Update: Version 1.2
Accepts Windows network addresses and domain names (not just IPs).
Replaced default tray menus with less cluttered version.
Version 1.1
New command for displaying a menu.
I wanted to make something based on this
TCP/IP sample. Either this or a chat seemed like the obvious choices. I wanted to create something that is:
- Different enough from professional apps like RealVNC that it has it's own niche.
- Not too great a security risk or backdoor-like.
So this is what I cam out with.

All of the commands are on the server. So the client can only perform actions you specifically allow (in theory). It works somewhat like the
Simple Mouse Gesture script in that you create new commands by adding labels to be bottom of the server script. Without further ado...
Client ScriptCode:
;AHK Remote Client v1.2
#SingleInstance Force
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
NetworkAddress = 127.0.0.1 ;127.0.0.1 means local machine (so does blank).
NetworkPort = 8257
PromptForAddy = 1 ;Allows the user to supply another address if desired.
TestTimout = 1000 ;ms, Blank means don't pre-test the address.
MaxDataLength = 4096 ;Longest message that can be recieved.
MaxGuiRows = 10
ButtonSize = 128 ;Blank means auto.
Menu TRAY, Tip, AHK Remote
Menu TRAY, Icon, SHELL32.DLL, 121
Menu TRAY, NoStandard
If (NOT A_IsCompiled)
{
Menu TRAY, Add, &Edit, TrayEdit
Menu TRAY, Add
}
Menu TRAY, Add, &Reload, TrayReload
Menu TRAY, Add, E&xit, TrayExit
If PromptForAddy
{
Gui Add, Text, w64 Right, Address:
Gui Add, Edit, w100 yp-4 x+8 vNetworkAddress, %NetworkAddress%
Gui Add, Text, xm w64 Right, Port:
Gui Add, Edit, w100 yp-4 x+8 vNetworkPort, %NetworkPort%
Gui Add, Button, gGetStarted Default, Connect
Gui Show,, Enter Address
Return
}
GetStarted:
Gui Submit
if (NetworkAddress = "")
NetworkAddress := "127.0.0.1"
If (NOT TestTimout)
TestTimout := 0
NeedIP := !RegExMatch(NetworkAddress, "^(\d+\.){3}\d+$")
If (TestTimout OR NeedIP)
{
;Use Ping to check if the address is reachable, we can also get the IP address this way.
RunWait %ComSpec% /C Ping -n 1 -w %TestTimout% %NetworkAddress% > getpingtestip.txt,, Hide
If (ErrorLevel AND TestTimout)
{
MsgBox %NetworkAddress% cannot be reached.
FileDelete getpingtestip.txt
ExitApp
}
If NeedIP
{
Loop, Read, getpingtestip.txt
{
If RegExMatch(A_LoopReadLine, "(?<=\[)(\d+\.){3}\d+(?=\])", NetworkAddress)
Break
}
}
FileDelete getpingtestip.txt
}
Menu PopUp, Add, Dummy, HandleMenu ;So the menu exists.
If (ButtonSize != "")
ButtonSize := "w" . ButtonSize
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
OnExit DoExit
MainSocket := PrepareSocket(NetworkAddress, NetworkPort)
If (MainSocket = -1)
ExitApp ;failed
DetectHiddenWindows On
Process Exist
MainWindow := WinExist("ahk_class AutoHotkey ahk_pid " . ErrorLevel)
DetectHiddenWindows Off
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
;FD_READ + FD_CLOSE + FD_WRITE = 35
If DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAAsyncSelect", "UInt", MainSocket, "UInt", MainWindow, "UInt", 5555, "Int", 35)
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
{
MsgBox % "WSAAsyncSelect() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
ExitApp
}
OnMessage(5555, "ReceiveData", 99) ;Allow 99 (i.e. lots of) threads.
Return
PrepareSocket(IPAddress, Port)
{
VarSetCapacity(wsaData, 32)
Result := DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAStartup", "UShort", 0x0002, "UInt", &wsaData)
If ErrorLevel
{
MsgBox WSAStartup() could not be called due to error %ErrorLevel%. Winsock 2.0 or higher is required.
return -1
}
If Result ; Non-zero, which means it failed (most Winsock functions return 0 upon success).
