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I'm new to autoit and need a little direction/help. For a game, I do not like pressing "Q" over and over again. I would rather just hold the Q down and release when I am done. Is it possible to distinguish between when I physically press the Q up/down on my keyboard AND when a Q up/down is sent/posted through autoit to a window? Thanks for the help NOTE: I realize that I could pick a different key, but I'm asking about the same key.

http://bfy.tw/IzjL Hope this helps.

E4A version 4.4 has arrived. The name of the game this time is bitmask support (see _Eigen_ConditMask*, now fully functional), notably: a new family of CwiseLogicalOp functions with which to perform BitAND, BitOR, BitXOR, and BitNot, with cell values internally (temporarily) converted to signed integers; masked-Set functions _Eigen_SetMaskedConstant*, for filling with a constant value only those cell/row/column contents for which a corresponding bitmask matrix cell contains unity; with new test script; masked-copy functions _Eigen_CopyMasked*, for copying only those cell/row/column contents for which a corresponding bitmask matrix cell contains unity; with new test script. Other new addenda include: conditional cellwise functions _Eigen_ConditAll_Block/Colwise/Diag/Rowwise and _Eigen_ConditAny_Block/Colwise/Diag/Rowwise; transformation functions _Eigen_Clamp*, to limit values to a specified range; with new test script; transformation functions _Eigen_Transpose_Vector/InPlace, for converting between RowVector and ColVector shapes (content unchanged); real and integer variants of _Eigen_CwiseScalarOp now also support quotient ("quot," specID 8) and modulo ("mod," specID 9); alias wrappers for quickly retrieving the sum and mean value for full matrix and all default parts: _Eigen_GetSumValue/Block/Col/Diag/Row and _Eigen_GetMeanValue/Block/Col/Diag/Row. More details in the ChangeLog (see Help file/online).

I am done with your moaning about the helpfile. It is not a learn but rather a reference/syntax document, but very complete for a freeware language with loads of examples. This topic is now closed and the next time you have any smart remark about the helpfile, you will get to know my 2x4 ( and no, I am not going to explain this) Jos

That tells us absolutely nothing. What are the things? Are they in a web browser, a desktop app, a game, etc.? What causes then to appear on screen (button click, page refresh, etc). Rather than expecting us to pull teeth, how about helping us help you by giving a decent description of what you are trying to accomplish?

.. and you point is?

Your post made no sense whatsoever, and added nothing to the discussion. Please think about what you're typing before you his Enter.

You can try these links for some ideas https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Moving_and_Resizing_PopUp_GUIs Or try some of the suggestions in this thread

A search of the forum yields 700+ results, and a search of Google many more. You went through all of those and found nothing at all?

This is what I use when working with JSON in AutoIt scripts.

#include <XMLDomWrapper.au3> ; https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Silvernine0S/FolderMenu3EX/master/Include/_XMLDomWrapper_.au3 _XMLFileOpen("test.xml") If @error Then Exit MsgBox(0, "Error", $sXML_error) $sVal = _XMLGetAttrib("Panel", "STATUS") MsgBox(0, "Value", $sVal)

