EuphoricApathy Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 I need some help understanding Sendmessage/Postmessage(Not sure which one I need[if either]) so that I can use my computer while Autoit automates stuff for me in internet explorer. As is it kind of hijacks my mouse and doesn't let me do anything,which isn't very productive and I don't get much work done. Here is an example code: func exitthescript() Exit EndFunc HotKeySet( "{ESC}", "exitthescript" ) while 1 $posx = Random(197, 610) $posy = Random(210, 623) $posx2 = Random(197, 610) $posy2 = Random(210, 623) MouseClick("left", $posx, $posy, 1 ,0) MouseClick("left", $posx2, $posy2, 1 ,0) WEnd How do I convert this to sendmessage or post message so that I can still use my mouse while it makes the random clicks? For the sake of example lets just assume that the window I want the clicks sent to is internet explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mLipok Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 If you want to automate IE then you can use ie.au3 UDF What do you want exactly to achieve ? Signature beginning:* Please remember: "AutoIt"..... * Wondering who uses AutoIt and what it can be used for ? * Forum Rules ** ADO.au3 UDF * POP3.au3 UDF * XML.au3 UDF * IE on Windows 11 * How to ask ChatGPT for AutoIt Code * for other useful stuff click the following button: Spoiler Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind. My contribution (my own projects): * Debenu Quick PDF Library - UDF * Debenu PDF Viewer SDK - UDF * Acrobat Reader - ActiveX Viewer * UDF for PDFCreator v1.x.x * XZip - UDF * AppCompatFlags UDF * CrowdinAPI UDF * _WinMergeCompare2Files() * _JavaExceptionAdd() * _IsBeta() * Writing DPI Awareness App - workaround * _AutoIt_RequiredVersion() * Chilkatsoft.au3 UDF * TeamViewer.au3 UDF * JavaManagement UDF * VIES over SOAP * WinSCP UDF * GHAPI UDF - modest begining - comunication with GitHub REST API * ErrorLog.au3 UDF - A logging Library * Include Dependency Tree (Tool for analyzing script relations) * Show_Macro_Values.au3 * My contribution to others projects or UDF based on others projects: * _sql.au3 UDF * POP3.au3 UDF * RTF Printer - UDF * XML.au3 UDF * ADO.au3 UDF * SMTP Mailer UDF * Dual Monitor resolution detection * * 2GUI on Dual Monitor System * _SciLexer.au3 UDF * SciTE - Lexer for console pane * Useful links: * Forum Rules * Forum etiquette * Forum Information and FAQs * How to post code on the forum * AutoIt Online Documentation * AutoIt Online Beta Documentation * SciTE4AutoIt3 getting started * Convert text blocks to AutoIt code * Games made in Autoit * Programming related sites * Polish AutoIt Tutorial * DllCall Code Generator * Wiki: * Expand your knowledge - AutoIt Wiki * Collection of User Defined Functions * How to use HelpFile * Good coding practices in AutoIt * OpenOffice/LibreOffice/XLS Related: WriterDemo.au3 * XLS/MDB from scratch with ADOX IE Related: * How to use IE.au3 UDF with AutoIt v3.3.14.x * Why isn't Autoit able to click a Javascript Dialog? * Clicking javascript button with no ID * IE document >> save as MHT file * IETab Switcher (by LarsJ ) * HTML Entities * _IEquerySelectorAll() (by uncommon) * IE in TaskScheduler * IE Embedded Control Versioning (use IE9+ and HTML5 in a GUI) * PDF Related: * How to get reference to PDF object embeded in IE * IE on Windows 11 * I encourage you to read: * Global Vars * Best Coding Practices * Please explain code used in Help file for several File functions * OOP-like approach in AutoIt * UDF-Spec Questions * EXAMPLE: How To Catch ConsoleWrite() output to a file or to CMD *I also encourage you to check awesome @trancexx code: * Create COM objects from modules without any demand on user to register anything. * Another COM object registering stuff * OnHungApp handler * Avoid "AutoIt Error" message box in unknown errors * HTML editor * winhttp.au3 related : * https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/206771-winhttpau3-download-problem-youre-speaking-plain-http-to-an-ssl-enabled-server-port/ "Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto" - Publius Terentius Afer"Program are meant to be read by humans and only incidentally for computers and execute" - Donald Knuth, "The Art of Computer Programming" , be and \\//_. Anticipating Errors : "Any program that accepts data from a user must include code to validate that data before sending it to the data store. You cannot rely on the data store, ...., or even your programming language to notify you of problems. You must check every byte entered by your users, making sure that data is the correct type for its field and that required fields are not empty." Signature last update: 2023-04-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuphoricApathy Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) If you want to automate IE then you can use ie.au3 UDF What do you want exactly to achieve ? Anything really,just browser based automation. For now just simple stuff like mouse clicks. Also...i have no idea what that is or how to use it,lol... Possible someone could still help me with sendmessage? Edited July 4, 2014 by EuphoricApathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted July 4, 2014 Developers Share Posted July 4, 2014 Give an exact case else it's not possible to answer. Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuphoricApathy Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 Give an exact case else it's not possible to answer. Jos What do you mean? What i want to automate? Thats kind of hard because i dont have any "Exact cases" really. I suppose an example could be...filling a form,and clicking the submit button? while i do other stuff at the same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Developers Jos Posted July 4, 2014 Developers Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) What do you mean? What i want to automate? Thats kind of hard because i dont have any "Exact cases" really. I suppose an example could be...filling a form,and clicking the submit button? while i do other stuff at the same time? Again: Stop the BS and give an exact case or else please stop with asking these hypothetical questions as they don't serve any purpose. Jos Edited July 4, 2014 by Jos SciTE4AutoIt3 Full installer Download page - Beta files Read before posting How to post scriptsource Forum etiquette Forum Rules Live for the present, Dream of the future, Learn from the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuphoricApathy Posted July 4, 2014 Author Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Again: Stop the BS and give an exact case or else please stop with asking these hypothetical questions as they don;t serve any purpose. Jos 1.Clicking my name on facebook(this takes me to my profile) 2.Clicking Where it says whats on your mind 3.Typing "Not much" 4.Clicking submit All while i do other stuff.(i want to be able to use my mouse and keyboard while the script runs) Exact enough for you? All i want is some kind of example... Furthermore,they serve the purpose of furthering my understanding of coding with autoit. Edited July 4, 2014 by EuphoricApathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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