BlockInputEx UDF!

[epicfail]

i found a problem with this u cant have your script using mousemove when u have blocked the inputs.

[Homes32]

nice UDF!

I am trying to block input to everything but a particular window. I have tried using the following code with no success. is this possible with your UDF? or is $hWindows only intended to control blocking FOR a specific window?

#include <BlockInputEx.au3>

;================== hWindows usage Example ==================

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Quit")

Run(@WindowsDir & "\Notepad.exe", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)
WinWait("[REGEXPCLASS:Notepad.*]")
$hNotepad_Wnd = WinGetHandle("[REGEXPCLASS:Notepad.*]")

ControlSetText($hNotepad_Wnd, "", "", _
    "Now try to input some keys in here..." & @CRLF & _
    "Well, that's the idea, you can't, don't you?" & @CRLF & @CRLF & ":)")

;Here we block *All* keyboard keys for every window but Notepad's window
_BlockInputEx(3, "[:ALPHA:]|[:NUMBER:]|{ENTER}|{ALT}|{TAB}|{BACKSPACE}", "", $hNotepad_Wnd)

While 1
    Sleep(10000)
    _Quit()
WEnd

Func _Quit()
    Exit
EndFunc

-Homes32

Edited January 12, 2010 by Homes32

[logmein]

I have a problem : when I use this on my script

_BlockInputEx(3, "[:ALPHA:]|[:NUMBER:]|{ENTER}|{BACKSPACE}","{LWIN}|{RWIN}|{DEL}|{LCTRL}|{RCTRL}|{ALT}|{TAB}|{F1}|{F2}|{F3}|{F4}|{F5}|{F6}|{F7}|{F8}|{F9}|{F10}|{F11}|{F12}")

Afterthat, these keys :LWIN, RWIN, DEL, LCTRL, RCTRL, ALT, TAB, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12 is blocked, although the script is ended!

[logmein]

Oh! The problem was solved!

[MrCreatoR]

UDF updated!

History version:

[v1.4 - 03.08.2010, 12:00]

+ AutoIt 3.3.6.1 support.

* Fixed an issue with held down "Alt + Ctrl" keys after the user was called "Alt + Ctrl + Del". It was causing a problems to use HotKeySet later.

* Fixed examples to be compatible with AutoIt 3.3.6.1.

* Minor "cosmetic" changes.

[v1.3 - 24.09.2009, 23:00]

+ Added _BlockInputEx Example (Pass Lock)

* Fixed few examples.

* Fixed spell mistakes in the UDF.

Please check the first post.

[MrCreatoR]

For those ho downloaded the last version, please re-download, i made one small fix (related to «issue with held down "Alt + Ctrl" keys»). The version is the same.

[wakillon]

For those ho downloaded the last version, please re-download, i made one small fix (related to «issue with held down "Alt + Ctrl" keys»). The version is the same.

I try _BlockInputEx Example (Include usage).au3 but i can use 1, 2, 3 num key

Is it for all keyboard, like french Azerty ?

Edited August 4, 2010 by wakillon

[MrCreatoR]

I try _BlockInputEx Example (Include usage).au3 but i can use 1, 2, 3 num key

Is it for all keyboard, like french Azerty ?

So what is the problem? before you runing the examples, you might want to open the scripts and check the comments

...

HotKeySet("1", "_Quit")
HotKeySet("2", "_Quit")
HotKeySet("3", "_Quit")

;Here we block only the following keyboard keys: 0x31 = "1", 0x32 = "2", 0x33 = "3" (try to press them ;) )
_BlockInputEx(1, "", "0x31|0x32|0x33")

...

scratch that, i thought you wrote that you can't use the keys...

All correct, the example includes only standard numbers, to include numpad keys we need to set different keys:

...

;Here we block only the following keyboard keys (try to press them ;) ):
; 0x31 = "1"
; 0x32 = "2"
; 0x33 = "3"
; 0x61 = "Numpad1"
; 0x62 = "Numpad2"
; 0x63 = "Numpad3"
;_BlockInputEx(1, "", "0x31|0x32|0x33|0x61|0x62|0x63")
_BlockInputEx(1, "", "1|2|3|{NUMPAD1}|{NUMPAD2}|{NUMPAD3}") ;The same as previous commented line

...

Edited August 4, 2010 by MrCreatoR

[wakillon]

scratch that, i thought you wrote that you can't use the keys...

All correct, the example includes only standard numbers, to include numpad keys we need to set different keys:

...

;Here we block only the following keyboard keys (try to press them ;) ):
; 0x31 = "1"
; 0x32 = "2"
; 0x33 = "3"
; 0x61 = "Numpad1"
; 0x62 = "Numpad2"
; 0x63 = "Numpad3"
;_BlockInputEx(1, "", "0x31|0x32|0x33|0x61|0x62|0x63")
_BlockInputEx(1, "", "1|2|3|{NUMPAD1}|{NUMPAD2}|{NUMPAD3}") ;The same as previous commented line

...

Ok it's work fine !

And sorry for the confusion...

