[solved] Mousemove doens't work at all

Hi,

maybe i'm just too dumb but i expect

#NoEnv  ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
SendMode Input  ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir%  ; Ensures a consistent starting directory

CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
MouseMove, 100, 100

to move my mousepointer to x=100, y=100 on my screen. But nothing happens. I tried "DllCall("SetCursorPos", int, 100, int, 400)" but got no result either. I feel like i'm missing something very obvious but i just can't figure it out. This is Windows XP in VirtualBox, can this be the problem?

Thank you

Works for me.

You sure that you are not accidently moving the mouse yourself after the script has? I tested your script for fun, and it moved to 100, 100.

Works for me too. Are you wanting it to move in the active window or the screen?

i added a "sleep 1000" before the mousemove to test your suggestion, but still no result. Thank you for your help

Works for me too. Are you wanting it to move in the active window or the screen?

I currently just want to move it at all. As far as i understand my code should move it relative to my screen, not the window

Within a game?

Try adding this to your script

^!::Reload

Then, simply put this at the top of your script ...

MouseMove, 100, 100

Save your script, downsize all your windows and press Ctrl+Alt+R to reload the script to see if it actually works. It might not work if you're doing this in a game like Murx asked.

It looks like it's a virtualised windows install (VirtualBox? <!-- m -->http://www.virtualbox.org/<!-- m -->)

It may have the same drawbacks though?

Also, I think there was a typo in your example code Jeremiah (missing r?):

^![color=red]r[/color]::Reload

Within a game?

no, just plain windows xp

Save your script, downsize all your windows and press Ctrl+Alt+R to reload the script to see if it actually works. It might not work if you're doing this in a game like Murx asked.

Still doesn't work. I see the mousepointer flicker but not moving.

Thank you for your help everyone btw.

It looks like it's a virtualised windows install (VirtualBox? <!-- m -->http://www.virtualbox.org/<!-- m -->)

(i've fixed the typo)

Yes, it's a virtualised windows. I can't think of a reason why this should produce this behavior but currently that's my best bet.

Also, I think there was a typo in your example code Jeremiah (missing r?):

Yes, thank you -- Yeah, If that didn't work, I'm at a loss. Sorry. Maybe someone else has a better idea why this isn't working. Do other simple scripts work? Or other mouse scripts?

MouseClick, L, 100, 100

Sample Date: As a test, can you try to use pixelgetcolor, or pixelsearch? see if the mouse responds with the colors as needed?

Or, in addition to your 'mousemove', add a left click command to it too, so you move the mouse to X Y and then leftclick to bring up context menu (if it exists at that location i mean).

i tried sending a mouseclick like that:

CoordMode, Mouse, Screen 
sleep 1000
MouseMove, 1000, 300
MouseClick , R

which is working in that i see the context menu opening. But the cursor still remains where it was. Removing mousemove and doing the movement in mouseclick produces the same behavior.

I tried another script which utilizes mousemove (<!-- m -->https://ahknet.autoh... ... igator.ahk<!-- m -->) and got the same result. mousemove commands are ignored (i added a msgbox before the mousemove to verify that it's called). So it seems to be a problem with my ahk or virtualized windows installation. I tried reinstalling ahk without result (i used a custom build for better array handling).

Right now i don't know which way to go from here. I don't have the chance to use a native windows install. Does anyone have any experience with ahk and virtualbox?

another quick note: i tried it in a fresh install of windows XP inside of VirtualBox in case the other instance has some kind of strange problem. I see the same behavior there