{
MsgBox % "WSAStartup() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
return -1
}
;AF_INET = 2 SOCK_STREAM = 1 IPPROTO_TCP = 6
Socket := DllCall("Ws2_32\socket", "Int", 2, "Int", 1, "Int", 6)
If (Socket = -1)
{
MsgBox % "Socket() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
return -1
}
VarSetCapacity(SocketAddress, 16)
InsertInteger(2, SocketAddress, 0, 2) ; AF_INET = 2
InsertInteger(DllCall("Ws2_32\htons", "UShort", Port), SocketAddress, 2, 2) ; sin_port
InsertInteger(DllCall("Ws2_32\inet_addr", "Str", IPAddress), SocketAddress, 4, 4) ; sin_addr.s_addr
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
If DllCall("Ws2_32\connect", "UInt", Socket, "UInt", &SocketAddress, "Int", 16)
{
Result := DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
If (Result = 10061)
MsgBox Connection Refused. That probably means the server script is not running.
Else
MsgBox % "Connect() indicated Winsock error " . Result
return -1
}
Return Socket
}
ReceiveData(wParam, lParam)
{
Global MaxGuiRows, ButtonSize, MaxDataLength, MainSocket, MenuChoice
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
VarSetCapacity(ReceivedData, MaxDataLength, 0)
ReceivedDataLength := DllCall("Ws2_32\recv", "UInt", wParam, "Str", ReceivedData, "Int", MaxDataLength, "Int", 0)
If (ReceivedDataLength = 0) ; The connection was gracefully closed
Return NormalClose()
if ReceivedDataLength = -1
{
WinsockError := DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
If (WinsockError = 10035) ; No more data to be read
Return 1
If WinsockError = 10054 ; Connection closed
Return NormalClose()
MsgBox % "Recv() indicated Winsock error " . WinsockError
ExitApp
}
Command := SubStr(ReceivedData, 1, 10)
ReceivedData := SubStr(ReceivedData, 11)
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
If (Command = "ARCOMLIST:")
{
Gui Destroy
Loop Parse, ReceivedData, %A_Space%
{
StringReplace ButtonName, A_Loopfield, _, %A_Space%, All
If (Mod(A_Index, MaxGuiRows) = 0)
Options .= "ym "
Gui Add, Button, %ButtonSize% gHandleButton %Options%, %ButtonName%
Options =
}
Gui Show,, AHK Remote
}
Else If (Command = "ARSHOWTXT:")
{
Gui 2:Destroy
Gui 2:Add, Edit, Multi w500, %ReceivedData%
Gui 2:+ToolWindow +Owner1
Gui 2:Show,, AHK Remote
}
Else If (Command = "ARMESSAGE:")
{
Gui +OwnDialogs
MsgBox,, AHK Remote, %ReceivedData%
}
Else If (Command = "ARYESORNO:")
{
Gui +OwnDialogs
MsgBox 36, AHK Remote, %ReceivedData%
IfMsgBox Yes
SendData(MainSocket, "ARESPONSE:YES")
Else
SendData(MainSocket, "ARESPONSE:NO")
}
Else If (Command = "ARGETINFO:")
{
Gui +OwnDialogs
InputBox Result, AHK Remote, %ReceivedData%,,, 130
If (ErrorLevel OR Result = "")
SendData(MainSocket, "ARESPONSE:CANCEL")
Else
SendData(MainSocket, "ARESPONSE:" . Result)
}
Else If (Command = "ARPASWORD:")
{
Gui +OwnDialogs
InputBox Result, AHK Remote, Password required., Hide,, 110
If ErrorLevel
SendData(MainSocket, "ARESPONSE:CANCEL")
Else
SendData(MainSocket, "ARESPONSE:" . RC4txt2hex("OPENSESAME", Result . ReceivedData))
}
Else If (Command = "ARPOPMENU:")
{
Menu PopUp, DeleteAll
Loop Parse, ReceivedData, |
Menu PopUp, Add, %A_LoopField%, HandleMenu
MenuChoice := 0
Menu PopUp, Show
SendData(MainSocket, "ARESPONSE:" . MenuChoice)
}
Return 1
}
NormalClose()
{
ExitApp
Return 1
}
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
SendData(Socket, Data)
{
SendRet := DllCall("Ws2_32\send", "UInt", Socket, "Str", Data, "Int", StrLen(Data), "Int", 0)
If (SendRet = -1)
MsgBox % "Send() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
Return SendRet
}
;By Laszlo, used by the password function.
