Script Help

[Ryusenko]

Hi. I want to make a script that changes an extra mouse button into Ctrl. If that isn't possible, I would like to have another key replace Ctrl. I want the script to have CTRLDOWN when the key is pressed down and CTRLUP when the key is released. I've been researching and am not sure if i should use a function or an if...then statement to make this work.

[nullschritt]

Use _WinAPI_SetWindowsHookEx() to detect the push and release of the extra mouse button.

When pushed send("lctrl down}") and when released send("lctrl up}").

[somdcomputerguy]

You can use this function (instead if you wish) to detect the 'keypress', and then Send whatever you need based on that.

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_IsPressed.htm

[Ryusenko]

Sorry, the mouse button isn't working as i thought it would. Is it possible to make it so that I press a key to activate CTRLDOWN and release that key to activate CTRLUP?

[Ryusenko]

One of my attempts for the script is this:

#RequireAdmin

#include <Misc.au3>

$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")

While 1

Sleep ( 250 )

If _IsPressed(26, $dll) Then

  Send("{CTRLDOWN}")

EndIf

WEnd

Send("{CTRLUP}")

 

The script doesn't work as I intend because CTRL constantly stays down. And if i unlock it, then the script doesn't seem to work anymore.

[somdcomputerguy]

Add this line to the If loop

If _IsPressed(28, $dll) Then Send("{CTRLUP}")

And get rid of the last line in your script.

Edited February 8, 2014 by somdcomputerguy

[BlackDawn187]

Also,

DllClose($dLL)

Wouldn't hurt either..

[Ryusenko]

Can i make it so that one key represents CTRL?

[somdcomputerguy]

Look at the example code for the _IsPressed function. Notice the use of two While loops, one within the other? More specifically, the While in the If?

[Ryusenko]

Thank You. Finally got it. Script ended up being like this.

#RequireAdmin

#include <Misc.au3>

$dll = DllOpen("user32.dll")

While 1

Sleep ( 250 )

If _IsPressed(26, $dll) Then

  Send("{CTRLDOWN}")

  ; Wait until key is released.

  While _ISPressed(26, $dll)

Sleep(250)

  WEnd

  Send("{CTRLUP}")

 EndIf

 Sleep(250)

WEnd

 

DllClose($dLL)

[somdcomputerguy]

Way to go man. Good luck with the rest of your project. You really should put in some way to exit out of that first loop though. The way you have it written, DLLClose will never be executed. It may not matter, especially if you want this script to just run forever, all the time, but good code should have a way of gracefully exiting. See the HotKeySet function..

Edited February 8, 2014 by somdcomputerguy