Help with Dev-C++

[miguel9614]

I got AutoItX to work with VS, but I'm having some trouble with Dev-C++. If anyone could post directions on how to do it or point me to where I could find them, it would be much appreciated. =]

[Uten]

Now, seriously how clairvoyant do you think we are?

Maybe you should elaborate a bit on what you have done? Code?

Welcome to the forums, by the way..

[miguel9614]

Sorry, I would have elaborated, but I had to leave and was in a hurry.

The code I tried is the example code that comes with AutoIt.

CODE

// Empty project additions:

// Added "AutoIt3.h" include

// Added "AutoItX3.lib" to the input linker libraries

//

// AutoItX3.dll needs to be in the run path during execution

#include <Windows.h>

#include "AutoIt3.h"

int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,

HINSTANCE hPrevInstance,

LPSTR lpCmdLine,

int nCmdShow){

// You can now call AutoIt commands, e.g. to send the keystrokes "hello"

AU3_Sleep(1000);

AU3_Run("notepad.exe", "", 1);

AU3_WinWaitActive("Untitled -", "", 0);

AU3_Send("Hello{!}", 0);

// Get the text in the status bar

//char szText[1000];

//AU3_StatusbarGetText("Untitled -", "", 2, szText, 1000);

//MessageBox(NULL, szText, "Text:", MB_OK);

return 0;

}

That seems to work fine in Visual Studio, but not with Dev-C++. The compiler error is "Linker error undefined reference".

The AutoItX3.dll is in the same directory as the project files, as well as AutoIt3.h (that comes with autoit).

Incase it helps the AutoIt3.h code is:

CODE

#ifndef __AUTOIT3_H

#define __AUTOIT3_H

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//

// AutoItX v3

//

// Copyright ©1999-2006:

// - Jonathan Bennett <jon at autoitscript dot com>

// - See "AUTHORS.txt" for contributors.

//

// This file is part of AutoItX. Use of this file and the AutoItX DLL is subject

// to the terms of the AutoItX license details of which can be found in the helpfile.

//

// When using the AutoItX3.dll as a standard DLL this file contains the definitions,

// and function declarations required to use the DLL and AutoItX3.lib file.

//

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#ifdef __cplusplus

#define AU3_API extern "C"

#else

#define AU3_API

#endif

// Definitions

#define AU3_INTDEFAULT (-2147483647) // "Default" value for _some_ int parameters (largest negative number)

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Exported functions

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_Init(void);