RC4txt2hex(Data,Pass) {
Format := A_FormatInteger
SetFormat Integer, Hex
b := 0, j := 0
VarSetCapacity(Result,StrLen(Data)*4)
Loop 256 {
a := A_Index - 1
Key%a% := Asc(SubStr(Pass, Mod(a,StrLen(Pass))+1, 1))
sBox%a% := a
}
Loop 256 {
a := A_Index - 1
b := b + sBox%a% + Key%a% & 255
T := sBox%a%
sBox%a% := sBox%b%
sBox%b% := T
}
Loop Parse, Data
{
i := A_Index & 255
j := sBox%i% + j & 255
k := sBox%i% + sBox%j% & 255
Result .= Asc(A_LoopField)^sBox%k%
}
Result := RegExReplace(Result, "0x(.)(?=0x|$)", "0$1")
StringReplace Result, Result, 0x,,All
SetFormat Integer, %Format%
Return Result
}
InsertInteger(pInteger, ByRef pDest, pOffset = 0, pSize = 4)
{
Loop %pSize% ; Copy each byte in the integer into the structure as raw binary data.
DllCall("RtlFillMemory", "UInt", &pDest + pOffset + A_Index-1, "UInt", 1, "UChar", pInteger >> 8*(A_Index-1) & 0xFF)
}
GuiClose:
ExitApp
DoExit:
TrayExit:
DllCall("Ws2_32\WSACleanup")
ExitApp
TrayEdit:
Edit
Return
TrayReload:
Reload
Return
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
HandleButton:
StringReplace CommandName, A_GuiControl, %A_Space%, _, All
SendData(MainSocket, "ARCOMMAND:" . CommandName)
Return
HandleMenu:
MenuChoice := A_ThisMenuItemPos
Return
Server ScriptCode:
;AHK Remote Server v1.2
#SingleInstance Force
#NoEnv
SendMode Input
NetworkAddress = 0.0.0.0 ;Listen address, 0.0.0.0 = any
NetworkPort = 8257 ;Listen port
MaxDataLength = 4096 ;Longest message that can be recieved.
Menu TRAY, Tip, AHK Remote Server`n%A_IPAddress1%
Menu TRAY, Icon, SHELL32.DLL, 125
Menu TRAY, NoStandard
If A_IsCompiled ;The self-reading trick won't work for compiled scripts.
CommandList = Quit Volume_Up Volume_Down Mute ;sample hard-coded list
Else
{
LabelStart := False
Loop Read, %A_ScriptFullPath%
{
If (NOT LabelStart)
{
If InStr(A_LoopReadLine, "===" . "Begin Custom Labels" . "===")
LabelStart := True
Else
Continue
}
If RegExMatch(A_LoopReadLine, "^[^\s;]\S*(?=:\s*$)", LabelName)
CommandList .= " " . LabelName
}
CommandList := SubStr(CommandList, 2)
Menu TRAY, Add, &Edit, TrayEdit
Menu TRAY, Add, &Copy Command List, TrayCopy
Menu TRAY, Add
}
Menu TRAY, Add, No Connection, TrayDisconnect
Menu TRAY, Disable, No Connection
Menu TRAY, Add, &Reload, TrayReload
Menu TRAY, Add, E&xit, TrayExit
RunningCommands := " "
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
OnExit DoExit
MainSocket := PrepareSocket(NetworkAddress, NetworkPort)
If (MainSocket = -1)
ExitApp ;failed
DetectHiddenWindows On
Process Exist
MainWindow := WinExist("ahk_class AutoHotkey ahk_pid " . ErrorLevel)
DetectHiddenWindows Off
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
;FD_READ + FD_CLOSE + FD_ACCEPT = 41
If DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAAsyncSelect", "UInt", MainSocket, "UInt", MainWindow, "UInt", 5555, "Int", 41)
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
{
MsgBox % "WSAAsyncSelect() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
ExitApp
}
OnMessage(5555, "ReceiveData", 99) ;Allow 99 (i.e. lots of) threads.
