Blockinput removed from autoit3.dll. Why?

[NextLevel]

Because of another problem, I've done an update from AutoIt version 3.3.0.0 to 3.3.12.0.

But no, there is no longer an BlockInput() funktion sice version 3.3.10.0.

Why this removed? Is there any replacement for it?

I using AutoIt within VB6 ...

[water]

Have you looked at the Change History or the Script Breaking Changes in the help file?

[NextLevel]

Yes, but it just tells me that it has been removed, nothing else... do I miss something?

[water]

If it doesn't tell you anything else then there is .. nothing else to tell.

Sorry.

[NextLevel]

That's why I ask Why and for replacment

[BrewManNH]

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646290(v=vs.85).aspx

[Belini]

@Nextlevel Blockinputex the UDF can solve your problem: 

[NextLevel]

Thanks, but I don't see how to use this in VB6. 

I still don't get it, why the developer has removed it :S  Can't see the reason.

So i'm stuck on version 3.3.0.0. 

 

Can be closed.

[Melba23]

NextLevel,

Why the hurry? Why not wait a bit and see if Jon answers when he is next on-line?

M23

[BrewManNH]

@Nextlevel Blockinputex the UDF can solve your problem: 

You can't use UDFs when using the dll version of AutoItX.

[BrewManNH]

Thanks, but I don't see how to use this in VB6. 

I still don't get it, why the developer has removed it :S  Can't see the reason.

So i'm stuck on version 3.3.0.0. 

 

Can be closed.

Did you look at the link I posted above? It tells you how to do it using the Windows API. The reason it was removed was probably because it's super easy to do it without AutoIt that there was no reason to include it any longer.

[NextLevel]

@BrewManNH

Yes I look at the link, but it's for C++

For vb6 i found this:

 

Private Declare Function BlockInput Lib "user32" (ByVal fBlock As Long) As Long
Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)
Private Sub Form_Activate()
DoEvents
'block the mouse and keyboard input
BlockInput True
'wait 10 seconds before unblocking it
Sleep 10000
'unblock the mouse and keyboard input
BlockInput False
End Sub

 

But it just don't work (Does not block at all, at least under XP). Therefore I was so happy with the Autoit function

EDIT:After trying it again, the VB code above works (no idea what I did wrong before). Thank you to kick me for a re-check

Edited August 17, 2014 by NextLevel