AU3_API long AU3_error(void);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_AutoItSetOption(const char *szOption, long nValue);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_BlockInput(long nFlag);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_CDTray(const char *szDrive, const char *szAction);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ClipGet(char *szClip, int nBufSize);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ClipPut(const char *szClip);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlClick(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl, const char *szButton, long nNumClicks, /*[in,defaultvalue(AU3_INTDEFAULT)]*/long nX, /*[in,defaultvalue(AU3_INTDEFAULT)]*/long nY);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ControlCommand(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl, const char *szCommand, const char *szExtra, char *szResult, int nBufSize);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ControlListView(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl, const char *szCommand, const char *szExtra1, const char *szExtra2, char *szResult, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlDisable(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlEnable(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlFocus(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ControlGetFocus(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, char *szControlWithFocus, int nBufSize);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ControlGetHandle(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, const char *szControl, char *szRetText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlGetPosX(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlGetPosY(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlGetPosHeight(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlGetPosWidth(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ControlGetText(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl, char *szControlText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlHide(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlMove(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl, long nX, long nY, /*[in,defaultvalue(-1)]*/long nWidth, /*[in,defaultvalue(-1)]*/long nHeight);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlSend(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl, const char *szSendText, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nMode);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlSetText(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl, const char *szControlText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ControlShow(const char *szTitle, const char *szText, const char *szControl);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_DriveMapAdd(const char *szDevice, const char *szShare, long nFlags, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szUser, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szPwd, char *szResult, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_DriveMapDel(const char *szDevice);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_DriveMapGet(const char *szDevice, char *szMapping, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_IniDelete(const char *szFilename, const char *szSection, const char *szKey);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_IniRead(const char *szFilename, const char *szSection, const char *szKey, const char *szDefault, char *szValue, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_IniWrite(const char *szFilename, const char *szSection, const char *szKey, const char *szValue);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_IsAdmin(void);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_MouseClick(/*[in,defaultvalue("LEFT")]*/const char *szButton, /*[in,defaultvalue(AU3_INTDEFAULT)]*/long nX, /*[in,defaultvalue(AU3_INTDEFAULT)]*/long nY, /*[in,defaultvalue(1)]*/long nClicks, /*[in,defaultvalue(-1)]*/long nSpeed);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_MouseClickDrag(const char *szButton, long nX1, long nY1, long nX2, long nY2, /*[in,defaultvalue(-1)]*/long nSpeed);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_MouseDown(/*[in,defaultvalue("LEFT")]*/const char *szButton);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_MouseGetCursor(void);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_MouseGetPosX(void);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_MouseGetPosY(void);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_MouseMove(long nX, long nY, /*[in,defaultvalue(-1)]*/long nSpeed);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_MouseUp(/*[in,defaultvalue("LEFT")]*/const char *szButton);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_MouseWheel(const char *szDirection, long nClicks);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_Opt(const char *szOption, long nValue);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_PixelChecksum(long nLeft, long nTop, long nRight, long nBottom, /*[in,defaultvalue(1)]*/long nStep);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_PixelGetColor(long nX, long nY);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_PixelSearch(long nLeft, long nTop, long nRight, long nBottom, long nCol, /*default 0*/long nVar, /*default 1*/long nStep, LPPOINT pPointResult);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ProcessClose(const char *szProcess);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ProcessExists(const char *szProcess);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ProcessSetPriority(const char *szProcess, long nPriority);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ProcessWait(const char *szProcess, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nTimeout);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_ProcessWaitClose(const char *szProcess, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nTimeout);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_RegDeleteKey(const char *szKeyname);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_RegDeleteVal(const char *szKeyname, const char *szValuename);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_RegEnumKey(const char *szKeyname, long nInstance, char *szResult, int nBufSize);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_RegEnumVal(const char *szKeyname, long nInstance, char *szResult, int nBufSize);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_RegRead(const char *szKeyname, const char *szValuename, char *szRetText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_RegWrite(const char *szKeyname, const char *szValuename, const char *szType, const char *szValue);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_Run(const char *szRun, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szDir, /*[in,defaultvalue(1)]*/long nShowFlags);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_RunAsSet(const char *szUser, const char *szDomain, const char *szPassword, int nOptions);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_RunWait(const char *szRun, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szDir, /*[in,defaultvalue(1)]*/long nShowFlags);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_Send(const char *szSendText, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nMode);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_Shutdown(long nFlags);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_Sleep(long nMilliseconds);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_StatusbarGetText(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, /*[in,defaultvalue(1)]*/long nPart, char *szStatusText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_ToolTip(const char *szTip, /*[in,defaultvalue(AU3_INTDEFAULT)]*/long nX, /*[in,defaultvalue(AU3_INTDEFAULT)]*/long nY);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinActivate(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinActive(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinClose(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinExists(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetCaretPosX(void);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetCaretPosY(void);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinGetClassList(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, char *szRetText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetClientSizeHeight(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetClientSizeWidth(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinGetHandle(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, char *szRetText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetPosX(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetPosY(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetPosHeight(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetPosWidth(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinGetProcess(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, char *szRetText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinGetState(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinGetText(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, char *szRetText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinGetTitle(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, char *szRetText, int nBufSize);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinKill(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinMenuSelectItem(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, const char *szItem1, const char *szItem2, const char *szItem3, const char *szItem4, const char *szItem5, const char *szItem6, const char *szItem7, const char *szItem8);

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinMinimizeAll();

AU3_API void WINAPI AU3_WinMinimizeAllUndo();

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinMove(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, long nX, long nY, /*[in,defaultvalue(-1)]*/long nWidth, /*[in,defaultvalue(-1)]*/long nHeight);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinSetOnTop(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, long nFlag);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinSetState(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, long nFlags);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinSetTitle(const char *szTitle,/*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/ const char *szText, const char *szNewTitle);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinSetTrans(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, long nTrans);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinWait(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nTimeout);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinWaitActive(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nTimeout);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinWaitClose(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nTimeout);

AU3_API long WINAPI AU3_WinWaitNotActive(const char *szTitle, /*[in,defaultvalue("")]*/const char *szText, /*[in,defaultvalue(0)]*/long nTimeout);

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#endif

I'm sorry if this is a dumb or obvious problem, but I have tried to get it to work for atleast an hour or so with no luck. This is my first time working with DLLs so I wouldn't be surprised if it was something stupid. Thanks for you time and help.

[miguel9614]

Never mind! I figured it out. As I suspected it was something simple =]. Sorry to waste your time Uten.

[Uten]

No problem, you did not waste my time. And no questions are stupid. We should only learn to ask better when we need to.

I'm actually wherry good at wasting it myself, thank you..

But since you asked the question and presumably others will ask the same question later on. Why not post a quick note about the solution?

[miguel9614]

But since you asked the question and presumably others will ask the same question later on. Why not post a quick note about the solution?

I was planning on doing that once I get a chance =]