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This UDF was created because I found a simple approach to the currently available >_AppMon UDF. So please check out the example below and carefully read the headers on how to use the UDF. UDF: #include-once ; #AutoIt3Wrapper_Au3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w- 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7 ; #INDEX# ======================================================================================================================= ; Title .........: _AppMon ; AutoIt Version : v3.3.10.0 or higher ; Language ......: English ; Description ...: Monitor all open instances of your application(s). This includes PID, hWnd and start time of the application. ; Note ..........: ; Author(s) .....: guinness ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INCLUDES# ==================================================================================================================== #include <StringConstants.au3> ; #GLOBAL VARIABLES# ============================================================================================================ Global Const $APPMON_GUID = 'F9A296EE-F58F-11E3-B354-006D0707A45E' Global Enum $APPMON_AUTOIT_TITLE, $APPMON_ID, $APPMON_TITLE, $APPMON_MAX ; #CURRENT# ===================================================================================================================== ; _AppMon_GetArray: Return an array of currently open applications, excluding the application calling this function. ; _AppMon_GetArrayAll: Return an array of currently open applications, including the application calling this function. ; _AppMon_Shutdown: Remove the current application from the AppMon list. This is to be called when the application exits. ; _AppMon_Start: Add the current application to the AppMon list. ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #INTERNAL_USE_ONLY#============================================================================================================ ; See below ; =============================================================================================================================== ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _AppMon_GetArray ; Description ...: Return an array of currently open applications, excluding the application calling this function. ; Syntax ........: _AppMon_GetArray(ByRef $aAppMon[, $fTimeString = Default]) ; Parameters ....: $aAppMon - [in/out] Handle created by _AppMon_Start(). ; $fTimeString - [optional] Convert the program start time to YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS. Default is False (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS). ; Return values .: Success - An array containing a details about the running applications. ; Failure - Null & sets @error to non-zero. ; Author ........: guinness ; Remarks........: The array returned is two-dimensional and is made up as follows: ; $aArray[0][0] = PID ; $aArray[0][1] = hWnd of GUI (if previously set in _AppMon_Start().) ; $aArray[0][2] = Application start time string. ; ... ; $aArray[n][0] = PID ; $aArray[n][1] = hWnd of GUI (if previously set in _AppMon_Start().) ; $aArray[n][2] = Application start time string. ; Use UBound() to obtain the length of the array. ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _AppMon_GetArray(ByRef $aAppMon, $fTimeString = Default) Return __AppMon_Array($aAppMon, False, $fTimeString) EndFunc ;==>_AppMon_GetArray ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _AppMon_GetArrayAll ; Description ...: Return an array of currently open applications, including the application calling this function. ; Syntax ........: _AppMon_GetArrayAll(ByRef $aAppMon[, $fTimeString = Default]) ; Parameters ....: $aAppMon - [in/out] Handle created by _AppMon_Start(). ; $fTimeString - [optional] Convert the program start time to YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS. Default is False (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS). ; Return values .: Success - An array containing a details about the running applications. ; Failure - Null & sets @error to non-zero. ; Author ........: guinness ; Remarks........: The array returned is two-dimensional and is made up as follows: ; $aArray[0][0] = PID ; $aArray[0][1] = hWnd of GUI (if previously set in _AppMon_Start()) ; $aArray[0][2] = Application start time string. ; ... ; $aArray[n][0] = PID ; $aArray[n][1] = hWnd of GUI (if previously set in _AppMon_Start()) ; $aArray[n][2] = Application start time string. ; Use UBound() to obtain the length of the array. ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _AppMon_GetArrayAll(ByRef $aAppMon, $fTimeString = Default) Return __AppMon_Array($aAppMon, True, $fTimeString) EndFunc ;==>_AppMon_GetArrayAll ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _AppMon_Shutdown ; Description ...: Remove the current application from the AppMon list. This is to be called when the application exits. ; Syntax ........: _AppMon_Shutdown(ByRef $aAppMon) ; Parameters ....: $aAppMon - [in/out and const] Handle created by _AppMon_Start(). ; Return values .: Success - True ; Failure - False ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _AppMon_Shutdown(ByRef $aAppMon) If UBound($aAppMon) = $APPMON_MAX And $aAppMon[$APPMON_ID] = $APPMON_GUID Then AutoItWinSetTitle($aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] & @AutoItPID) Local Const $hAutoItWnd = WinGetHandle($aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] & @AutoItPID) AutoItWinSetTitle($aAppMon[$APPMON_AUTOIT_TITLE]) Local Const $hControl = ControlGetHandle($hAutoItWnd, '', 'Edit1') ControlSetText($hAutoItWnd, '', $hControl, _ StringRegExpReplace(ControlGetText($hAutoItWnd, '', $hControl), _ '(?<=\n)\|APPMON_(?:HWND|PID|TIME):\V+\R', _ '')) For $i = 0 To $APPMON_MAX - 1 $aAppMon[$i] = Null Next EndIf Return True EndFunc ;==>_AppMon_Shutdown ; #FUNCTION# ==================================================================================================================== ; Name ..........: _AppMon_Start ; Description ...: Add the current application to the AppMon list. ; Syntax ........: _AppMon_Start([$sOccurenceName = Default[, $hGUI = Default]]) ; Parameters ....: $sOccurenceName - [optional] A string to identify the occurrence of the script with the unique id. Default is $APPMON_GUID. ; $hWnd - [optional] A valid GUI handle. Default is 0x0000000000000000 (no handle). ; Return values .: Handle to be passed to relevant functions. ; Author ........: guinness ; Example .......: Yes ; =============================================================================================================================== Func _AppMon_Start($sOccurenceName = Default, $hWnd = Default) Local $aAppMon[$APPMON_MAX] $aAppMon[$APPMON_ID] = $APPMON_GUID $aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] = $sOccurenceName If $aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] = Default Then $aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] = $APPMON_GUID Else $aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] = StringStripWS($aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE], $STR_STRIPALL) EndIf $aAppMon[$APPMON_AUTOIT_TITLE] = AutoItWinGetTitle() AutoItWinSetTitle($aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] & @AutoItPID) Local Const $hAutoItWnd = WinGetHandle($aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] & @AutoItPID) AutoItWinSetTitle($aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE]) Local Const $hControl = ControlGetHandle($hAutoItWnd, '', 'Edit1') ControlSetText($hAutoItWnd, '', $hControl, ControlGetText($hAutoItWnd, '', $hControl) & @CRLF & _ '|APPMON_PID:' & @AutoItPID & '|APPMON_HWND:' & (IsHWnd($hWnd) ? $hWnd : '0x0000000000000000') & '|APPMON_TIME:' & @YEAR & @MON & @MDAY & @HOUR & @MIN & @SEC & @CRLF) Return $aAppMon EndFunc ;==>_AppMon_Start ; #INTERNAL_USE_ONLY#============================================================================================================ Func __AppMon_Array(ByRef $aAppMon, $fIsIncludeCurrent, $fTimeString) Local $iError = 1, _ $vReturn = Null If UBound($aAppMon) = $APPMON_MAX And $aAppMon[$APPMON_ID] = $APPMON_GUID Then Local $aWinList = WinList('[TITLE:' & $aAppMon[$APPMON_TITLE] & ']') ; Don't include the current this process. If ($fIsIncludeCurrent And $aWinList[0][0] > 0) Or $aWinList[0][0] > 1 Then $iError = 0 Local Enum $eAPPMON_PID, $eAPPMON_WND, $eAPPMON_STARTTIME, $eAPPMON_MAX Local $aArray[$aWinList[0][0]][$eAPPMON_MAX], $aSRE = 0, _ $iIndex = 0 For $i = 1 To $aWinList[0][0] $aSRE = StringRegExp(ControlGetText($aWinList[$i][$eAPPMON_WND], '', ControlGetHandle($aWinList[$i][$eAPPMON_WND], '', 'Edit1')), _ '\|APPMON_PID:(\d+)\|APPMON_HWND:(0[xX][[:xdigit:]]+)\|APPMON_TIME:(\d{14})\R', $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALMATCH) If