Playing game on first monitor - is it possible to do commands on second monitor?

[sjdheunaskdf9384348]

Hello, I recently set up a script that is running really well while I don't have games running.

Basically, it runs ImageSearch on my secondary monitor, and when it finds a match it clicks on a random spot over there.

However, if I am playing a game, the script isn't able to move the mouse to my secondary monitor and click. I tried with Fullscreen, Borderless, and Windowed.

I just ran a test to see if the image is being found (using MsgBox) and apparently the image is found on the secondary monitor while I have the game running.

Because of that, I believe the issue is just moving the actual mouse to the secondary monitor and completing the action.

I was searching earlier, and found old threads that were the opposite situation (using computer to browse etc, and wanted autohotkey to input to a game on second monitor). They had mentioned using ControlClick and such, but that there wasn't much of a solution.

Any suggestions?

---EDIT--- While we're at it, is there a way to run a second mouse without using a VM? Meaning, I use one mouse, and the autohotkey script uses the other?

[lifeweaver]

Hi sjdheunaskdf9384348,

Sounds like ControlClick is exactly what you need.

ControlClick, OK, Some Window Title ; Clicks the OK button
ControlClick, x55 y77, WinTitle ; Clicks at a set of coordinates. Note the lack of a comma between X and Y.

; The following method may improve reliability and reduce side effects:
SetControlDelay -1
ControlClick, Toolbar321, WinTitle,,,, NA x192 y10 ; Clicks in NA mode at coordinates that are relative to a named control.

[sjdheunaskdf9384348]

Hey lifeweaver, thanks for the reply!

I ended up doing this:

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	searchForImage()
	if ErrorLevel = 0 
	{
		Random, smallRoll, 3000, 4000
		Random, bigRoll, 25000, 30000

		KeyWait Home
		BlockInput, On 
		WinActivate, Browser Window Name Here
		MouseMove, %xMove%, %yMove%
		sleep, smallRoll
		Click, %xMove%, %yMove% 
		BlockInput, Off

		sleep, bigRoll
		Goto outer
	}

It works even when my game is windowed, borderless, and even fullscreen!