Bunch of "Send()" Questions

[riceking]

I just finished the GUI of my script and now its time to finish the script. If anyone can answer some of them it would be great.

1) How do you hold down a key for a certain length in milliseconds.

2) How do you pause between Send()s commands.

3) How do you send combined keystrokes, Left Arrow + Alt.

Haha I thought I had more questions, I guess not. Thanks in advance.

[E1M1]

1) like that send("{key down}")

2) sleep(1000); 1 sec pause

3)like that send("!{left}")

[riceking]

1) like that send("{key down}")

2) sleep(1000); 1 sec pause

3)like that send("!{left}")

So ! = Alt? Does anyone know the symbol for CTRL. Also what do you mean by key down, any key? Like Right Arrow, You'd just put Send({Right}) and it would hold it? How do you control how long it holds it down for.

[somdcomputerguy]

Read up here, Send, and this extremely important section of the Help file will most probably answer everything you need to know about Send and were about to ask.. More questions will arise I'm sure, but the Help file covers just about everything.

[riceking]

Thanks it helped tons. However, how do I send a key for a certain amount of time.

I want to send CTRL for $Variable amount of time, how would I get that to work. I don't want it held down, I want to continuously press it for a certain amount of time.

Edited July 6, 2010 by riceking

[JohnOne]

Put it in a loop, loops are another important part of Autoit.

Check the time the loop stays alive with TimerInit() and TimerDiff()

[riceking]

Loops are quite new to me, can you give me an example.

[JohnOne]

Sure

While 1
   ;your code
   ;your code
WEnd

EDIT;

but you already know that.

Edited July 6, 2010 by JohnOne

[riceking]

How would I do a limited time loop instead of the infinite loop.

[Richard Robertson]

You don't want a loop. I don't know why JohnOne suggested that.

Send("{Right down}")
Sleep($milliseconds)
Send("{Right up}")

[somdcomputerguy]

Alot depends on what $Variable is. One way could be like this..

For $Variable = 1 To 25
 Send("{RIGHT}")
 Sleep(250)
Next

Edited July 6, 2010 by somdcomputerguy

[riceking]

Loop because I don't want to hold it, I want to press it repeatedly for $Variable time length. $Variable could be 5 seconds.

[somdcomputerguy]

#include <Timers.au3>
$Variable = 5
$timestart = _Timer_Init()
Do
    Send("{RIGHT}")
    Sleep(250)
Until _Timer_Diff($timestart) >= $Variable * 1000

Just a note.. This isn't extremely accurate, but it does work..

[riceking]

#include <Timers.au3>
$Variable = 5
$timestart = _Timer_Init()
Do
    Send("{RIGHT}")
    Sleep(250)
Until _Timer_Diff($timestart) >= $Variable * 1000

Just a note.. This isn't extremely accurate, but it does work..

Thanks, is it okay if I remove the sleep or put it to a really low number such as 1. Can anyone elaborate more on _Timer_Diff and _Timer_Init()

[somdcomputerguy]

Without more code, Sleep's lowest effective value is 10.

Click here, Timers Management, or read this section in the local Help file.

Edited July 6, 2010 by somdcomputerguy

[riceking]

#include <Timers.au3>
$Variable = 5
$timestart = _Timer_Init()
Do
    Send("{RIGHT}")
    Sleep(250)
Until _Timer_Diff($timestart) >= $Variable * 1000

Just a note.. This isn't extremely accurate, but it does work..

Doesn't seem to work, goes on endlessly, it doesn't stop after 5 seconds. I looked at that page and it seems quite complex action for a simple repeatly press for 5 seconds. Also it's okay not to put any sleep correct?

[somdcomputerguy]

Hmm. This works Ok for me. I wouldn't go lower than 100 for a Sleep value, and I would put some Sleep in that loop, but that's me..

#include <Timers.au3>
$Variable = 5
$timestart = _Timer_Init()
Do
    ConsoleWrite("RightArrow" & @LF)
    Sleep(100)
Until _Timer_Diff($timestart) >= $Variable * 1000

[riceking]

Alright thanks for the help @LF is line feed, what does that do. Also If I want to hold multiple arrow keys down would it be Send("{LEFT down}{UP down}")?

[Jos]

Alright thanks for the help @LF is line feed, what does that do. Also If I want to hold multiple arrow keys down would it be Send("{LEFT down}{UP down}")?

Do you even try to find an answer on any of your questions or are you simply dumping them all here to get them answered?

Just locked one of your topics as it is a forbidden subject and my guess is that this is just more of the same..... right?

[riceking]

I'm not talking about any forbidden games, I'm just asking questions in general. Sorry for any misunderstanding, I'm finding out on my own, experimenting, and posting questions to finish the script ASAP. Sorry for my troubles.

Edited July 6, 2010 by riceking