ControlDrag event

[WhiteAngel]

Hello.

I'm trying to automate flash application when browser is minimized.

Flash is shown as control (e.g. "GeckoPluginWindow" for FireFox), so I'm using Control commands (ControlClick).

Everything was working great, until I faced the situatuion when I need to do drag inside this control. So, I need:

1. Trigger LMB down at (x11, x21)

2. Move cursor to (x21, x22)

3. Trigger (release) LMB up at (x21, x22)

I was trying to do this using "system32.dll"(PostMessage): it do works with the browset buttons, but it doesn't want to do any action inside flash window (control).

Is there any way to do drag inside the control or to do drag in the flash when browser window is minimized?

P.S. I would be appreciated if anyone can explain how ControlClick function works (what libraries does it use, e.t.c), so I can try to do drag myself.

[JohnOne]

There is no such Autoit functionality.

Care to show your use of system32,dll to do a drag on a browser button?

That would help a bit.

[WhiteAngel]

Here's the function I tried to do drag, using "system32.dll"

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Func _PostMessage_ClickDrag($hWnd, $X1, $Y1, $X2, $Y2, $Button = "left", $Delay = 50)

   AutoItSetOption("WinDetectHiddenText", 1)
   AutoItSetOption("WinSearchChildren", 1)
   AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)



    Local $MK_LBUTTON = 0x0001
Local $WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201
Local $WM_LBUTTONUP = 0x0202
Local $MK_RBUTTON = 0x0002
Local $WM_RBUTTONDOWN = 0x0204
Local $WM_RBUTTONUP = 0x0205
Local $WM_MOUSEMOVE = 0x0200
;Getting handler for window
$Wns = WinList($hWnd)
;ControlClick($hWnd, "", "[CLASS:GeckoPluginWindow; INSTANCE:1]", "left", 1, $X1, $Y1)

If Not IsHWnd($hWnd) And $hWnd <> "" Then
  $hWnd = WinGetHandle($hWnd)
  EndIf
   ConsoleWrite("Windows: " & $Wns[1][0] & @CRLF)

   ConsoleWrite("Handle: " & $hWnd & @CRLF)

If Not IsHWnd($hWnd) Then
  Return SetError(1, "", False)
EndIf
If Not IsInt($X1) Or Not IsInt($Y1) Then
  Return SetError(2, "", False)
EndIf
If Not IsInt($X2) Or Not IsInt($Y2) Then
  Return SetError(3, "", False)
EndIf
If StringLower($Button) == "left" Then
  $Button = $WM_LBUTTONDOWN
  $Pressed = 1
ElseIf StringLower($Button) == "right" Then
  $Button = $WM_RBUTTONDOWN
  $Pressed = 2
ElseIf StringLower($Button) == "middle" Then
  $Button = $WM_MBUTTONDOWN
  $Pressed = 10
  If $Delay == 10 Then $Delay = 100
  EndIf
  $coord = PixelSearch( 0, 0, 1200, 900, 0x74691D )
If Not @error Then
    MsgBox(0, "X and Y are:", $coord[0] & "," & $coord[1])
EndIf
$User32 = DllOpen("user32.dll")
If @error Then Return SetError(4, "", False)

    #cs
    DllCall($User32, "bool", "PostMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", $MK_LBUTTON, "int", "0", "long", _MakeLong($X1, $Y1))
    Sleep($Delay / 2)
    DllCall($User32, "bool", "PostMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", $Button+1, "int", "0", "long", _MakeLong($X1, $Y1))
    #ce
DllCall($User32, "bool", "PostMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", $Button, "int", "0", "long", _MakeLong($X1, $Y1))
If @error Then Return SetError(5, "", False)
Sleep($Delay / 2)
DllCall($User32, "bool", "PostMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", $WM_MOUSEMOVE, "int", $Pressed, "long", _MakeLong($X2, $Y2))
If @error Then Return SetError(6, "", False)
Sleep($Delay / 2)
DllCall($User32, "bool", "PostMessage", "hwnd", $hWnd, "int", $Button + 1, "int", "0", "long", _MakeLong($X2, $Y2))
If @error Then Return SetError(7, "", False)

DllClose($User32)
Return SetError(0, 0, True)
EndFunc
Func _MakeLong($LoWord,$HiWord)
  Return BitOR($HiWord * 0x10000, BitAND($LoWord, 0xFFFF))
EndFunc

P.S. Sorry for formating, it was not me who wrote this code and I just only modified it a bit

Edited April 3, 2012 by WhiteAngel

[WhiteAngel]

No ideas?

[BrewManNH]

MouseClickDrag ( "button", x1, y1, x2, y2 [, speed] ) look in the help file for how to use it, it might be what you're looking for.

[WhiteAngel]

This is the workaround that I use now, but the problem is that it cannot be performed in background. My window has to be active in the moment of execution. I need a command for Control, like ControlClick e.t.c

[BrewManNH]

Have you tried using _SendMessage to the control? Sending a $WM_LBUTTONDOWN and then a $WM_MOUSEMOVE command to the window/control might work, I haven't tried it myself but it's worth a shot rather than trying to reinvent the wheel with the DLLCall.