Requesting A Very Simple Script

[Snuggles]

Hi, I'm fairly new to AutoIt and I've been playing around with it, but I can't create the script that I want just yet.

All I want it to do is to press the x key on the keyboard every other second and have this run indefinitely until I close the program to end the script. Could anyone help me with this?

[SmOke_N]

Hi, I'm fairly new to AutoIt and I've been playing around with it, but I can't create the script that I want just yet.

All I want it to do is to press the x key on the keyboard every other second and have this run indefinitely until I close the program to end the script. Could anyone help me with this?

Look at While/WEnd - Sleep() - Send() in the helpfile.

[herewasplato]

...until I close the program to end the script...

Welcome to the forums.

What SmOke_N said and...

while 1

if winexists... then

if winactive... then send x

else

exit

endif

sleep

wend

You can fill in the blanks using the help file and the AutoIt Window Info tool.

Edited May 1, 2006 by herewasplato

[Snuggles]

Here is what I have so far:

$i = 0

While 1 $i <= 100000

If WinExists("X Test") Then

If WinActive("X Test") Then

send (x)

$i = $i + 1

Wend

else

exit

endif

sleep

It keeps telling me that my Wend statement has no matching While statement, but I do have a While statement. I can't figure out why this won't work.

[CyberSlug]

Your If - EndIf statements are not balanced.

The best solution is to get rid of the line If WinExists("X Test") Then since WinActive accounts for the window existing.

[Snuggles]

Oh thanks. I still don't understand why it says my Wend has no matching While if there's only one While and one Wend. Did I do something wrong with my While statement?

[Valuater]

maybe

$i = 0
While 1 $i <= 100000
    If WinExists("X Test") Then
        If WinActive("X Test") Then
            Send(x)
            $i = $i + 1
        EndIf
    EndIf
    Sleep(10)
WEnd

the code tags help you see the visual "use" and location of each command...

also you should follow cybers suggestion

8)

Edited April 30, 2006 by Valuater

[herewasplato]

try

While 1
    If WinExists("X Test") Then
        If WinActive("X Test") Then Send("x")
    Else
        Exit
    EndIf
    Sleep(2000)
WEnd

Edited April 30, 2006 by herewasplato

[Snuggles]

Ah thanks guys. One last question.

It says that x is an unknown function. I thought Send(x) was the way to send the x keystroke. I also tried Send("x") with no luck.

Edit: nevermind, got it working. Thanks all. =)

Edited April 30, 2006 by Snuggles