temp00 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I'm trying to writing a script which should function like: Press a hotkey, monitor is turned off and keyboard/mouse input is blocked (except the hotkey); Press the hotkey again, monitor is turned on and blocking is removed. For turning off monitor, I use function like: Func _Monitor_OFF() Local $Progman_hwnd = WinGetHandle('[CLASS:Progman]') DllCall('user32.dll', 'int', 'SendMessage', _ 'hwnd', $Progman_hwnd, _ 'int', $WM_SYSCmd, _ 'int', $SC_MonitorPower, _ 'int', $Power_Off) EndFunc and for keyboard & mouse blocking, I tried _BlockInputEx(). However, the keyboard and mouse can be blocked but the monitor cannot stay turned-off when keyboard or mouse is touched. So, any solution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Can you please tell us what you need this for? Sounds a bit strange. My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 It could be used for when you walk away from your PC you want it to go dark and locked. Seems logical to me. The problem is - Ctrl-Alt-Del can't be blocked, so this idea is not 100% secure. The Vollatran project My blog: http://www.vollysinterestingshit.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 It could be used for when you walk away from your PC you want it to go dark and locked. Seems logical to me. So why not use Ctrl-Alt-Del or - even faster - Win+L? That's what it was made for, wasn't it? My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 yep - The problem is the monitor does not go dark when you do this. The Vollatran project My blog: http://www.vollysinterestingshit.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 So he wants to kill two birds with one stone? Lock the screen and go into power saving mode (darken the screen)? My UDFs and Tutorials: Spoiler UDFs:Active Directory (NEW 2022-02-19 - Version 1.6.1.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiExcelChart (2017-07-21 - Version 0.4.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Example ScriptsOutlookEX (2021-11-16 - Version 1.7.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiOutlookEX_GUI (2021-04-13 - Version 1.4.0.0) - DownloadOutlook Tools (2019-07-22 - Version 0.6.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - WikiPowerPoint (2021-08-31 - Version 1.5.0.0) - Download - General Help & Support - Example Scripts - WikiTask Scheduler (NEW 2022-07-28 - Version 1.6.0.1) - Download - General Help & Support - Wiki Standard UDFs:Excel - Example Scripts - WikiWord - Wiki Tutorials:ADO - WikiWebDriver - Wiki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted May 10, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 10, 2013 Temp00, I can see the monitor bit, and locking the screen if you don't want someone on the PC, but can you please explain why you want to completely block all user input? "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp00 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Temp00, I can see the monitor bit, and locking the screen if you don't want someone on the PC, but can you please explain why you want to completely block all user input? Mainly for security, when monitor goes blank, any input except for the unlock hotkey should be deemed as invalid~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MouseSpotter Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Mainly for security, when monitor goes blank, any input except for the unlock hotkey should be deemed as invalid~ See the quote regarding "Ctrl-Alt-Del". Autoit is just another program to windows ... it can block all input ... however Ctrl-Alt-Del will still work. Only the windows OS can lock out a user. So ... the question is ... why do you want to turn off the monitor? A locked user shows the login screen only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careca Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) : As for the monitor, i would use NirCmd, don't know how to do it in autoit, never tried, Command is: nircmd.exe monitor off Edited May 13, 2013 by careca Spoiler Renamer - Rename files and folders, remove portions of text from the filename etc. GPO Tool - Export/Import Group policy settings. MirrorDir - Synchronize/Backup/Mirror Folders BeatsPlayer - Music player. Params Tool - Right click an exe to see it's parameters or execute them. String Trigger - Triggers pasting text or applications or internet links on specific strings. Inconspicuous - Hide files in plain sight, not fully encrypted. Regedit Control - Registry browsing history, quickly jump into any saved key. Time4Shutdown - Write the time for shutdown in minutes. Power Profiles Tool - Set a profile as active, delete, duplicate, export and import. Finished Task Shutdown - Shuts down pc when specified window/Wndl/process closes. NetworkSpeedShutdown - Shuts down pc if download speed goes under "X" Kb/s. IUIAutomation - Topic with framework and examples Au3Record.