The "ENTER" key is in the infinite loop that I can't stop. - (Moved) - (Locked)

[Maksymalny]

Hello.

I just started using AutoIt and I'm pretty lost. I don't understand why this work that way and not in the way it suppose to. I have searched for the answer half day and I'm still in the same place even after several changes.

I attached "F1" key as as HotKeySet to start the script, and it work, but it just start spamming the "Enter" key. In my perspective it should press 'Enter' key, wait 6 seconds, click "LShift" and than loop for holding a key should appear. As I had read on forum it should be made with while loop but maybe I understood something wrong. Then wait 2,5 seconds, press 'x' key, wait 250ms, and send 'Enter'. I don't understand why it still hitting the 'Enter' key if as someone said on the forum in few others questions about this topic, the 'w down is just a information for computer that the key is pressed but it will return single letter, in this example it would be 'w' if I would do just

Send("{w down}")
Sleep(50000)
Send("{w up}")

It would return single letter 'w', am I right?

Question.au3

[Melba23]

Moved to the appropriate AutoIt General Help and Support forum, as the Developer General Discussion forum very clearly states:

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[Dan_555]

I made a debug version of your script. 
If you want to find out for yourself, what is going on, then run it first without reading the comment at the end of this post.

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#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>

; Variable to control the loop
Global $loopActive = False

; Set up hotkeys
HotKeySet("{F1}", "ToggleLoop")
HotKeySet("{p}", "StopScript")


#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 254, 232, 192, 114)
Global $Edit1 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 0, 247, 229)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Edit1")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd


Func Write($txt)
    GUICtrlSetData ($Edit1,@HOUR & ":" & @MIN & ":" & @SEC & "> " & $txt & @CRLF,0)
EndFunc


Func ToggleLoop()
    Send("{F1}")
    Write("F1")
    $loopActive = Not $loopActive

    Send("{Enter}")
    Sleep(6000)
    Write("Enter")
    Send("{LSHIFT}")  ; Press LSHIFT once

    ; Hold 'w' key for 50 seconds
    $endTime = TimerInit() + 50000
    While TimerDiff($endTime) < 0 And $loopActive
        Send("{w down}")
        Write("W")
        Sleep(50)
        Send("{w up}")
    WEnd

    Sleep(2500)
    Send("x")
    Write("X")
    Sleep(250)
    Send("{ENTER}")
    Write("ENTER_2")
    Sleep(6000)
EndFunc

Func StopScript()
    $loopActive = False
EndFunc

You are setting a Global HOTkey to F1.

Then you are sending (again globally) the same hotkey at the start of your hotkey script (the send ("{F1}").
Your script is calling its own hotkey and this creates an endless loop.

 

[Maksymalny]

 

On 9/22/2024 at 9:09 PM, Dan_555 said:

I made a debug version of your script. 
If you want to find out for yourself, what is going on, then run it first without reading the comment at the end of this post.

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#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>

; Variable to control the loop
Global $loopActive = False

; Set up hotkeys
HotKeySet("{F1}", "ToggleLoop")
HotKeySet("{p}", "StopScript")


#Region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
$Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 254, 232, 192, 114)
Global $Edit1 = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 0, 247, 229)
GUICtrlSetData(-1, "Edit1")
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#EndRegion ### END Koda GUI section ###

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd


Func Write($txt)
    GUICtrlSetData ($Edit1,@HOUR & ":" & @MIN & ":" & @SEC & "> " & $txt & @CRLF,0)
EndFunc


Func ToggleLoop()
    Send("{F1}")
    Write("F1")
    $loopActive = Not $loopActive

    Send("{Enter}")
    Sleep(6000)
    Write("Enter")
    Send("{LSHIFT}")  ; Press LSHIFT once

    ; Hold 'w' key for 50 seconds
    $endTime = TimerInit() + 50000
    While TimerDiff($endTime) < 0 And $loopActive
        Send("{w down}")
        Write("W")
        Sleep(50)
        Send("{w up}")
    WEnd

    Sleep(2500)
    Send("x")
    Write("X")
    Sleep(250)
    Send("{ENTER}")
    Write("ENTER_2")
    Sleep(6000)
EndFunc

Func StopScript()
    $loopActive = False
EndFunc

You are setting a Global HOTkey to F1.

Then you are sending (again globally) the same hotkey at the start of your hotkey script (the send ("{F1}").
Your script is calling its own hotkey and this creates an endless loop.

 

Hi! Thanks a lot for your answer! I was inaccessible for few days.

You gave me amazing data to study from cause now I know I can see what is going on while my code is running. 
I don't understand why the while loop with timer isn't working. I mean this part of code is kinda skipping itself. I can see every single part of the code, I've edited to show me in GUI when 'w' key is pressed but it isn't pressing at all. I've edited some of the code and I tried to understand every line, and I do with exception of the loop. I'm attaching a new file with changes I've done to make everything clear.

 

Question.au3

Edited September 30 by Maksymalny

[Nine]

Your loop is definitely problematic.  Not even sure what you want to achieve exactly with it.

But my first question is : What is the application you want to automate this way ?  Looks to me it is for a game, right ?

[Maksymalny]

4 hours ago, Nine said:

Your loop is definitely problematic.  Not even sure what you want to achieve exactly with it.

But my first question is : What is the application you want to automate this way ?  Looks to me it is for a game, right ?

Yes it's the application I would like to use is game. I would like to move my character and for that I need a loop that will repeat sending key that is assigned for movement. The best way for that is time value, I guess. Cause I don't know exactly how many characters I need to send to measure time, but it isn't working as expected.

[SOLVE-SMART]

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Please read them carefully.

Best regards
Sven

[Jos]

Welcome to the AutoIt forum.

Unfortunately you appear to have missed the Forum rules on your way in. Please read them now - particularly the bit about not discussing game automation - and then you will understand why you will get no help and this thread will now be locked.

See you soon with a legitimate question I hope.

The Moderation team