xuzo Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 This is kind of hard to explain...but let me try! What I want to do is run some tasks on a virtual PC independently of my current machine. Say the task is this, running in a loop, it operates on mouse moves and keystrokes, fetches clipboard text 1. Open notepad, type "hello" world 2. Copy "hello" with mouse, and then paste it manually 4 lines lower. 2. Save the file Now when I run tasks like this simultaneously on Virtual Box, my guest OS, mouse, keyboard and clipboard affects the guest host. Same thing with team viewer. Short of running the task on a separate PC, is there a way to have tasks running on virtual machine that is independent of guest OS controls?
jdelaney Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 (edited) Use functions like ControlSetText rather than Send, and ControlClick rather that MouseClick. Another option, run it on session 0 (where services run) so that it won't interact with your current user session. Also, if you are only doing file manipulation, just use FileRead and FileWrite. Using Send and MouseClick will make concurrent running scripts easily conflict with each-other. Edited April 18, 2019 by jdelaney FrancescoDiMuro 1 IEbyXPATH-Grab IE DOM objects by XPATH IEscriptRecord-Makings of an IE script recorder ExcelFromXML-Create Excel docs without excel installed GetAllWindowControls-Output all control data on a given window.
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted April 18, 2019 Moderators Posted April 18, 2019 As jdelaney points out, you will not get that kind of machine-agnostic work with Sends and MouseClicks; they are just too volatile for that. If you post your code, or explain in more detail what you are trying to do, we will do our best to assist "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum!
spudw2k Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Can you disable keyb/mouse integration with the host? I do find it interesting that running a script within the guest manipulates the host. Does it do it if the VM is minimized or the console closed? Spoiler Things I've Made: Always On Top Tool ◊ AU History ◊ Deck of Cards ◊ HideIt ◊ ICU ◊ Icon Freezer ◊ Ipod Ejector ◊ Junos Configuration Explorer ◊ Link Downloader ◊ MD5 Folder Enumerator ◊ PassGen ◊ Ping Tool ◊ Quick NIC ◊ Read OCR ◊ RemoteIT ◊ SchTasksGui ◊ SpyCam ◊ System Scan Report Tool ◊ System UpTime ◊ Transparency Machine ◊ VMWare ESX Builder Misc Code Snippets: ADODB Example ◊ CheckHover ◊ Detect SafeMode ◊ DynEnumArray ◊ GetNetStatData ◊ HashArray ◊ IsBetweenDates ◊ Local Admins ◊ Make Choice ◊ Recursive File List ◊ Remove Sizebox Style ◊ Retrieve PNPDeviceID ◊ Retrieve SysListView32 Contents ◊ Set IE Homepage ◊ Tickle Expired Password ◊ Transpose Array Projects: Drive Space Usage GUI ◊ LEDkIT ◊ Plasma_kIt ◊ Scan Engine Builder ◊ SpeeDBurner ◊ SubnetCalc Cool Stuff: AutoItObject UDF ◊ Extract Icon From Proc ◊ GuiCtrlFontRotate ◊ Hex Edit Funcs ◊ Run binary ◊ Service_UDF
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