Sending MouseClick to a non active window.

[ljmeijer]

Hey.

Does anybody know if I can send mouseclicks to a non active window. I'm writing a script that can take a long time to complete. I'd like the user to be able to use other applications while this script is running. At some point in its execution this script needs to click on some buttons. Unfortunattely these buttons are not controls, so I cannot ControlClick() them, I'm afraid an actual mouseclick is required.

I'm hoping maybe there is a way to send a mouseevent trough the windows message loop or something?

From what I've seen in the help mouseclick() just clicks whatever window it happens to be in front. I'm now working around the issue by issuing a WinWaitActive() before each of these mouseclicks, but that requires the user to from time to time give the application that the script is controlling focus again.

Does anybody see a solution that I'm missing?

Thanks, Lucas

[BigDod]

You could try ControlClick

[ljmeijer]

quoting my original message:

Unfortunattely these buttons are not controls, so I cannot ControlClick() them

[LxP]

This may help you -- a script that can send clicks to minimised windows. I can't imagine why it wouldn't work for non-minimised unfocussed windows as well.

[BigDod]

quoting my original message:

Sorry , did not read correctly :"> :">

[MHz]

Hey.

Does anybody know if I can send mouseclicks to a non active window. I'm writing a script that can take a long time to complete. I'd like the user to be able to use other applications while this script is running.

Either AutoIt uses MouseClicks or the user uses the mouse. But not both at the same time. Bit of a double sided sword.