Simple script help

[baconspud]

I have used AutoIT before to write simple fishing scripts and such for online games. I was trying to write a very very simple script to actually help me get through the incredibly annoying mini-games on an old PC version of FF7.

Script plan:

Simply press numpadenter for X amount of time then release ... wait Y amount of time ... rinse and repeat

The problem:

No commands are going through to the FF7 client (window is labeled DEFAULT). I have created scripts for WoW and FFXI and in both cases I could simply put a delay at the begining of my script allowing myself time to Alt-tab over to the correct window, or I would have AutoIT find and switch to the correct window. Neither of these approaches are allowing me to send any commands to this simple client side program.

Please help an idiot out.

[theguy0000]

hmmm.....anyone got a crystal ball? Mine isn't quite working...

http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/gafrost/cbemoticon.gif

Edited December 10, 2006 by theguy0000

[NELyon]

Does mine work?

[dandymcgee]

Try ControlSend?

[Zedna]

Put your current code here.

Use WinActivate() at begining to switch to your destination app.

Then use Send()

@D-Generation X

Nice crystal ball

[baconspud]

As I said, very simple code:

$win_title = "DEFAULT"

WinActivate($win_title, "")

WinSetOnTop($win_title, "", 0)

$repeats = 0

Sleep(5000)

while $repeats > 10

Send("{NUMPADENTER DOWN}")

Sleep(1000)

Send("{NUMPADENTER UP}")

Sleep(1000)

$repeats = $repeats + 1

wend

[xcal]

$repeats starts at 0

This never happens - while $repeats > 10. I think you wanted <

[The Kandie Man]

Like this?

$x = 5 ;seconds to wait
$y = 5 ;seconds to wait

Local $i_Timestamp
While 1
$i_Timestamp = TimerInit()
While (TimerDiff($i_Timestamp)/1000) <= $x ;multiply by 1000 to convert it into milliseconds, because computers use milliseconds, not seconds
    Send("{NUMPADENTER}") 
Wend
ConsoleWrite("Just finished press." & @LF)
sleep($y * 1000);multiply by 1000 to convert it into milliseconds, because computers use milliseconds, not seconds
ConsoleWrite("Just finished sleep."&@LF)
Wend

[baconspud]

As I said, very simple code:

$win_title = "DEFAULT"

WinActivate($win_title, "")

WinSetOnTop($win_title, "", 0)

$repeats = 0

Sleep(5000)

while $repeats > 10

Send("{NUMPADENTER DOWN}")

Sleep(1000)

Send("{NUMPADENTER UP}")

Sleep(1000)

$repeats = $repeats + 1

wend

Figured out my problem.

It appears that

Send("{NUMPADENTER DOWN}")

is not being recognized at all. All I had to do was change my in-game bindings from numpadenter to another key (s) and my script worked flawlessly. Thanks for your help guys and for pointing out my <> mistake. Is it normal that keys like numpadenter should not be able to be held down by the script, or was this unique to my machine?

[baconspud]

Oh yes, and if anyone happens to feel nostalgic and want to go back and play FF7 ... here is a script for easy unlimited gold in the golden saucer basketball minigame:

$win_title = "DEFAULT"

WinActivate($win_title, "")

WinSetOnTop($win_title, "", 0)

$repeats = 0

Sleep(5000)

while $repeats < 1000

Send("{S DOWN}")

Sleep(450)

Send("{S UP}")

Sleep(3000)

$repeats = $repeats + 1

wend