UBound($aSRE) = $eAPPMON_MAX Then If Not $fIsIncludeCurrent And Number($aSRE[$eAPPMON_PID]) = @AutoItPID Then ContinueLoop $aArray[$iIndex][$eAPPMON_PID] = Int($aSRE[$eAPPMON_PID]) $aArray[$iIndex][$eAPPMON_WND] = HWnd($aSRE[$eAPPMON_WND]) $aArray[$iIndex][$eAPPMON_STARTTIME] = $aSRE[$eAPPMON_STARTTIME] If $fTimeString Then $aArray[$iIndex][$eAPPMON_STARTTIME] = StringRegExpReplace($aArray[$iIndex][$eAPPMON_STARTTIME], '(\d{4})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})', '\1/\2/\3 \4:\5:\6') EndIf $iIndex += 1 EndIf Next ReDim $aArray[$iIndex][$eAPPMON_MAX] $vReturn = $aArray $aArray = 0 EndIf EndIf Return SetError($iError, 0, $vReturn) EndFunc ;==>__AppMon_Array Example 1: #include <Array.au3> #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include '_AppMon.au3' Example() Func Example() Local $hGUI = GUICreate('', 400, 300, Random(0, @DesktopWidth - 400, 1), Random(0, @DesktopHeight - 350, 1)) Local $iCloseAll = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox('Close all instances.', 5, 272.5) GUICtrlSetState($iCloseAll, $GUI_CHECKED) Local $iAppMon = GUICtrlCreateButton('AppMon', 130, 270, 85, 25) Local $iRun = GUICtrlCreateButton('Run', 220, 270, 85, 25) Local $iClose = GUICtrlCreateButton('Close', 310, 270, 85, 25) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI) ; Add the current application to the AppMon list. Local $hAppMon = _AppMon_Start('SingletonExample', $hGUI) ; Get an array of the currently open applications not including this instance. Local $aAppMon = _AppMon_GetArray($hAppMon, True) WinSetTitle($hGUI, '', '[' & (UBound($aAppMon) + 1) & '] - PID: ' & @AutoItPID) While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $iClose ExitLoop Case $iAppMon ; Get an array of the currently open applications including this instance. $aAppMon = _AppMon_GetArrayAll($hAppMon) _ArrayDisplay($aAppMon) Case $iRun If @Compiled Then Run(@ScriptFullPath, @WorkingDir) Else Run(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptFullPath & '"', @WorkingDir) EndIf EndSwitch WEnd ; Close all open applications if the checkbox is selected. If BitAND(GUICtrlRead($iCloseAll), $GUI_CHECKED) Then ; Get an array of the currently open applications not including this instance. $aAppMon = _AppMon_GetArray($hAppMon) For $i = 0 To UBound($aAppMon) - 1 ; Close the GUI handle. If WinExists($aAppMon[$i][1]) Then WinClose($aAppMon[$i][1]) Next EndIf ; Delete the GUI. GUIDelete($hGUI) ; Remove from the AppMon list. _AppMon_Shutdown($hAppMon) Return True EndFunc ;==>Example Example 2: #include <GUIConstantsEx.au3> #include <MsgBoxConstants.au3> #include '_AppMon.au3' Example() Func Example() Local $hGUI = GUICreate('', 400, 300, Random(0, @DesktopWidth - 400, 1), Random(0, @DesktopHeight - 350, 1)) Local $iCloseAll = GUICtrlCreateCheckbox('Close all instances.', 5, 272.5) GUICtrlSetState($iCloseAll, $GUI_CHECKED) Local $iRun = GUICtrlCreateButton('Run', 220, 270, 85, 25) Local $iClose = GUICtrlCreateButton('Close', 310, 270, 85, 25) GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hGUI) ; Array of the currently open applications. Local $aAppMon = 0 ; Add the current application to the AppMon list. Local $hAppMon = _AppMon_Start('SingletonExample', $hGUI) While 1 Switch GUIGetMsg() Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, $iClose ExitLoop Case $iRun ; Get an array of the currently open applications not including this instance. $aAppMon = _AppMon_GetArrayAll($hAppMon) ; Allow only 2 concurrent instances of an application to be executed. If UBound($aAppMon) = 2 Then MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, '', 'Total number of concurrent running applications has been reached.', 0, $hGUI) Else If @Compiled Then Run(@ScriptFullPath, @WorkingDir) Else Run(@AutoItExe & ' "' & @ScriptFullPath & '"', @WorkingDir) EndIf EndIf EndSwitch WEnd ; Close all open applications if the checkbox is selected. If BitAND(GUICtrlRead($iCloseAll), $GUI_CHECKED) Then ; Get an array of the currently open applications not including this instance. $aAppMon = _AppMon_GetArray($hAppMon) For $i = 0 To UBound($aAppMon) - 1 ; Close the GUI handle. If WinExists($aAppMon[$i][1]) Then WinClose($aAppMon[$i][1]) Next EndIf ; Delete the GUI. GUIDelete($hGUI) ; Remove from the AppMon list. _AppMon_Shutdown($hAppMon) Return True EndFunc ;==>Example All of the above has been included in a ZIP file. AppMonEx.zipPrevious download 260+.