Slow down execution

[jdelaney]

This post is going outside of the norm of speeding up a script.

Is there anything that can be done, to say, set a 10millisecond (or any configurable wait) between commands?

I'd like an answer where no script changes would be needed.  Something like how selenium has the slider to slow down script runs.

I've seen there are some AutoItSetOption options, but they are on things I don't use, like sends and mouse clicks.

I want my script to be more 'human' like (conditionally).  This change is not to stop a script from acting too quickly to do what it's supposed to, but to stall the firing of actions.

Edited October 10, 2013 by jdelaney

[JohnOne]

Not that I am aware of, and I very much doubt it.

[Valuater]

^{Sleep(1000) ; sleeps for 1 second}

^{RunWait() ; waits for an external exe process to end}

^{Processwait() waits for the process to end}

^{IE_Wait() waits for an IE page to complete}

^{.... all require some edits to the script}

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Edited October 10, 2013 by Valuater

[jdelaney]

What are those things called that always run in parralel with scripts...there's gotta be something there that can be done.  Maybe checking the script line, and if greater than the last, sleep for some amount of time.  Just not familiar with them.

Valuater, my scripts already do what is necessary to complete.  This is just to make things like screen recording look human like, rather than blurring though actions.

edit: adlibregister!...might to the trick

Edited October 10, 2013 by jdelaney

[JohnOne]

That will require you to change your script.

[jdelaney]

AdlibRegister ( "DelayActions",50 )

Func DelayActions()
 Sleep(20)
EndFunc

that's a small addition that does not require script changes (adding hard coded sleeps every few lines)

Edited October 10, 2013 by jdelaney

[Blue_Drache]

When I was automating game interaction on a very popular fantasy MMO, that's about the only time I had use for random waits between script functions....I hard-coded 200 to 500ms waits to give it a more "human" look to it.

$iWait = Random(200, 500,1)
Sleep($iWait)

 

But like I said ... the only use I could see would be to fool a game warden or something like that.

[jdelaney]

Yeah, blue, that makes a lot of sense since i'm not sending key presses or mouse clicks...or else the AutoItSetOptions route would work, and i would not need to have post this question

Your suggestion does not help, since I stated I do not want to have to manipulate the script by adding hard coded sleeps.  Anyways, my solution was found via adlibregister, so feel free to post better solutions.

Edited October 10, 2013 by jdelaney