Trouble with getting idle state

[makolosz]

Hello,

I started using autoit and wanted to run a script only when the pc is idle. As the windows 7 scheduler run I guess on the basis of cpu usage I wanted to write an idle check by autoit itself before it starts clicking all over the windows:

Global $StartTime

Call("StartTimer")

  $MPos1 = MouseGetPos()
  $CPos1 = WinGetCaretPos()
  Sleep(1000)
  $MPos2 = MouseGetPos()
  $CPos2 = WinGetCaretPos()

  If $MPos1[0] <> $MPos2[0] Then
    Call("StartTimer")
  ElseIf $CPos1[0] <> $CPos2[0] Then
    Call("StartTimer")
  EndIf

  $EndTime = TimerStop($StartTime)
  
  If $EndTime > 5000 Then
    MsgBox(0, "System Idle Time", "System Idle Time exceeded 5 seconds", 2)
else
exit
  EndIf

In place of:

MsgBox(0, "System Idle Time", "System Idle Time exceeded 5 seconds", 2)

I wanted to put the proper actions, but I guess it's some old format as it's not working. I found the idle check on some old thread, so maybe some definitions has changed and you can help me to figure it out?

[orbs]

try _Timer_GetIdleTime() , look at the help.

[makolosz]

try _Timer_GetIdleTime() , look at the help.

 

Ok. I want to run my script only once in case there is no mouse activity for like 8 seconds, otherwise it should exit as I am triggering it every 10 minutes via windows scheduler. Here's what I have now:

#include <Timers.au3>
global $i = 0
While $i < 1
sleep(8000)
$idletime = _Timer_GetIdleTime()
   If $idletime > 7000 Then
   MsgBox(0, "idle time", $idletime)
   $i = $i + 1
   Else
   Exit
WEnd

But I get "Wend" statement with no matching "While" statement.:

Am I missing some brackets here? Or cannot use if statement in a loop?

[soonyee91]

I think you forget to put "Endif"