Return
PrepareSocket(IPAddress, Port)
{
VarSetCapacity(wsaData, 32)
Result := DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAStartup", "UShort", 0x0002, "UInt", &wsaData)
If ErrorLevel
{
MsgBox WSAStartup() could not be called due to error %ErrorLevel%. Winsock 2.0 or higher is required.
return -1
}
If Result ; Non-zero, which means it failed (most Winsock functions return 0 upon success).
{
MsgBox % "WSAStartup() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
return -1
}
;AF_INET = 2 SOCK_STREAM = 1 IPPROTO_TCP = 6
Socket := DllCall("Ws2_32\socket", "Int", 2, "Int", 1, "Int", 6)
If (Socket = -1)
{
MsgBox % "Socket() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
return -1
}
VarSetCapacity(SocketAddress, 16)
InsertInteger(2, SocketAddress, 0, 2) ; AF_INET = 2
InsertInteger(DllCall("Ws2_32\htons", "UShort", Port), SocketAddress, 2, 2) ; sin_port
InsertInteger(DllCall("Ws2_32\inet_addr", "Str", IPAddress), SocketAddress, 4, 4) ; sin_addr.s_addr
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
If DllCall("Ws2_32\bind", "UInt", Socket, "UInt", &SocketAddress, "Int", 16)
{
MsgBox % "Bind() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
return -1
}
If DllCall("Ws2_32\listen", "UInt", Socket, "UInt", "SOMAXCONN")
{
MsgBox % "Listen() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
return -1
}
Return Socket
}
ReceiveData(wParam, lParam)
{
Global MaxDataLength, OutgoingSocket, CommandList, RunningCommands, ClientResponse
Event := lParam & 0xFFFF
If (Event = 8) ;FD_ACCEPT = 8
{
If (OutgoingSocket > 0)
NormalClose() ;Close OutgoingSocket
OutgoingSocket := DllCall("Ws2_32\accept", "UInt", wParam, "UInt", &SocketAddress, "Int", 0)
If (OutgoingSocket < 0)
MsgBox % "Accept() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
Else
{
SendData(OutgoingSocket, "ARCOMLIST:" . CommandList)
Menu TRAY, Rename, No Connection, &Disconnect
Menu TRAY, Enable, &Disconnect
Menu TRAY, Tip, AHK Remote Server`nConnected!
}
Return 1
}
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
VarSetCapacity(ReceivedData, MaxDataLength, 0)
ReceivedDataLength := DllCall("Ws2_32\recv", "UInt", wParam, "Str", ReceivedData, "Int", MaxDataLength, "Int", 0)
If (ReceivedDataLength = 0) ; The connection was gracefully closed
Return NormalClose()
if ReceivedDataLength = -1
{
WinsockError := DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
If (WinsockError = 10035) ; No more data to be read
Return 1
If WinsockError = 10054 ; Connection closed
Return NormalClose()
MsgBox % "Recv() indicated Winsock error " . WinsockError
ExitApp
}
Command := SubStr(ReceivedData, 1, 10)
ReceivedData := SubStr(ReceivedData, 11)
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
If (Command = "ARCOMMAND:")
{
If InStr(" " . CommandList . " ", " " . ReceivedData . " ")
{
If NOT InStr(" " . RunningCommands . " ", " " . ReceivedData . " ")
{
RunningCommands .= ReceivedData . " "
If IsLabel(ReceivedData) ;Should be redundant, but just in case.
