Keyboard and mouse goes crazy after running scrip

[sithz]

Hello guys.

Need some help here

I have a simple script compiled to an .exe file.

The script is as follows:

AutoItSetOption( "TrayIconHide", 1)
AutoItSetOption( "SendKeyDownDelay", 10)
Send("CP")
Exit

Sometimes after the script has been run, my mouse looses the left click function when you double click files or folders

and you have to right click to open a file/folder.

Also the keyboard goes crazy and you can not type, seems like keys are shifted around.

Anyone got an idea how to fix this? It's happening on several computers, all running win xp sp2.

Thank you in advance.

/Sithz

Edited January 12, 2008 by sithz

[Swift]

Wierd

[Ktulu789]

AutoItSetOption( "TrayIconHide", 1)<BR>AutoItSetOption( "SendKeyDownDelay", 10)<BR>Send("CP")<BR>Exit

Sometimes after the script has been run, my mouse looses the left click function when you double click files or folders

and you have to right click to open a file/folder.

Also the keyboard goes crazy and you can not type, seems like keys are shifted around.

No way to tell what may be, please what is the context in which you run this?

How do you run the script?

As it just "presses" C and P nothing is wrong with the script but it has to be something that is triggered by those keys.

For example if you run this with a hot key "Ctrl+Shift+S" the ctrl and shift keys get stuck. Kind of Windows bug that sometimes happen: the computer starts to work as if sticky keys (accesibility) was activated, this, of course happens when not running scripts too.

Always, when the first line is Send() add a Sleep(500) before to let the user release the keys (He has to release them). Other possible work around: I think there is a function that disables keyboard and mouse input but I never used it, be careful, if the script ends with a MsgBox() and you don't re enable user input... The user will have to reboot.

Tips: the exit command is redundant, AutoItSetOption() can be changed by Opt() see help file (F1 in SciTE).

The only line that can be 'problematic' is Send("CP"), the rest just work inside AutoIt.

When your computer starts behaving this way press and release alternatively all your Alt, Control, Shift, Win, and ContMenu keys.

[FreeFry]

I'd say try changing:

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might have something to do with the large letters... or .. something ...

[crzftx]

several computers with XP SP2...

I don't have that OS, so it makes sense that I wouldn't experience the problem...

is this the only thing you're running when this error occurs?

is that the entire code?

does anyone else experience the problem?

Edited January 13, 2008 by crzftx

[sithz]

Thanks all for your replys.

Yes thats the whole code and it's triggered by an external program starting the .exe

But can't see that should be a problem, since I get these problems when manually running the .exe by myself.

I will try and see if changing to lower letters instead of capital will help.

I can not add a Sleep(500), cause the program needs to send the keys ASAP when it's run.

Also there might be other keys pressed by user at this time, since the user dont know when the script runs

(it's for a game and the script runs based on actions that happens in game).

Thank you

[Ktulu789]

Manually running the exe, you mean: click the file, then enter or just double click? Executing it from your desktop without the game running ?

I didn't thought about lower case but yes, FreeFry has a point there, unless you really need uppercase always use lower with Send and ControlSend.

Just for testing, at least, add Sleep(250). Come on it's just 1/4 of a second . And make it simpler:

Sleep(250)
Send("cp")

If that still gives you errors I don't know what else could it be.

Do you have a KVM? (It's a device that let's you use a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor with 2 or more PCs, you change the target PC with a button).

Do you have a mouse with extra buttons or a Keyboard with extra buttons that uses a program to set actions for those buttons?

When you get this behavior, do CapsLock and NumLock still work?

The keys that can be more trouble are the ones that toggle things: Alt, Shift, Win and the weird behavior ends when you press the one that got "stuck". If this happens when you're playing press them all and see what happens.

[sithz]

Manually running the exe, you mean: click the file, then enter or just double click? Executing it from your desktop without the game running ?

I didn't thought about lower case but yes, FreeFry has a point there, unless you really need uppercase always use lower with Send and ControlSend.

Just for testing, at least, add Sleep(250). Come on it's just 1/4 of a second . And make it simpler:

Sleep(250)
Send("cp")

If that still gives you errors I don't know what else could it be.

Do you have a KVM? (It's a device that let's you use a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor with 2 or more PCs, you change the target PC with a button).

Do you have a mouse with extra buttons or a Keyboard with extra buttons that uses a program to set actions for those buttons?

When you get this behavior, do CapsLock and NumLock still work?

The keys that can be more trouble are the ones that toggle things: Alt, Shift, Win and the weird behavior ends when you press the one that got "stuck". If this happens when you're playing press them all and see what happens.

Hello and thank you for your input.

The file is normally triggered by an c# application and thats when I get the problem.

By double clicking the .exe file the problem did not seem to show (strange enough)

Anyhow, it seems I have solved it now. After the keyboard and mouse starts going weird, I just press ALT and it's back to normal.

So I have now included ALTDOWN and ALTUP in the script and that seemed to solve the problem

Also the "cp" is now sendt in lowercase.

AutoItSetOption( "TrayIconHide", 1)
AutoItSetOption( "SendKeyDownDelay", 10)
Send("cp")
Sleep(250)
Send("{ALTDOWN}")
Send("{ALTUP}")

Thank you all for your input guys!

[FreeFry]

I'm just curious, is there any key held down(ingame or wherever) when the script "triggers" ?

[sithz]

I'm just curious, is there any key held down(ingame or wherever) when the script "triggers" ?

The script is triggered by another application that I have made in C# for the game.

I could not get the SendKeys to work from C# (game uses directx and normal SendKeys from C# would not work), so thats why I'm using Autoit script to do the SendKeys.

The C# application monitors data in the game and trigger the function CP by triggering the Autoit script.

Edited January 13, 2008 by sithz

[GEOSoft]

The script is triggered by another application that I have made in C# for the game.

I could not get the SendKeys to work from C# (game uses directx and normal SendKeys from C# would not work), so thats why I'm using Autoit script to do the SendKeys.

The C# application monitors data in the game and trigger the function CP by triggering the Autoit script.

Well if I read this right then CP is an actual Function and/or you don't want the actual "cp" characters sent, correct? If that's right then your script won't work as you intended.

Is this what you really wanted or am I off base here?

AutoItSetOption( "TrayIconHide", 1)
AutoItSetOption( "SendKeyDownDelay", 10)
Func CP()
  ;Send("cp")
  ;Sleep(250)
   Send("{ALTDOWN}")
   Send("{ALTUP}")
EndFunc

But what are you doing with the {ALTDOWN} and {ALTUP}? Remember that Send() simulates keystrokes. Generally just pressing the Alt key by itself does nothing except open menus.

[FreeFry]

The script is triggered by another application that I have made in C# for the game.

I could not get the SendKeys to work from C# (game uses directx and normal SendKeys from C# would not work), so thats why I'm using Autoit script to do the SendKeys.

The C# application monitors data in the game and trigger the function CP by triggering the Autoit script.

ok ok, but what I was thinking is just if that there's any key's pressed ingame(like a button that needs to be held down to open an in-game menu or something), while the script triggers, it might somehow conflict(especially if it's a modifier key like alt/shift/etc.).

What game is it btw.?

[vnavna]

I am getting the same result on some scripts that I have created in the past. I have yet to find a fix for this.