Using ControlSend to avoid Screen Lock

[pete_wilde 1]

Hi guys,

I am very much a newbie, but I am slowly learning by writting simple scripts.

#include <Clipboard.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Msgboxconstants.au3>


Const $test_url  = "https://www.autoitscript.com/site/"
Const $hFileOpen = FileOpen(@WorkingDir & "\TEMP.txt",$FO_OVERWRITE)

; Open FIREFOX at https://www.autoitscript.com/site/
ShellExecute("firefox.exe",$test_url)


Sleep(60000)            ; Allow the page to open - no rush
Send("^a")          ; Select ALL text
Sleep(1000)         ; Pause for 1 second
Send("^c")          ; CTRL + C to copy text
Sleep(1000)         ; Pause for 1 second

; Write Data to File
FileWrite($hFileOpen,_ClipBoard_GetData ($CF_UNICODETEXT))

; Close Temp File
FileClose($hFileOpen)


MsgBox(262144,"Completed","Data Written To File")

The above code basically just copies text on a webpage and outputs it to a file.  Works well. I understand AutoIT a little more now.

However, Send() doesn't work when my screen lock is on. :-(
 

Is there a simple tweak which I can do so that it does work when my screen is locked, bearing in mind that I am not a guru like most users yet.

I read somewhere the ControlSend works, but requires the browser "handle".

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Pete

[faustf 32]

try to use _ie , look in help file