GoSub %ReceivedData%
StringReplace, RunningCommands, RunningCommands, %A_Space%%ReceivedData%%A_Space%, %A_Space%
}
}
} else If (Command = "ARESPONSE:")
ClientResponse := ReceivedData
Return 1
}
NormalClose()
{
Global OutgoingSocket, ClientResponse := "DISCONNECT"
Result := DllCall("Ws2_32\closesocket", "UInt", OutgoingSocket)
If (Result != 0)
{
MsgBox % "CloseSocket() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
ExitApp
}
OutgoingSocket =
Menu TRAY, Tip, AHK Remote Server`n%A_IPAddress1%
Menu TRAY, Rename, &Disconnect, No Connection
Menu TRAY, Disable, No Connection
Return 1
}
;v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
SendData(Socket, Data)
{
SendRet := DllCall("Ws2_32\send", "UInt", Socket, "Str", Data, "Int", StrLen(Data), "Int", 0)
If (SendRet = -1)
MsgBox % "Send() indicated Winsock error " . DllCall("Ws2_32\WSAGetLastError")
Return SendRet
}
;By Laszlo, used by the password function.
RC4txt2hex(Data,Pass) {
Format := A_FormatInteger
SetFormat Integer, Hex
b := 0, j := 0
VarSetCapacity(Result,StrLen(Data)*4)
Loop 256 {
a := A_Index - 1
Key%a% := Asc(SubStr(Pass, Mod(a,StrLen(Pass))+1, 1))
sBox%a% := a
}
Loop 256 {
a := A_Index - 1
b := b + sBox%a% + Key%a% & 255
T := sBox%a%
sBox%a% := sBox%b%
sBox%b% := T
}
Loop Parse, Data
{
i := A_Index & 255
j := sBox%i% + j & 255
k := sBox%i% + sBox%j% & 255
Result .= Asc(A_LoopField)^sBox%k%
}
Result := RegExReplace(Result, "0x(.)(?=0x|$)", "0$1")
StringReplace Result, Result, 0x,,All
SetFormat Integer, %Format%
Return Result
}
InsertInteger(pInteger, ByRef pDest, pOffset = 0, pSize = 4)
{
Loop %pSize% ; Copy each byte in the integer into the structure as raw binary data.
DllCall("RtlFillMemory", "UInt", &pDest + pOffset + A_Index-1, "UInt", 1, "UChar", pInteger >> 8*(A_Index-1) & 0xFF)
}
GuiClose:
ExitApp
DoExit:
TrayExit:
DllCall("Ws2_32\WSACleanup")
ExitApp
TrayEdit:
Edit
Return
TrayReload:
Reload
Return
;^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
TrayCopy:
ClipBoard := CommandList
Return
TrayDisconnect:
NormalClose()
Return
; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
; Here are some functions you can use to communicate with the client script.
ARMessage(Text) ;Standard message box.
{
Global OutgoingSocket
SendData(OutgoingSocket, "ARMESSAGE:" . Text)
}
ARShowText(Text) ;Shows text in a copyable box, for longer test.
{
Global OutgoingSocket
SendData(OutgoingSocket, "ARSHOWTXT:" . Text)
}
ARYesNo(Text) ;Returns 1 (true) for yes.
{
Global OutgoingSocket, ClientResponse =
SendData(OutgoingSocket, "ARYESORNO:" . Text)
Loop
{
Sleep 50
If (ClientResponse == "DISCONNECT")
Exit
Else If (ClientResponse != "")
Return (ClientResponse == "YES")
}
}
ARInput(Text) ;Returns CANCEL if response is blank or dialog is canceled.
{
Global OutgoingSocket, ClientResponse =
SendData(OutgoingSocket, "ARGETINFO:" . Text)
Loop
{
Sleep 50
If (ClientResponse == "DISCONNECT")
Exit
Else If (ClientResponse != "")
Return ClientResponse
}
}
ARPassword(Pass) ;Asks for a password .
{ ;Returns 1 (true) for success. If ErrorLevel is 1, it was canceled.
