How to make the program know where is something? Creating eyes for the machine

[sleinininono]

Hi,

I hope that my aim won't be considered as pirating any federal agency. I want to know how to stock inside variables the localization of something that appears on the screen.

I want to create a program that if you open a window, the mouse goes strictly towards the close button that appears at the top right of the window.

So...  I need to inform in real time where the button is... how to do this?

 

thank you

[jdelaney]

Wingetpos, some math, mousemove

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@sleinininono
Hoping that giving you a little hint is not against Forum Rules...
Seems that your intent is to close a certain/some certain Windows...
WinClose() does the trick

Edited September 28, 2018 by FrancescoDiMuro

[Zero_T]

Just in case your goal is to limit programs that can be used, have a look at GPOs - Don't run specified Windows applications. It's in User Config - Admin Templates - System.

[sleinininono]

OK I see thank you. However the methods you give me require that you are opening the window isn't it ? How can I use Wingetpos if I don't know the name of the windows in advance?

 

And Seeker I didn't understand your answer... I'm sorry

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@sleinininono

You can use WinList(), which retrieves all the windows opened, giving you both the title and the handle of the window.

You can then search for a string contained in the title, and, if it gives you a match, then use WinClose() with the corresponding handle of that window

Edited September 28, 2018 by FrancescoDiMuro

[sleinininono]

that's great, thank you

So I understand that there is no such option as recognising a symbol on the screen ? s.t. the mouse goes to this symbol ? If for example I want to do something else than closing the window, like refreshing the page clicking on the button refresh?

[FrancescoDiMuro]

8 minutes ago, sleinininono said:

like refreshing the page clicking on the button refresh?

There are several ways to do it...

You could use _IE* functions, or get the title of your webpage and send F5, or any other UDF related to the browser you are using

[sleinininono]

I'm feeling that your answer is full of wisdom, but I can't approach it because of its brightness, would you mind sharing me a few help-pages, such that I can understand what you wrote ? ^-^'

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@sleinininono

Sure

• IE UDF;
• WinList(), and from here, you can look at other Win* functions;
• Browser UDFs.

By the way, if you have SciTE installed, you can press F1 in the editor to get the complete Help, where you can find everything you need to code with AutoIt