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp00 Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 See the quote regarding "Ctrl-Alt-Del". Autoit is just another program to windows ... it can block all input ... however Ctrl-Alt-Del will still work. Only the windows OS can lock out a user. So ... the question is ... why do you want to turn off the monitor? A locked user shows the login screen only. Yes I know that, I believe the fact Ctrl-Alt-Del cannot be blocked is legitimate. I'd like the monitor be turned-off both for energy-saving and for work convenience. I don't like a bright monitor shining in front of me when I read paper work, it's distracting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MouseSpotter Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) In which case - you do not need a hotkey .... this will do ... #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> local $gui = GUICreate("",@DesktopWidth+100,@DesktopHeight+100,Default,Default,$WS_POPUP) GUISetBkColor(0x000000) GUISetState() While 1 $msg = GUIGetMsg() If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop WEnd GUIDelete() Edited May 13, 2013 by MouseSpotter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
careca Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Did you post this code in autoitcode? Because when i copy paste this, it will be a very long string, and the line feeds are not copied. EDIT: btw theres a missing endif Edited May 13, 2013 by careca Spoiler Renamer - Rename files and folders, remove portions of text from the filename etc. GPO Tool - Export/Import Group policy settings. MirrorDir - Synchronize/Backup/Mirror Folders BeatsPlayer - Music player. Params Tool - Right click an exe to see it's parameters or execute them. String Trigger - Triggers pasting text or applications or internet links on specific strings. Inconspicuous - Hide files in plain sight, not fully encrypted. Regedit Control - Registry browsing history, quickly jump into any saved key. Time4Shutdown - Write the time for shutdown in minutes. Power Profiles Tool - Set a profile as active, delete, duplicate, export and import. Finished Task Shutdown - Shuts down pc when specified window/Wndl/process closes. NetworkSpeedShutdown - Shuts down pc if download speed goes under "X" Kb/s. IUIAutomation - Topic with framework and examples Au3Record.exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted May 13, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2013 I do not see a missing EndIf? "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 EDIT: btw theres a missing endif There's no missing EndIf in that code, it's a single line If...Then statement which doesn't require, and can't use, an Endif statement. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MouseSpotter Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Did you post this code in autoitcode? Because when i copy paste this, it will be a very long string, and the line feeds are not copied. EDIT: btw theres a missing endif The copy&paste missed the end bracket in the last line "GUIDelete(" ... which I have now fixed. The code copies & pastes from the webpage fine for me. I used the AutoIt code type from the forum editor "code" icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queener Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) sounds phishy... like creating a temporary bug or more of a virus/hi-jack creation. If it doesn't accept user input; how will you turn the pc on to the stage where you can input user password? Edited May 14, 2013 by asianqueen Msgbox(0, "Hate", "Just hate it when I post a question and find my own answer after a couple tries. But if I don't post the question, I can't seem to resolve it at all.") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp00 Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 In which case - you do not need a hotkey .... this will do ... #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> local $gui = GUICreate("",@DesktopWidth+100,@DesktopHeight+100,Default,Default,$WS_POPUP) GUISetBkColor(0x000000) GUISetState() While 1 $msg = GUIGetMsg() If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop WEnd GUIDelete() Ah...we can call this a work-around, though not pretty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
temp00 Posted May 14, 2013 Author Share Posted May 14, 2013 sounds phishy... like creating a temporary bug or more of a virus/hi-jack creation. If it doesn't accept user input; how will you turn the pc on to the stage where you can input user password? What do you mean by "phishy"? I think you should read my first post again~ A hotkey is excluded from blocking for toggle the monitor/keyboard&mouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted May 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted May 14, 2013 sounds phishy... like creating a temporary bug or more of a virus/hi-jack creation. If it doesn't accept user input; how will you turn the pc on to the stage where you can input user password? After your thread yesterday, where you refused to give the title of the window you were trying to manipulate, should you really be casting doubt on anyone else's post? "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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