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Autoit SendMessage and Imagesearch in minimized window


I have this code to send mouse actions to an inactive window, but I don't know why it's not working, and it doesn't give any error. Include part is with <> which I removed them. In this example I want to draw a line in paint. I also need a dll or au3 file for imagesearch in minimized windows. I searched whole net, but couldn't find one that works. I appreciate your help.

include SendMessage.au3    
Include WinAPI.au3    
Global $wHandle = "Untitled - Paint"    
ControlClickDrag($wHandle,"left",300,300,100,80)    
Func ControlClickDrag($wHandle, $Button="left", $X1="", $Y1="", $X2="", $Y2="")
    Local $MK_LBUTTON = 0x0001    
Local $WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201    
Local $WM_LBUTTONUP = 0x0202    
Local $MK_RBUTTON = 0x0002    
Local $WM_RBUTTONDOWN = 0x0204    
Local $WM_RBUTTONUP = 0x0205    
Local $WM_MOUSEMOVE = 0x0200    
Local $i = 0    
Select    
Case $Button = "left"    
$Button = $MK_LBUTTON    
$ButtonDown = $WM_LBUTTONDOWN    
$ButtonUp = $WM_LBUTTONUP    
Case $Button = "right"    
$Button = $MK_RBUTTON    
$ButtonDown = $WM_RBUTTONDOWN    
$ButtonUp = $WM_RBUTTONUP    
EndSelect    
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SendMessage", "hwnd", $wHandle, "int", $ButtonDown, "int", $Button, "long", _MakeLong($X1, $Y1))    
DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "SendMessage", "hwnd", $wHandle, "int", $ButtonUp, "int", $Button, "long", _MakeLong($X2, $Y2))    
EndFunc    
Func _MakeLong($LoWord,$HiWord)    
Return BitOR($HiWord * 0x10000, BitAND($LoWord, 0xFFFF))    
EndFunc

Solution

  • Global $wHandle = "Untitled - Paint"

    This isn't a handle. It's just a string.

    Replace it with this:

    Global $wHandle =   ControlGetHandle("Untitled - Paint", "",[CLASS:Afx:00007FF7B1BD0000:8; INSTANCE:1]")
    

    You can use Au3Info.exe to get the necessary information to do this for other programs.