHeight, @DesktopWidth).

If the coordinates are relative to a window, then you probably don't need to worry about it. Just set Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0) (or mode = 2).

I understand what you mean, but the script I made if a website. So just say the other user has different settings in Internet Explorer like no status bar or buttons at the top, the co-ordinated would change

[evilertoaster]

I understand what you mean, but the script I made if a website. So just say the other user has different settings in Internet Explorer like no status bar or buttons at the top, the co-ordinated would change

If you're trying to simulate input to a webpage, you could try using 'IE Management' UDF for more reliable functions then clicking screen locations.

[Bert]

What is the website? That would help a bunch in figuring it out.

[PsaltyDS]

I understand what you mean, but the script I made if a website. So just say the other user has different settings in Internet Explorer like no status bar or buttons at the top, the co-ordinated would change

Use the IE.au3 UDF. Get an object reference to the element (i.e. $oElement) you are interested in and get the position with _IEPropertyGet($oElement, "browserX") with browserX\browserY, or screenX\screenY.

Of course, if all you want to do is click that element, you can just do _IEAction($oElement, "click") without looking for coordinates at all.

Spend some time with the example scripts in the help file for the _IE* functions.

[Mesca]

Use the IE.au3 UDF. Get an object reference to the element (i.e. $oElement) you are interested in and get the position with _IEPropertyGet($oElement, "browserX") with browserX\browserY, or screenX\screenY.

Of course, if all you want to do is click that element, you can just do _IEAction($oElement, "click") without looking for coordinates at all.

Spend some time with the example scripts in the help file for the _IE* functions.

I used a javescript to find the x,y position of the element I am trying to click. How do I phrase my _IEAction line so it will click it?

Thank you for your help and patience.

[PsaltyDS]

I used a javescript to find the x,y position of the element I am trying to click. How do I phrase my _IEAction line so it will click it?

Thank you for your help and patience.

You don't with the coordinates. _IEAction() requires an object reference to the DOM element you want to act on.

[Mesca]

You don't with the coordinates. _IEAction() requires an object reference to the DOM element you want to act on.

Sorry for being a complete noob, but do you find the name of the object reference?

[PsaltyDS]

Sorry for being a complete noob, but do you find the name of the object reference?

Let's back up to some basics that were passed over earlier:

1. Is this a point on a web page you want to click on?

2. If so, what kind of web page is it, and what is the nature of the element you want to click on (i.e. submit button, link, etc.)?

[Mesca]

Let's back up to some basics that were passed over earlier:

1. Is this a point on a web page you want to click on?

2. If so, what kind of web page is it, and what is the nature of the element you want to click on (i.e. submit button, link, etc.)?

Yes, I want to click a certain point on the page. It is a forum, and I want to to select the first topic within the forum.

So the first topic can always change and is not a set button.

I made the bot already using MouseClick and it works fine for me, but I was wondering about sharing it.

[PsaltyDS]

Yes, I want to click a certain point on the page. It is a forum, and I want to to select the first topic within the forum.

So the first topic can always change and is not a set button.

I made the bot already using MouseClick and it works fine for me, but I was wondering about sharing it.

If it works, go with it.

If you want something more reliable, you could look at the page with a DOM inspector like DebugBar. You'll probably find the links to the topics within a FORM element, and for example, you could just click on the first link element in that form. This all depends on learning something about HTML and the DOM as used by the IE.au3 UDF in AutoIt. Maybe it's not worth the effort right now if you've got an easy work-around. But if you keep writing scripts towards web pages, you will eventually want to learn it.