MsgBox anywhere on the screen

[eltorro]

Edit: this script is obsolete as there are ways to do this without the dll.

see here.

Necessity is the Mother of invention.

Example of using Larry's hook.dll to hook a MsgBox and move it anywhere on the screen. Call the _MsgBoxAu3() function the same as a regular MsgBox but with extra params for x,y,w,h

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;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; AutoIt Version: 3.1.1++
; Language:       English
; Description:    Functions to move a message box
; Author:            eltorro <steve@ocotillo.sytes.net>
; ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#Compiler_AU3Check_Parameters= -q -d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w- 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7 ;Au3Check parameters
Opt("MustDeclareVars", 1)
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
;===============================================================================
Global $DLLinst, $hhCBT
Global $dll
Global $MbRect[5] ;index 0 is for hwnd, 1-4 are left, top, width, height
;===============================================================================
Const $WH_CBT = 5;window message to catch
Const $HCBT_SETFOCUS = 0x1400 + 0x1A30
Const $HCBT_ACTIVATE = 0x1400 + 0x1A31;hook this one
Const $HCBT_CREATEWND = 0x1400 + 0x1A32
Const $HCBT_DESTROYWND = 0x1400 + 0x1A33
Const $HCBT_MINMAX = 0x1400 + 0x1A34
;===============================================================================
$dll = @ScriptDir & "\hook.dll" ; Where did that dll go????
If Not FileExists($dll) Then
    MsgBox(266288, "Error", "This example requires hook.dll." & @LF & _
            "Please correct the path in the script if you have the dll.")
    Exit
EndIf

;===============================================================================
; Put message boxes at different places on the screen.
For $i = 0 To 50 Step 10
    _MsgBoxAu3(4096, "MsgBoxMove", "Msgbox #" & $i, 3, ($i * 10) , ($i * 10), 200+ ($i * 10), 100+ ($i * 10))
Next
Exit
;===============================================================================
Func OnAutoItExit()
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "UnhookWindowsHookEx", "hwnd", $hhCBT[0])
    DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "FreeLibrary", "hwnd", $DLLinst[0])
EndFunc   ;==>OnAutoItExit


;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:   _MsgBoxAu3()
; Description:        Displays a MsgBox at the specified point
; Parameter(s):     $sFlag  Standard message box flags
;                    $sTitle The title of the message box.
;                    $sText  The text of the message box
;                    $iTime  The optional timeout
;                    $x=0    The top pos
;                    $y=0    The left pos
;                    $w=0     The width
;                    $h=0     The heighth
; Requirement(s):  hook.dll and beta see post [url="http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23173"]http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23173[/url]
; Return Value(s): The return of the msgbox or 0 on failure
; Author(s):       eltorro <steve@ocotillo.sytes.net>
;
;===============================================================================
Func _MsgBoxAu3($iFlag, $sTitle, $sText, $iTime = 0, $x = 0, $y = 0, $w = 0, $h = 0)
    Local $cbtHOOKproc
    Local $ret = 0
    $DLLinst = DllCall("kernel32.dll", "hwnd", "LoadLibrary", "str", $dll)
    $cbtHOOKproc = DllCall("kernel32.dll", "hwnd", "GetProcAddress", "hwnd", $DLLinst[0], "str", "CBTProc")
    $hhCBT = DllCall("user32.dll", "hwnd", "SetWindowsHookEx", "int", $WH_CBT, _
            "hwnd", $cbtHOOKproc[0], "hwnd", $DLLinst[0], "int", 0)
    ;**** Create a dummy window for the hook.  Couldn't get this to work with Desktop hwnd.
    Local    $gui = GUICreate("") ;little hack
    DllCall($dll, "int", "SetValuesCBT", "hwnd", $gui, "hwnd", $hhCBT[0])
    If @error Then
        MsgBox(266288, "Error", "There was an erro with hook.dll." & @LF & "Exiting application now.")
        Exit
    EndIf
    
    GUIRegisterMsg($HCBT_ACTIVATE, "_MsgBoxMove")
    $MbRect[0] = 0
    $MbRect[1] = $x
    $MbRect[2] = $y
    $MbRect[3] = $w
    $MbRect[4] = $h
    If $iTime Then
        $ret = MsgBox($iFlag, $sTitle, $sText, $iTime)
    Else
        $ret = MsgBox($iFlag, $sTitle, $sText)
    EndIf
    ;----- Release Hook and Library.
    DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "UnhookWindowsHookEx", "hwnd", $hhCBT[0])
    DllCall("kernel32.dll", "int", "FreeLibrary", "hwnd", $DLLinst[0])
    GUIDelete($gui) ; delete dummy window.
    Return $ret
EndFunc   ;==> _MsgBoxAu3
;===============================================================================
;
; Function Name:   _MsgBoxMove
; Description:      GuiRegister function
; Parameter(s):     $hWndGUI     The Window handle of the GUI in which the message appears.
;                     $MsgID        The Windows message ID.
;                     $WParam        The first message parameter as hex value
;                    $LParam        The second message parameter as hex value.
; Requirement(s):
; Return Value(s):
; Author(s):
;
;===============================================================================
Func _MsgBoxMove($hWndGUI, $MsgID, $WParam, $LParam)
    Local $rc, $n, $buffer
    $n += 1
    If $n > 25 Then
        $n = 25
        $buffer = StringTrimLeft($buffer, StringInStr($buffer, @LF))
    EndIf
    $buffer &= "CBT: " & $hWndGUI & "," & $MsgID & "," & $WParam & "," & $LParam & @LF
    ToolTip($buffer)
    if    $MsgId = $HCBT_CREATEWND Then Sleep(10000)
    If $MsgID = $HCBT_ACTIVATE Then
        If $MbRect[0] = 0 Then
            $rc = DllStructCreate("int;int;int;int")
            DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetWindowRect", "hwnd", $WParam, "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($rc))
            If $MbRect[3] = 0 Then $MbRect[3] = DllStructGetData($rc, 3) - DllStructGetData($rc, 1)
            If $MbRect[4] = 0 Then $MbRect[4] = DllStructGetData($rc, 4) - DllStructGetData($rc, 2)
            DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "MoveWindow", "hwnd", $WParam, "int", $MbRect[1], "int", $MbRect[2], "int", $MbRect[3], "int", $MbRect[4], "int", True)
            $MbRect[0] = $WParam
        EndIf
    EndIf
    $rc = 0
    ;Return $GUI_RUNDEFMSG
EndFunc   ;==>_MsgBoxMove

Regards,

eltorro

Edit: added hyperlink to Larry's hook topic.

Edited May 9, 2007 by eltorro

[SmOke_N]

Really nice job eltorro!

[eltorro]

Really nice job eltorro!

Thanks

[WTS]

pretty cool eltorrro

I think this should be the path?

$dll = @ScriptDir & "\hook.dll"; Where did that dll go????

[eltorro]

pretty cool eltorrro

I think this should be the path?

$dll = @ScriptDir & "\hook.dll"; Where did that dll go????

If that's where you have it.

[Valuater]

Nice... added to Autoit Wrappers also

8)

[eltorro]

Nice... added to Autoit Wrappers also

8)

Great!

@ everyone,

Thanks needs to go to Larry for his dll. As without it... well, the script doesn't work.

Thanks Larry

Edited July 1, 2006 by eltorro

[busysignal]

Great work with the dll hooking. The example worked great.. Thanks Larry & eltorro..

Cheers..