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How to move the mouse every 3 minutes?

I am trying to move the mouse every 2 minutes so that the session doesn't time out. But despite no syntax errors, it doesn't work.

My code:

global $x = 1
global $y = 1
If Mod(@MIN, 3) = 0 Then
    MouseMove (global $x, global $y, 2)
    global $x++
    global $y++
endif
Solution

  • Its more usefull to perform a callback function for timed calls.

    AdlibRegister('_MouseMove', 2000*60)   ; calls the function every 2000*60 ms
OnAutoItExitRegister('_UnRegister')    ; unregister the callback function when the script ends

Func _MouseMove()
    Local $aPos = MouseGetPos()
    ; move 1px right and back after a short brake - so that your interface can detect the movement
    MouseMove($aPos[0]+1, $aPos[1])
    Sleep(50)
    MouseMove($aPos[0], $aPos[1])
EndFunc

Func _UnRegister()
    AdlibUnRegister('_MouseMove')
EndFunc

    Btw.: Increasing values with AutoIt works so

    $x += 1

    Edit: I'm not sure, if you want 2 or 3 minutes (you've written both). So you can change it in the time parameter in AdlibRegister(). The interval must given in ms.