Programming With AutoItv3 (AU3)

[ReaperX]

Anyone Heard of this before? (Website Below)

AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI and general scripting. It uses a combination of simulated keystrokes, mouse movement and window/control manipulation in order to automate tasks in a way not possible or reliable with other languages. AutoIt is also very small, self-contained and will run on all versions of Windows out-of-the-box.

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This is a very easy and fun Scripting language to learn. It only took me a few days to learn the basics and im still learning more about it now. Below are some Applications i Created. Let Me know if One of them doesnt work.

Process Manager.rar

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Text Editor.rar

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You Need to Install AutoItv3 to Your PC to use the Text editor. The compiled script wont work in a different directory. Its in my coding probably. Sorry.

If Find it Best to Use the SciTE Editor For Au3.

Create a Basic GUI Window

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#NoTrayIcon ;Optional - Takes a Away Tray Icon while GUI is Running

GUI() ;Declare Function Name First

Func GUI() ;Call Function (Start it)
   GUICreate("Basic GUI", 200, 200) ;Create GUI Window - Not Shown YET

   ;GUI Controls Can be Put Here to Create Objects. (Buttons, Edits, Inputs, ListViews, Images, Ect.)

   GUISetState() ;Show Window. Others Options may be used Like: GUISetState(@SW_HIDE) To Hide the GUI Window (@SW_SHOW to Show it)

   While 1 ;Loop to Keep the GUI Running
      $iMsg = GUIGetMsg() ;Checks for Actions in the GUI Like Button Clicks, Exiting the GUI, Menu Actions, Ect. ($iMsg is the Variable used to Access the Actions.
                     ; A Different Var Name can be Used if you Like.
      Switch $iMsg ;Use the $iMsg Var to Get the Actions and Determine what to Do on a Specific Action.
         Case -3 ;'Case' is Used to Ask if A Certain event occurs and If So, Acts on it According to What you put Below it. Like Exit
               ;'-3' Can be used to Ask if the Red X in the Top Right of the Window is Clicked.
            Exit ;Closes the GUI Window
      EndSwitch ;Closes the Switch loop (Doesnt Exit Window)
   WEnd ;Closes While Loop
EndFunc ;Ends Function and Starts While Loop Again (Provided there are No Arguments)

[m0skit0]

I already knew about this tool, but I prefer Perl, it's more flexible and way more powerful. But thanks for sharing anyway

PS: Windows people trying to script. They need GUI.

[AsDraS]

This programming language is perfect to control other windows and make simple programs but as soon as you make bigger programs its too slow.. i used it to make a two player pong game, tetris and snake a long time ago and it was already laggy on an older computer when i used a background^^ But i still use it nearly every day at work because working gets so much easier and faster when a program helps you

[4ich]

yes i know it too
i love it cause its so simple and it has an help database with all funktions how to use
so i programmed a few "bots" for browser games with "mouseklick" so that i only have to start it and it collects all resources
also i made an prog that closes all windows and shuts down windows after an amoung of time so that i can go sleep without that i need to do it myself

i like it but i only know the basics

[AsDraS]

Right its very nice for bots
When i played farmville i made a script which planted and earned on its own xD i did this with a function which searches for matching images but i dont know anymore what it was called.. Coolest part was when i reached a higher level in a few days than a friend who played it for months xD

[svenn]

"Auto-it" as in bots

Its an old tool Unless you need a easy click/sendbutton language I din't feel it to be so usefull.

But its a nice and handly language for some purposes. thx for sharing