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Hello,

I'm relative new with autoit, but I can code some simple scripts.

I've created a silent installer, which is working, but now I would like to hide all installation windows.

AutoIt only can hide the first window, but not all, so I searched for a solution and I've found the function >_shellExecuteHidden

I downloaded and installed the requiered WinAPIEx UDF, then I tried to test the function first, because I want to understand how to use it, before I try to make the silent installer with hidden windows.

I tried two simple examples given together with the function:

$hWinHiddenApp = _shellExecuteHidden( @ComSpec , "/c start notepad.exe"  )
ShellExecute( "taskmgr.exe" )
MsgBox( 0 , '' ,  "...´ok look in your taskmanager now. There should be a new notepad.exe entry but no window is visible." )

Func _shellExecuteHidden( $filepath , $parameters = "" , $returnType = 1 , $waitingOption = -1 )


    ; 1 - Create Desktop
    ;Global Const $GENERIC_ALL = 0x10000000
    $hNewDesktop     = _WinAPI_CreateDesktop( "ShellExecuteHidden_Desktop" , $GENERIC_ALL )


    ; 2 - Start Process
    $tProcess = DllStructCreate( $tagPROCESS_INFORMATION )
    $tStartup = DllStructCreate( $tagSTARTUPINFO )
    DllStructSetData( $tStartup , 'Size', DllStructGetSize( $tStartup) )
    DllStructSetData( $tStartup , 'Desktop', _WinAPI_CreateString(  "ShellExecuteHidden_Desktop" ) )

    Local $pid
    If _WinAPI_CreateProcess( $filepath , $parameters , 0, 0, 0, 0x00000200 , 0, 0, DllStructGetPtr($tStartup), DllStructGetPtr($tProcess)) Then
        $pid =  DllStructGetData( $tProcess , 'ProcessID' )
    Else
        Return -1
    EndIf


    ; 3 - Return Process
    if $returnType = 2 Then
        if $waitingOption > -1 Then ProcessWaitClose( $pid  , $waitingOption  )
        Return $pid
    EndIf



    ; 4 - Return WindowHandle
    if $waitingOption =  -1  Then
        Sleep( 1000  )
    ElseIf $waitingOption >  0 Then
        Sleep( $waitingOption  )
    EndIf

    While True  ; keep searching for the window

        $aWindows = _WinAPI_EnumDesktopWindows( $hNewDesktop , $returnType ) ; $returnType = 0 >> means also list hidden windows

        if IsArray( $aWindows ) Then

            for $i = 1 to $aWindows[0][0]

                ;~      MsgBox( 0 , '' , $curPID  & " " & $pid & "      "  & $hWnd & " " & $aWindows[$i][0] )

                $hWnd = $aWindows[$i][0]
                if $pid = WinGetProcess( $hWnd ) Then ; same process?

                    do ; searching through parent windows ...
                        $hLast = $hWnd ; cache it for not loosing it when desktop is reached
                        $hWnd  = _WinAPI_GetParent( $hLast )
                    Until $hWnd = 0    ; ... until root/ desktop is reached
                    $hWnd = $hLast

                    Return $hWnd  ; return the toplevel-window of the process

                EndIf

            Next

        EndIf

        if $waitingOption = 0 Then ; keep searching for the window until it appears ( in worst case endless )
            Sleep( 200 )
        Else
            Return -1
        EndIf

    WEnd


EndFunc

But if run this scrip, I'll get this error message:

 

>"C:Program Files (x86)AutoIt3SciTE..autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:UsersP4TDownloadsAutoklickerCaptcha SniperCaptcha Sniper x4.5xx.au3"    

"C:UsersP4TDownloadsAutoklickerCaptcha SniperCaptcha Sniper x4.5xx.au3" (10) : ==> Unknown function name.:
$hNewDesktop     = _WinAPI_CreateDesktop( "ShellExecuteHidden_Desktop" , $GENERIC_ALL )
$hNewDesktop     = ^ ERROR
>Exit code: 1    Time: 0.048
 

