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Carnifex



Joined: 10 Nov 2009
Posts: 11
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:24 am    Post subject: ControlSend using Subroutines Reply with quote
I am writing an automation script for a game I play a lot, but I am in desperate need of some help with the ControlSend command using Subroutines in relation to Hwnds.

In the following piece of code (note this is only a small part of the script), I use the ControlSend command to send messages to the game after reading coordinates from a certain file:

Code:

runNode:
ControlGet, handle, Hwnd,,, WinTitle ;I wrote WinTitle on purpose

Loop, read, %CoordFile%
{
   %direction% = 1
   if A_LoopReadLine = 1,0,0,0
   {
      ControlSend,, A_wSend, ahk_id %handle%
      Sleep %timeDelay%
   }
   else if A_LoopReadLine = EndPath
   {
      Break
   }
   else
   {
      Msgbox, An Error has occured!
   }
}
Return

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

wSend:
Send {up down}
Sleep 1000
Send {up up}

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



Now, here is the issue:
Whenever I write the following it all works perfectly fine: ( the only thing different is the Send x instead of Send {up down} and {up up} )
Code:

runNode:
ControlGet, handle, Hwnd,,, WinTitle ;I wrote WinTitle on purpose

Loop, read, %CoordFile%
{
   %direction% = 1
   if A_LoopReadLine = 1,0,0,0
   {
      ControlSend,, A_wSend, ahk_id %handle%
      Sleep %timeDelay%
   }
   else if A_LoopReadLine = EndPath
   {
      Break
   }
   else
   {
      Msgbox, An Error has occured!
   }
}
Return

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

wSend:
Send x
Sleep 1000
Send x

;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



But when using the arrow keys (yes, I have tested it using a normal Send command to make sure the keystrokes work in-game) it just does nothing at all.
Can someone explain to me how this is any different ? Or is there something else going on here ?
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Guest
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
what about:
Code:
wSend:
Send {up}
Sleep 1000
Send {up}
return


and what about:
Code:
wSend:
Send {x down}
Sleep 1000
Send {x up}
return
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amazed
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think you have (many) more problems than you think.

What do you expect this line to do?
Code:
ControlSend,, A_wSend, ahk_id %handle%

What it will do is send the literal string "A_wSend". It in no way references the subroutine "wSend", and there is no way to make it do so.

Also your subroutine "A_wSend" is lacking a required "Return" statement and should look like this:
Code:
wSend:
Send {up down} ; or Send x for you 2nd example
Sleep 1000
Send {up up} ; or Send x for you 2nd example
Return
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Kasper
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
amazed wrote:

What it will do is send the literal string "A_wSend". It in no way references the subroutine "wSend", and there is no way to make it do so.


So then just out of curiosity, how would you use a "push key down" ({up down}) in a ControlSend? I just tested the following:
Code:
ControlSend,, {up down}, ahk_id %handle%


It doesn't work~
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Guest
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
u can use
Code:
SetKeyDelay
for controlsend
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Guest
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
o wait, help file did mention an example
Quote:
ControlSend, Edit1, {Alt down}f{Alt up}, Untitled - Notepad
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Kasper
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anonymous wrote:
u can use
Code:
SetKeyDelay
for controlsend

Can you show the full syntax for that? I've tried figuring out a way to do SetKeyDelay with ControlSends and the following does absolutely nothing (In fact, it just breaks the ControlSend even further):

Code:
ControlSend,, a, ahk_id %handle%
SetKeyDelay, -1, 5000
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Guest
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
tested works for me on notepad
Code:
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
SetKeyDelay, -1, 500
ControlSend, Edit1, This is a line of text in the notepad window., Notepad
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Carnifex



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Posts: 11
PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I appreciate the help guys !

@amazed, it was a wild guess if "A_ThisLabel" would work with a ControlSend, thank you for explaining.

I know a Return was lacking from the wSend subroutine, it was a mere copy paste mistake from my original code.

@the last guest posting, I know it works with normal text I'm talking about pushing keys down and releasing them again. {Up down}{Up up} etc.


I'm first trying out some other stuff and will post back here if anything resolves the issues.
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Carnifex



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Code:
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
SetKeyDelay, 100, 1000
ControlSend,, {up down}{up up}, ahk_id %handle%


Doesn't work.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Quote:
Can you show the full syntax for that?...
Code:
ControlSend,, a, ahk_id %handle%
SetKeyDelay, -1, 5000


o ic, sorry i misunderstood ur question
the below script still works perfectly in notepad
Code:
SetTitleMatchMode, 2
SetKeyDelay, -1, 500
ControlSend, Edit1, {shift down}123abc{shift up}, Notepad

it does show "!@#ABC" instead of "123abc"

so the bottom line is down/up buttons works in ControlSend, probably the issue is the window u are using does not support it
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sinkfaze



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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I fail to understand why you're using ControlGet to get the window's HWND. Does it not work if you specify WinTitle in ControlSend itself? There doesn't appear to be any unique designation in your code that should stop it. There are also easier ways to retrieve the HWND:


Code:
handle:=WinExist("WinTitle")
;ControlGet, handle, Hwnd,,, WinTitle

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Carnifex



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Posts: 11
PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
sinkfaze wrote:
I fail to understand why you're using ControlGet to get the window's HWND. Does it not work if you specify WinTitle in ControlSend itself? There doesn't appear to be any unique designation in your code that should stop it. There are also easier ways to retrieve the HWND:


Code:
handle:=WinExist("WinTitle")
;ControlGet, handle, Hwnd,,, WinTitle


ControlGet does the same thing.

I still can't get it to work.. I guess the window isn't supporting it indeed.

Code:

SetKeyDelay, -1, 1000
ControlSend,, {up down}{up up}, ahk_id %handle%


Just does nothing. I've tried changing both parameter values, but it doesn't matter.

I might have found the problem.
For some reason ControlSend just ignores the second parameter in SetKeyDelay.
So it reads SetKeyDelay, 500, -1
but not SetKeyDelay, 500, 1000

It's not pressing down buttons, it just spams them.

Last edited by Carnifex on Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:32 am; edited 2 times in total
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OceanMachine



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Carnifex, have you tried any other send modes like SendPlay or SendInput? You may have already tried these, but I just thought I would check Smile

Code:
wSend:
SendPlay {Up down}
Sleep 1000
SendPlay {Up up}

; =====
; OR
; =====

SendMode, InputThenPlay
SendInput {Up down}
Sleep 1000
SendInput {Up up}
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Carnifex



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
OceanMachine wrote:
Carnifex, have you tried any other send modes like SendPlay or SendInput? You may have already tried these, but I just thought I would check Smile

Code:
wSend:
SendPlay {Up down}
Sleep 1000
SendPlay {Up up}

; =====
; OR
; =====

SendMode, InputThenPlay
SendInput {Up down}
Sleep 1000
SendInput {Up up}
Return


I know those work, but that would require the game to be the active window, which I don't want.
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