Using Autoit to control Windows Mousekeys

[Tricky898]

Hi. I'm very new to Autoit and writing scripts as a whole. However, I've had a look through the help files, and read the FAQ on the wiki but can't find a solution.

I have no real application for this, but am just experimenting and am wondering how I can use a script to hold down CTRL and press and numpad number in order to move the mouse.

I tried using:

send("{Ctrldown}")
send("{NUMPAD8}")
send("{Ctrlup}")

as this is what I physically press to get the mouse to shift upwards using mousekeys. However, nothing happens. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[somdcomputerguy]

How about:

Send("^{NUMPAD8}")

[Tricky898]

How about:

Send("^{NUMPAD8}")

I tried it, it still doesn't work.

I guess its easier and more customisable to just use Autoit itself to move the mouse around. I've just created a similar script to do what Mousekeys does.

[bogQ]

Something like this?

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Global $var,$movment = 10

HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD8}","up")
HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD2}","down")
HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD4}","left")
HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD6}","right")

While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func up()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[1] - $movment > 0 Then
        $var[1] -= $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove($var[0],0,0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func down()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[1] + $movment < @DesktopHeight Then
        $var[1] += $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove($var[0],@DesktopHeight,0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func left()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[0] - $movment > 0 Then
        $var[0] -= $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove(0,$var[1],0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func right()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[0] + $movment < @DesktopWidth Then
        $var[0] += $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove(@DesktopWidth,$var[1],0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

[Tricky898]

Something like this?

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Global $var,$movment = 10

HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD8}","up")
HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD2}","down")
HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD4}","left")
HotKeySet("^{NUMPAD6}","right")

While 1
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

Func up()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[1] - $movment > 0 Then
        $var[1] -= $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove($var[0],0,0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func down()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[1] + $movment < @DesktopHeight Then
        $var[1] += $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove($var[0],@DesktopHeight,0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func left()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[0] - $movment > 0 Then
        $var[0] -= $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove(0,$var[1],0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func right()
    $var = MouseGetPos()
    If $var[0] + $movment < @DesktopWidth Then
        $var[0] += $movment
        MouseMove($var[0],$var[1],0)
    Else
        MouseMove(@DesktopWidth,$var[1],0)
    EndIf
EndFunc

Thanks, yeah that works as an alternative to Windows Mousekeys. However, I was wondering if a script could be created to replicate me pressing, say, CTRL+Num8 which would moev the mouse up by getting Autoit to hit those keys for me.

An easier alternative at this stage would be to just get a script to run the functions in the code above, instead of trying to press the keys for Mousekeys, so thanks