 

And the other example, I tried:

MsgBox( 0 , '' ,  "Now we start an editor on the hidden desktop and interact with it programmaticly" )
$hWinHiddenApp = _shellExecuteHidden( @SystemDir & "\notepad.exe" )

Func _shellExecuteHidden( $filepath , $parameters = "" , $returnType = 1 , $waitingOption = -1 )


    ; 1 - Create Desktop
    ;Global Const $GENERIC_ALL = 0x10000000
    $hNewDesktop     = _WinAPI_CreateDesktop( "ShellExecuteHidden_Desktop" , $GENERIC_ALL )


    ; 2 - Start Process
    $tProcess = DllStructCreate( $tagPROCESS_INFORMATION )
    $tStartup = DllStructCreate( $tagSTARTUPINFO )
    DllStructSetData( $tStartup , 'Size', DllStructGetSize( $tStartup) )
    DllStructSetData( $tStartup , 'Desktop', _WinAPI_CreateString(  "ShellExecuteHidden_Desktop" ) )

    Local $pid
    If _WinAPI_CreateProcess( $filepath , $parameters , 0, 0, 0, 0x00000200 , 0, 0, DllStructGetPtr($tStartup), DllStructGetPtr($tProcess)) Then
        $pid =  DllStructGetData( $tProcess , 'ProcessID' )
    Else
        Return -1
    EndIf


    ; 3 - Return Process
    if $returnType = 2 Then
        if $waitingOption > -1 Then ProcessWaitClose( $pid  , $waitingOption  )
        Return $pid
    EndIf



    ; 4 - Return WindowHandle
    if $waitingOption =  -1  Then
        Sleep( 1000  )
    ElseIf $waitingOption >  0 Then
        Sleep( $waitingOption  )
    EndIf

    While True  ; keep searching for the window

        $aWindows = _WinAPI_EnumDesktopWindows( $hNewDesktop , $returnType ) ; $returnType = 0 >> means also list hidden windows

        if IsArray( $aWindows ) Then

            for $i = 1 to $aWindows[0][0]

                ;~      MsgBox( 0 , '' , $curPID  & " " & $pid & "      "  & $hWnd & " " & $aWindows[$i][0] )

                $hWnd = $aWindows[$i][0]
                if $pid = WinGetProcess( $hWnd ) Then ; same process?

                    do ; searching through parent windows ...
                        $hLast = $hWnd ; cache it for not loosing it when desktop is reached
                        $hWnd  = _WinAPI_GetParent( $hLast )
                    Until $hWnd = 0    ; ... until root/ desktop is reached
                    $hWnd = $hLast

                    Return $hWnd  ; return the toplevel-window of the process

                EndIf

            Next

        EndIf

        if $waitingOption = 0 Then ; keep searching for the window until it appears ( in worst case endless )
            Sleep( 200 )
        Else
            Return -1
        EndIf

    WEnd


EndFunc

The error message:

 

>"C:Program Files (x86)AutoIt3SciTE..autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "C:UsersP4TDownloadsAutoklickerCaptcha SniperCaptcha Sniper x4.5xx.au3"    

"C:UsersP4TDownloadsAutoklickerCaptcha SniperCaptcha Sniper x4.5xx.au3" (9) : ==> Unknown function name.:
$hNewDesktop     = _WinAPI_CreateDesktop( "ShellExecuteHidden_Desktop" , $GENERIC_ALL )
$hNewDesktop     = ^ ERROR
>Exit code: 1    Time: 3.789
 

 

How I said, I don't have much experience, but I think it cannot be such a big problem to run a given example script for a function.

I've only installed the required WinAPIEx UDF and copied the code for the example and the function.

So, can anyone explain me what I have done wrong or what I have missed?

I'm using AutoIt v3.3.10.2

Thanks.

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I believe jokky was (apparently too subtly) trying to point you to the forum fules, which prohibit discussion of bypassing security measures, including captchas

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P4T,

That is not an app we wish to help you install. Thread closed. :naughty:

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