Kracov Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Hello I read the FAQ sticky, but it didn't have information I needed. I was redirected to here from another forum. What I need to know how to do is run and operate AutoIt. There are a lot of programs- run script, compile script, autoit windows info, etc. Which one do I run to get started? I have a batch file containing: start "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\wallpaper_engine\wallpaper32.exe" timeout /t 60 taskkill /im "steam.exe" /f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted May 8, 2023 Moderators Share Posted May 8, 2023 Kracov, Welcome to the AutoIt forum. Reading the Help file (at least the first few sections - Using AutoIt, Tutorials and the first couple of References) will help you enormously. You should also look at this excellent tutorial and download the really useful book you can find at If you have problems with the code you have written, do not hesitate to post and ask for help - that is why we are here. M23 Jfish 1 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistersquirrle Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) You didn't really say what you're actually looking to do. Are you just looking to replicate what's happening in the batch file in AutoIt? For just getting started with AutoIt, you first need to open something to start writing it. Notepad works, as does any other text editor, however it's recommended to use SciTE, which is on the downloads page and has had a lot of work put into it to support AutoIt: https://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit-script-editor/downloads/ Beyond that, look through the AutoIt help file and tutorials to get started. What you'll want to look at are likely these functions: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/Run.htm https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ProcessWait.htm https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ProcessClose.htm It's not a tutorial for using AutoIt, but this is also a good page to read: https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/Best_coding_practices Edited May 8, 2023 by mistersquirrle We ought not to misbehave, but we should look as though we could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kracov Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Nevermind. I didn't realize that this program requires one to learn a lot of coding. The tutorial book has way too much information for me to absorb. I'm not a coder, mostly I get by with copy-pasting code. All I am looking to do is run the batch file I provided, to automate it. Isn't it possible with Task Scheduler? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsn Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Task Schedule is fairly robust and running bat and cmd files from it is pretty straight forward. Coder or not (I'm not either but I stumble along well enough), AutoIt is easy to learn and the community here is welcoming and helpful. Try a few lines like what @mistersquirrle advised and see how you like it. Post it here and the community will help you improve it. mistersquirrle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argumentum Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 @Kracov, ... I like your avatar Musashi 1 Follow the link to my code contribution ( and other things too ). FAQ - Please Read Before Posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashi Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 6 hours ago, argumentum said: @Kracov, ... I like your avatar OT (sorry) : Looks like Vlad the Impaler argumentum 1 "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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