[DeltaRocked]

Hello,

is it possible to allow input to one window only and rest all windows are blocked?

The example shows blocking only Notepad and rest all other windows have been allowed the input.

on second thoughts:

If windowFocus is Notepad then enable only specific keys (eg numeric keypad) and specific mouse movements (restricted in a specific area)

Else if Notepad is out of focus then disable all keys except AltTAB

regards

Deltarocked

Edited September 30, 2010 by deltarocked

[MrCreatoR]

Update...

ChangeLog:

[v1.5 - 11.10.2010, 22:20]

* Fixed an issue with re-enabled input after pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.

* Now the $hWindows parameter can be used for mouse blocking.

----For that reason the $i_MouseHookGetAncestorHwnd variable was added to the UDF,

----if user sets it to 0, then the $hWindows is compared to currently hovered window handle, otherwise (1 - default) it's compared to ancestor of the hovered window/control.

Please check the first post. Edited October 11, 2010 by MrCreatoR

[zwierzak]

Maybe I am stupid, but how to block ONLY ctrl+alt+del? I just cannot do it -.-

I've tried in both ways:

#include <BlockInputEx.au3>
    ;================== CLASSes usage Example ==================    
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "_Quit") ;This will trigger an exit    

_BlockInputEx(3,"", "{LCTRL}|{RCTRL}|{ALT}|{DEL}|^!+{DEL}")
;This is only for testing, so if anything go wrong, the script will exit after 10 seconds. 

AdlibRegister("_Quit", 10000)    
While 1     
Sleep(100)  
WEnd    

Func _Quit()    
Exit  
EndFunc

I am using Windows 7 x64

Edited October 23, 2010 by zwierzak

[Zibit]

wow good job i love it ! just what i needed.

[zwierzak]

I have to admit that for Windows 7 Ctrl + Alt + Del works different. It opens new screen with few options avaible. Any suggestions how to bypass it?

[Ascend4nt]

ChangeLog:

* Fixed an issue with re-enabled input after pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del.

MrCreator, any insight you can give into how you fixed the Ctrl+Alt+Del issue? I see the problem happening in Yashied's UDF, where the keyboard hook is completely lost after Ctrl-Alt-Del (at least in Windows 7), but it doesn't happen with your program.

Also, I believe there's an issue in your BlockInputEx.au3 code, line #195:

If $nCode < 0 Then Return _WinAPI_CallNextHookEx($ah_MouseKeyboard_WinHooks[4], $nCode, $wParam, $lParam)

You assign $ah_MouseKeyboard_WinHooks[4] to an inclusion string, so that call will fail. Elsewhere in that function you correctly use this:

_WinAPI_CallNextHookEx($ah_MouseKeyboard_WinHooks[2], $nCode, $wParam, $lParam)

Thanks for your help, and the cool UDF =)

Edited December 11, 2010 by Ascend4nt

[MrCreatoR]

ChangeLog:

[v1.6 - 04.04.2011, 22:30]

* Fixed (again, caused by fix with re-enabled input) an issue with held down "Alt + Ctrl" keys after the user was called "Alt + Ctrl + Del".

* Fixed an issue with wrong parameter passed to _WinAPI_CallNextHookEx. Thanks to Ascend4nt.

+ Added remarks to the UDF header.

+ Added "Example - Block TaskMan.au3".

[Homes32]

thanks for keeping this great UDF up!

[prakob]

Hi MrCreator,

Thanks for your great work. I'm having problem with {`} (Grave Accent). I'm using winXP SP3. Here's my code

_BlockInputEx(3, "[:ALPHA:]|[:NUMBER:]|[:ARROWS:]|{SPACE}|{ENTER}|{BACKSPACE}|{INSERT}|{DEL}|{HOME}|{END}|{PGUP}|{PGDN}|{ESC}|{CTRL}|{SHIFT}|{CAPSLOCK}|{NUMLOCK}|{NUMPADDIV}|{NUMPADMULT}|{NUMPADSUB}|{NUMPADADD}|{NUMPADDOT}|{GRAVEACCENT}")

I've tried both {`} and {GRAVEACCENT} (as seen in the code) but none of them work. The Grave Accent in my environment is important as windows used it as a hotkey for switching language keyboard input. The less of the keys are fine.

Suggestion/advise are most welcom. Thanks in advance

Regards

Prakob

[Blue_Drache]

Thanks for your great work. I'm having problem with {`} (Grave Accent). I'm using winXP SP3. Here's my code

I've tried both {`} and {GRAVEACCENT} (as seen in the code) but none of them work. The Grave Accent in my environment is important as windows used it as a hotkey for switching language keyboard input. The less of the keys are fine.

Suggestion/advise are most welcom. Thanks in advance

Regards

Prakob

According to the example in the first post, you'd just use this structure instead ... |[`]"

[Stybbe]

Awesome script and very useful. Is there any way to get it to block USER mouse input but still enable script input via mousemove()?

i found a problem with this u cant have your script using mousemove when u have blocked the inputs.

Still not a feature? Can't seem to find anything in the examples.