Cursor confusion

[qwert]

This is my first attempt at controlling the cursor in an external application, so I expect that I'm missing something very basic. This is a test script I have been trying:

$Cursor = MouseGetCursor(); save cursor
Sleep(1000)
MsgBox(32, "Start", "Mouse style was " & $Cursor, 2)

GUISetCursor(3,1) ; change to Cross
Sleep(1000)

$Check = MouseGetCursor(); check cursor
MsgBox(32, "Middle", "Mouse style is " & $Check, 2)

GUISetCursor($Cursor,1) ; change to original
MsgBox(32, "End", "Mouse style restored to " & $Cursor, 2)
Exit

When I run it using SciTE as the external application, it can detect the cursor type=2 when I position it at the top of the screen ... and type=5 when I move it down into the script edit area. But the GUISetCursor never works. The Middle check always finds the cursor type the same as at the Start. I've read a few cursor threads, but I haven't found one addressing this very basic case.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.

[James]

GUISetCursor() is only used when an AutoIt GUI is beneath your mouse.

[qwert]

GUISetCursor() is only used when an AutoIt GUI is beneath your mouse.

Oh. Then what approach should I consider for an external application?

(Thanks for your response.)

[James]

There is a search function. I think Kip did it

[qwert]

There is a search function. I think Kip did it

Is this the one?:

_WinAPI_RegisterClassEx() ... Create you own class. Drop shadow, change window icon/cursor. link

I don't follow why something so drastic is needed. I only need to change to one of the 16 standard cursors. Can anyone explain? ... or provide a couple of search terms. I believe I've already read everything with "cursor" in the title.

Thanks for the response.

[James]

It seems the only way of doing it. Kips UDF is pretty neat, I have used it before. Give it a shot, if it doesn't do what you want it to do then I shall try re-writing it for you.