DESPERATE HELP in Coding keystroke and loop for a particular program

[Nicocohayek]

hey everyone. i joined this forum hoping for some help. i need to run a program in AutoIt to do the following:

Launch notepad;

Press "enter" for infinite times with 1 second pause between each one;

I tried using batch coding but i'm new into coding so C++ and VBS are not within my domain. Please help me out!! Thanks!!

[Jos]

hey everyone. i joined this forum hoping for some help. i need to run a program in AutoIt to do the following:

Launch notepad;

Press "enter" for infinite times with 1 second pause between each one;

I tried using batch coding but i'm new into coding so C++ and VBS are not within my domain. Please help me out!! Thanks!!

Not a great way to start here.

What have you done thus far and what isn't working?

Jos

[kaotkbliss]

read the help file on

Run

While Wend

Send (or ControlSend)

and

Sleep

[Nicocohayek]

Not a great way to start here.

What have you done thus far and what isn't working?

Jos

I have tried batch processing and discovered a couple of stings but couldn't create the correct syntax. I even tried RemoteKeys 8.7.3 and wrote this code which only opened the program and pressed enter once. here's the code:

{/APP.OPEN Notepad}

{KEY.ENTER}

{/BTCH.DELAY.1}

{KEY.ENTER}

{/BTCH.LOOP.START.VAL.9}

{KEY.ENTER}

I deleted the other batch strings i tried since they all failed, and got back to square one:

START /MAX NOTEPAD

[Jos]

I have tried batch processing and discovered a couple of stings but couldn't create the correct syntax. I even tried RemoteKeys 8.7.3 and wrote this code which only opened the program and pressed enter once. here's the code:

{/APP.OPEN Notepad}

{KEY.ENTER}

{/BTCH.DELAY.1}

{KEY.ENTER}

{/BTCH.LOOP.START.VAL.9}

{KEY.ENTER}

I deleted the other batch strings i tried since they all failed, and got back to square one:

START /MAX NOTEPAD

What have you tried to create with AutoIt3 ?

[Nicocohayek]

What have you tried to create with AutoIt3 ?

i tried to make use of the examples that come with the program but nothing came up ... i found it very difficult to start from scratch so i decided to call for help

[Jos]

i tried to make use of the examples that come with the program but nothing came up ... i found it very difficult to start from scratch so i decided to call for help

You are being very vague here and this doesn't help much.

Which example did you try that didn't work launching Notepad and sending Enters?

[Nicocohayek]

You are being very vague here and this doesn't help much.

Which example did you try that didn't work launching Notepad and sending Enters?

Here's what i wrote:

Run("notepad.exe")

WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")

Send("{ENTER}")

Loop()

I didn't know how to put the timer to press enter ever 1 second, and practically that's how far i've gotten so far

[Jos]

Look at While..Wend and Sleep() in the Helpfile for a resolution to that question.

[junkew]

copy paste from the help file you should read

Run(@WindowsDir & "\Notepad.exe", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

[Nicocohayek]

Look at While..Wend and Sleep() in the Helpfile for a resolution to that question.

Thanks alot!! The Sleep function solves my delay needs in theory. i am still, though, lost in knowing how to write the While..Wend function.

[Nicocohayek]

That's what i managed to write so far but it keeps giving me syntax error:

Run("Notepad")

WinWaitActive("Unitled"

While

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep(1000)

Send("{ENTER}")

WEnd

[Jos]

That's what i managed to write so far but it keeps giving me syntax error:

Run("Notepad")

WinWaitActive("Unitled"

While

Send("{ENTER}")

Sleep(1000)

Send("{ENTER}")

WEnd

Spelling and syntax is important.

Make that:

Run("Notepad")
WinWaitActive("Untitled")
While 1
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1000)
WEnd

So now you are off to test if it also works on your game...right?

Edited May 17, 2010 by Jos

[Fainth]

Why is everyone so tense about scripts beeing used for games?

[Nicocohayek]

Spelling and syntax is important.

Make that:

Run("Notepad")
WinWaitActive("Untitled")
While 1
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1000)
WEnd

So now you are off to test if it also works on your game...right?

Most of my problems are syntax-related. Now i'm searching the help files to know how to change destinations to my own program

[Nicocohayek]

Why is everyone so tense about scripts beeing used for games?

they give you an edge on condition you stay within legal and ethical values of the game...at least that's what i believe

[Jos]

Why is everyone so tense about scripts beeing used for games?

Have fun reading and don't bring up this subject again.

Back on topic.

[Fainth]

Have fun reading and don't bring up this subject again.

Back on topic.

I see, too much bad Influence.

[Nicocohayek]

Spelling and syntax is important.

Make that:

Run("Notepad")
WinWaitActive("Untitled")
While 1
   Send("{ENTER}")
   Sleep(1000)
WEnd

So now you are off to test if it also works on your game...right?

i checked the help files and there's no way i could find out how to open X.exe if it's on my desktop and my directory is C:\Users\''\Desktop\ChemicalX.exe

[Fainth]

??? how to open x.exe?

you can run about anything with run('wherever\whatever.exe')