MouseMove Not Working When Over Certain Window

[john68]

When my mouse pointer is over the Window I would to work with, commands such as MouseMove and MouseClick do not work. I have another program running simultaneously with my AHK script that is somehow interfering with these (and probably other) commands.

My AHK hotkeys DO trigger the functions in my script, but these commands are ignored. If I add, for example, "msgbox, running the function", the dialogue box appears. In the script below, I activate the given window (that is underneath the pointer)...then if I add "WinGetActiveTitle", this works as well (I can use msgbox, %Title% to confirm this)

MouseGetPos gets the correct Window %id% as shown by Window Spy, but Window Spy does not provide the Window's class (it's blank).

If I am over a different Window (i.e. Notepad), the function executes correctly.

What might be preventing MouseMove/MouseClick from working?

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MyFunction()
{
	CoordMode, Pixel, Relative
	CoordMode, Mouse, Relative
	
	MouseGetPos, tx, ty, id, control
	WinActivate, ahk_id %id%
	
	sleep, 70
	MouseMove, 305, 461  ; only added in hopes that it helped
	sleep, 70
	MouseClick, left, 305, 461
			
	CoordMode, Mouse, Screen
	CoordMode, Pixel, Screen
	return

[boiler]

You might try running your script as admin. If that doesn't work, the program may be doing something to purposely ignore virtual mouse actions, especially if it's a game.

[john68]

Wow, a thousand-and-one thanks, it worked! I can't tell you how much you've helped. I've been wrestling with this problem for about 18 hours now, posting on three different software forums.

The answer was a simple (and perhaps obvious) one, but I would not have though of it. (I've been working heavily with computers since 1978 and still don't think of these things!)

ThanX again!

[boiler]

You're welcome. You have me beat by a couple years. I got my first computer (an Atari 800) in 1980.

[lexikos]

I would suggest carefully considering the implications of running the script as administrator, and also reading the UAC FAQ.

[john68]

I would suggest carefully considering the implications of running the script as administrator, and also reading the UAC FAQ.

This is a script I wrote myself. I'm not worried about my script being hijacked.

[john68]

You're welcome. You have me beat by a couple years. I got my first computer (an Atari 800) in 1980.

Haha, I began working on my teacher's TRS-80 in 1978 and got a "Bally" computer (with Bally Basic!) in 1980 and graduated to an Atari 400 in 1982, followed quickly by an Atari 800. 8KB RAM and cassette storage was incredible!

[lexikos]

This is a script I wrote myself. I'm not worried about my script being hijacked.

Hijacked?

I was referring to the side-effects of running as administrator that are mentioned in the FAQ.

[utap2001]

You might try running your script as admin. If that doesn't work, the program may be doing something to purposely ignore virtual mouse actions, especially if it's a game.

Really great information.
It helps a lot.