How do I use BlockInput?

[Aro2220]

Hi!

I have a script that simulates mouse clicks and key strokes to automate tasks so I can use a hotkey to do them quicker.

The problem is that when these scripts are running if the user hits a button on the keyboard or clicks the mouse it will do things that the script wasn't prepared for.

I have heard of the function BlockInput but I can't get it to work.

I don't know if I have to include some kind of library (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms646290%28VS.85%29.aspx) to get it to work in an autoit script but the pseudoscript below won't work for me (it functions the same as if the blockinput line was commented)

BlockInput(1) ;user should be unable to use the keyboard/mouse

Send("hello world")

Sleep (2000)

Send("is anyone there?")

BlockInput(0) ;user should now be able to use the keyboard/mouse

Sleep (2500)

Send("OH MY GOSH")

additionally, I run Windows 7 64

Edited March 20, 2010 by Aro2220

[i542]

That's odd. It works perfectly with me. It might be a bug in Windows 7. Try adding #RequireAdmin on start of your script.

[gaucho14]

work fines for me to. i running windows xp if it matter.

[Aro2220]

That's odd. It works perfectly with me. It might be a bug in Windows 7. Try adding #RequireAdmin on start of your script.

Thanks! #RequireAdmin was the problem. Windows 7 and I assume Vista probably block this function without that UAC box thing. Windows XP never had this feature so this makes sense.

[Guest]

Just wondering if this would work with out admin rights as a need to run it on a network where my rights = 0