help me with my ebay auction sniper

[deltateam2]

how do you guys suggest I pause this script until w/i a minute or so of the auction ending. While loop or some sort of sleep. I don't know. Any help would be appreciated.

i know this is some flagship software so uhh ® .. you kno how it goes

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Dim $howmuchdollas
Dim $continue
Dim $auctionaddress
Global $endofauction
#include <Date.au3>
$howmuchdollas = Inputbox("Auction Dragster", "What's the maximum  bid? ie: 27.00", ".00")
$auctionaddress = Inputbox("Auction Dragster", "Travel to the auction address and put the link in this box.", "")
$endofauction = Inputbox("Auction Dragster", "When does this auction end? ie: YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS", _NowCalc())
$continue = Msgbox( 1, "Are you sure?", "You entered " & $howmuchdollas & " as your maximum bid of the auction's local currency.  This auction ends at " & $endofauction & " -- Military Time.")
If $continue = 1 Then
    Select
        Case @desktopheight = "768"
            dothetime($endofauction)
            RunWait(@ComSpec & ' /c start http://www.ebay.com', '', @SW_HIDE)
            MouseClickDrag("left", 464, 71, 225, 70, 100)
            Send ($auctionaddress&"{ENTER}")
            Sleep(3000) ;three seconds
            MouseMove( 494, 390) ; move to place bid button.
            MouseClick ("left") ; click placebid
            Sleep(27000)
            MouseMove ( 338, 130) ; go over mozilla roboform toolbar to login to ebay.com
            Sleep(2000)
            MouseMove(350, 157) ; move to fill and submit roboform command
            MouseClick ("left") ; click fill and submit roboform
            Sleep(5000)
            Send($howmuchdollas&"{ENTER}")
            Sleep(4000)
            MouseMove(67, 408)
            MouseClick("left") ; click on submit bid.
        Case @desktopheight = "600"
            ;when i'm bored.
        Case Else
            Msgbox( 0, "Incorrect Resolution", "This program operates with 800x600 or 1024x768 resolution.  Right click on your desktop..'Properties' and click the 'Settings' tab to make changes.")
    EndSelect
Else
    Msgbox(0, "Auction Dragster", "Snipe canceled by user")
EndIf
Exit

Func dothetime($endauction)
    #include <Date.au3>
    Local $thedifference
    $thedifference = _DateDiff('s', _NowCalc(), $endauction)
    return $thedifference
EndFunc

[Vivvic]

Not tested, I doubt will work as posted, just a concept.

Func _Wait
    Sleep(60000)
    If _nowcalc = $endofauction - 0000/00/00 00:05:00 then
        ;;;;;;;;;;
        ;Code here;
        ;;;;;;;;;;
    Else
        Call("_Wait")
    Endif

Also might want to look into IE.au3 for navigation.

[deltateam2]

It will work if that _wait function will wait until the first condition was met and then run that code. Anybody else familiar with _wait ???

[deltateam2]

I'm gonna try to run this code when I get home.. hmm hope it works.

[GaryFrost]

It will work if that _wait function will wait until the first condition was met and then run that code. Anybody else familiar with _wait ???

it will call itself every 60 seconds, if the script runs long enough you'll reach a recursion level exceded and the script will abort.

[deltateam2]

it will call itself every 60 seconds, if the script runs long enough you'll reach a recursion level exceded and the script will abort.

yess thank you so much for this knowledge; would any1 know how long it will take for this recursion level to be met.

[nitekram]

yess thank you so much for this knowledge; would any1 know how long it will take for this recursion level to be met.

Did you ever complete this project - I know for one I would be very interested in the completion.

[Kogmedia]

Hello, I have made a snipe script with greasemonkey using Gixen free and very cool

eBay Gixen - Autosnipe

This script adds a "Snipe this item" link to item page you view after doing a search on eBay. You can click on the link and it will add a snipe for the item.

Video that shows what autosnipe add-on is:

http://www.gixen.com/autosnipevideo/video.swf

Require Greasemonkey installed for firefox users

If you are having problems installing the script checkout http://diveintogreasemonkey.org/install/userscript.html

Edited June 25, 2007 by Kogmedia

[tns1]

I really like that video. It shows how easy it is to hand off your personal info to some stranger's website .

Won't greasemonkey+autoit allow you to create this type of function all on your own machine? If not, why not?