Global OutgoingSocket, ClientResponse =
Loop 10
{
Random Rand, 1, 255
Challenge .= Chr(Rand)
}
SendData(OutgoingSocket, "ARPASWORD:" . Challenge)
Loop
{
Sleep 50
If (ClientResponse == "DISCONNECT")
Exit
Else If (ClientResponse != "")
{
If (ClientResponse = "CANCEL")
{
ErrorLevel := 1
Return 0
}
ErrorLevel := 0
Return (ClientResponse = RC4txt2hex("OPENSESAME", Pass . Challenge))
}
}
}
ARMenu(Items) ;Items format: Item1|Item2|Item3, || makes a separator.
{ ;Returns item postion (counting separators) or 0 if canceled.
Global OutgoingSocket, ClientResponse =
SendData(OutgoingSocket, "ARPOPMENU:" . Items)
Loop
{
Sleep 50
If (ClientResponse == "DISCONNECT")
Exit
Else If (ClientResponse != "")
Return ClientResponse
}
}
; ==========Begin Custom Labels========== (Do not delete this line.)
; Put a comment after a label to prevent it from being a command.
Close_Server:
If ARYesNo("Are you sure?")
ExitApp
Return
Restart_Server:
Reload
Return
Sound:
SoundGet VolLevel
SoundGet IsMute,, MUTE
SoundInfo := "Vol:" . Round(VolLevel) . "% Mute:" . IsMute
Result := ARMenu("Volume Up|Volume Down||Mute|Un-Mute||" . SoundInfo)
If (Result = 1)
SoundSet +10
Else If (Result = 2)
SoundSet -10
Else If (Result = 4)
SoundSet 1,, MUTE
Else If (Result = 5)
SoundSet 0,, MUTE
Return
View_Server_Code:
If A_IsCompiled ;The self-reading trick won't work for compiled scripts.
ARMessage("Sorry, you can't. It's compiled. ")
Else
{
FileRead Code, %A_ScriptFullPath%
Code := RegExReplace(Code, "`as).*\R(?=.*?===" . "Begin Custom Labels" . "===)")
Code := RegExReplace(Code, "i)(ARPassword)\(.*?\)", "$1(""*******"")")
ARShowText(Code)
VarSetCapacity(Code, 0)
}
Return
Ultra_Basic_Chat:
Result := ARInput("Send message:")
Loop
{
If (Result == "CANCEL")
Break
InputBox Result, AHK Remote Server, %Result%,,, 130
If ErrorLevel
Break
Result := ARInput(Result)
}
Return
Shutdown_Computer: ;Change the password below, than remove this comment to enable.
If ARPassword("swordfish")
{
MsgBox 49, AHK Remote Server, AHK Remote Client requested shutdown. Permit?, 30
IfMsgBox OK
Shutdown 12
Else
ARMessage("Shutdown aborted by remote user.")
}
Else
ARMessage("Permission Denied.")
Return
Notice that the last label has a comment after it, this prevents it from becoming a command that the client can use until you remove it. You can do the same thing if you add labels for other purposes, such as like a timer.
On a related note, I made some functions for interacting with the client in basic ways.
- ARMessage(Text) - Client displays Text in Message Box.
- ARShowText(Text) - Client displays Text in a copyable text box.
- ARYesNo(Text) - Client displays Text in Yes/No Message Box. Returns True for Yes.
- ARInput(Text) - Client displays an Input Box with Text as the prompt. Returns the entered text.
- ARPassword(Pass) - Client prompts the user for a password and sends it back (encrypted). Returns True if it matches Pass.
- ARMenu(Items) - Client displays pop-up menu of Items. Returns selected item position.
All of them are demonstrated in the sample commands I included.
These scripts are much more sparsely commented than the sample I mentioned, so if you're trying to learn how to do something similar you're probably better of with that. In case you wondered about the v v v and ^ ^ ^ comments, they indicate that the part in between is the same in both scripts.
I think this script is more suitable for use with a computer across the room than across the world but it does work over the internet as well as a LAN. Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome as always.
Incidentally I found in one case the pre-test with ping failed even though the client was able to connect, probably due to firewall rules, so keep in mind that you can turn the pre-test off by setting TestTimout to blank or 0.