Send() with RetroArch

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First I want to explain that this will be no gaming script. I'm doing a script that will enable all shaders, one after another, to take a screenshot of each one. To compare them and so on. Also RetroArch is single player, so it shouldn't matter that much anyway I suppose.

So to my issue: the Send() function doesn't seem to work at all in RetroArch. Send("DOWN") for example does nothing. Is there a way I can somehow force RetroArch to listen to AutoIt's Send() functions?

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Any ideas?

[Nine 1,553]

Your send statement is not written correctly.  You need to add {}.

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Oh shit sorry I wrote wrong in my post! Send("{DOWN}") is what I have in my code. It works everywhere else, but not in RetroArch.

Sleep(5000)
Send("{DOWN}")

[Nine 1,553]

If Send doesn't work I wonder what would.  You may try to interact with controls using UIAutomation.

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Do you know how I can test with UIAutomation?

[Nine 1,553]

Use the spy tool that comes with this :

 

If the tool can read the controls, it means you can interact with them...

You can also use the wrappers (see FAQ 31).

[TheDcoder 1,744]

My guess is that RetroArch listens directly to the hardware on a lower level, so the virtual key events sent by AutoIt are useless. If this is true, your best bet is to use a virtual keyboard driver which emulates a physical keyboard. No idea if such a thing exists in the wild yet.

Also, I don't think RetroArch exposes an interface which UIAutomation could use.

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6 minutes ago, Nine said:

Use the spy tool that comes with this :

I don't know why, but when I try and run UIASpy.au3 I get an erro r.

The code says:

#include "Includes\GuiIncludes\UIASpy_Gui.au3"

But the path is right...

[Nine 1,553]

You also need to install the UIAIncludes.7z file

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Install? It only contain a bunch of includes. I put them together with the Spy includes, but still the same error.

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1 hour ago, TheDcoder said:

My guess is that RetroArch listens directly to the hardware on a lower level, so the virtual key events sent by AutoIt are useless. If this is true, your best bet is to use a virtual keyboard driver which emulates a physical keyboard. No idea if such a thing exists in the wild yet.

Also, I don't think RetroArch exposes an interface which UIAutomation could use.

That could be the case. But I hope not. 🤔