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[Daniel_]

I too ran into the message:
"Failed to initialize XInput: function not found."

I poured through the code myself and couldn't find anything wrong with it. After doing some heavy research I came across something and the answer hit me like a ton of bricks.

In the XInput_Init() function, GetProcAddress is used to get the function addresses of the XInputGetState, XInputSetState, and XInputGetCapabilities from the xinput1_3.dll. Unfortunately, GetProcAddress doesn't work in unicode.

For those of us that have installed the most recent version of AutoHotKey and/or are running on 64-bit systems are using the unicode version of AutoHotKey.

I installed the 32-bit ANSI version of AHK and XInput ran flawlessly. Looks like we 64-bit users need to find an alternative method instead of GetProcAddress or just use the 32-bit version of AHK.

Alright, I've installed 32bit ansi and ran the script posted by the naked general and...

I got rid of the "Failed to initialize XInput: function not found." message but the tooltip still showed no value, than i realised that...

my controller was not plugged... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

It's working now, thanks man...
you're my saviour

[nimda]

LoadLibraryW should allow you to pass a unicode string.

[rohhbert2]

maybe somebody has a use for this, i stumbled upon it while searching for a tool to get deadzones in Richard Burns Rally ( and it worked )


-> third party open source drivers for the xbox controllers

<!-- m -->http://translate.goo...?s ... F~morii/<!-- m -->

<!-- m -->http://www.katch.ne.jp/~morii/<!-- m -->

[JamixZol]

Here's a trigger test script I wrote a while back, I've commented where you would put the send keys for demonstration.
Notice the settimers at the top there, took some trial and error to get it right.
Hope it helps

XInput_Init() 

Threshold = 64 ; for trigger deadzones
	
; I recomend the set to 1 here, works better than "ON" flag
SetTimer, TRIGGERWATCH, 1
SetTimer, GOOD_VIBRATIONS, 1

#include xinput.ahk ; the goods
;~ #include JSON.ahk ; Uncomment if JSON is not in your standard lib 
return

Esc::
ExitApp ; GTFO
return

TRIGGERSTATE:
; Keys to bind to triggers.
LT_Key = Null
RT_Key = Null

LastRT := LastLT := 0
XInput_Init()
    Loop, 4 {
        if XInput_GetState(A_Index-1, State)=0 {
            LT := json(State,"bLeftTrigger")
            RT := json(State,"bRightTrigger")
            BT := json(State,"wButtons")
            ;~ XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, LT*257, RT*257) ; VIBRATE!
        }
	}
return

TRIGGERWATCH:
gosub TRIGGERSTATE ; redundantly redundant
if (LT > Threshold and RT > Threshold) ;Both triggers are held
vibewait := 10 [color=#FF0000]; this is where the send logic can be placed[/color]
if (LT <= Threshold and RT <= Threshold) ;No triggers are held
vibewait := 9 [color=#FF0000]; and here[/color]
if (LT > Threshold and RT <= Threshold) ;Left trigger is held
vibewait := 4 [color=#FF0000]; and here[/color]
if (LT <= Threshold and RT > Threshold) ;Right trigger is held
vibewait := 8 [color=#FF0000][color=#FF0000]; and here[/color][/color]

Tooltip I'M AN ANOYING TOOLTIP! `n`nLTrigger-%LT%     RTrigger-%RT%`n  Button Info-%BT%`nvibewait-%vibewait%

return

GOOD_VIBRATIONS:
; these vibration routines were pulled from my WoW health rumble script http://www.autohotkey.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=75729

If vibewait < 9
{
		Loop, 4 { 
			if XInput_GetState(A_Index-1, State)=0 {  
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*4000, vibewait*8000) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 100
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*8191, vibewait*16383) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 250
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*8000, vibewait*4000) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 100
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*16383, vibewait*8191) ;MAX 65535 big 16383 low 8191
				Sleep 250
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*4000, vibewait*8000) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 100
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*8191, vibewait*16383) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 250
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, 0, 0) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 2000/vibewait
													} 
				}
}
If vibewait > 9
{
	; you have died of dysentery
ISDEAD = YUP!
		Loop, 4 { 
			if XInput_GetState(A_Index-1, State)=0 {  
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*10, vibewait*500) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*500, vibewait*1000) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*1000, vibewait*4000) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*4000, vibewait*1000) ;MAX 65535 big 16383 low 8191
				Sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*1000, vibewait*500) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*500, vibewait*10) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, 0, 0) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 10000/vibewait
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*500, vibewait*10) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*1000, vibewait*500) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*4000, vibewait*1000) ;MAX 65535 big 16383 low 8191
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*1000, vibewait*4000) ;MAX 65535
				Sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*500, vibewait*1000) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, vibewait*10, vibewait*500) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 500
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, 0, 0) ;MAX 65535
				sleep 10000/vibewait
													} 
				}
return
}
else
{
		Loop, 4 { 
			if XInput_GetState(A_Index-1, State)=0 {  
				XInput_SetState(A_Index-1, 0, 0) ;MAX 65535
													} 
				} 
}
return

[JamixZol]

As far as I know, the _SetState() function applies only to the rumble feature of the controller. This lib and the scripts presented in this thread are for detecting and responding to user input from the controller. I know some work has been done with PPJoy HERE which is a joystick virtualizer, but I can't speak to the extent of what it can do personally.

[Lexikos]

My first post now includes two versions of XInput.ahk: the original version which uses JSON, and a new version which uses AutoHotkey_L objects.

[XBox360Pad]

Where can I get this script? The download link is broken. The version I found elsewhere in an google code repository doesn't work.

[Lexikos]

Links updated.

FYI, I've never used a Google Code repository...

[loosenut]

Sorry if this comment is inappropriate for reviving this thread, but I wanted to make sure you saw it, Lexikos. 

 

I managed to XInput to work with GetCapabilities:

#include XInput.ahk
XInput_Init()
output := XInput_GetCapabilities(0,XINPUT_FLAG_GAMEPAD)
For key, value in output["Vibration"]
    MsgBox %key% = %value%

This outputs "wLeftMotorSpeed = 255" and "wRightMotorSpeed = 255" with the 360 controller connected, nothing if it is not.  So far so good.

 

However, I tried a bunch of the other scripts posted on the boards, including the Nerd Vibes one, but none of them get the vibration going.

 

So I tried playing with code in XInput.ahk, to simplify it and put it in a standalone script.  This is what I wrote:

LeftMotorSpeed := 32000
RightMotorSpeed := 16000
MotorSpeed := LeftMotorSpeed|RightMotorSpeed<<16

Loop,4 {
        DllCall("XInput1_3.dll\XInputSetState","uint",A_Index-1,"uint*",MotorSpeed)
}

You'd think it would make it vibrate, but all it does is make the ring light blink in the "1" quadrant on the controller.  Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?  I'm running Win 8, and I've tried both the unicode and the x32 versions of AHK.

[Lexikos]

Note that XInputSetState has already been wrapped in XInput.ahk as XInput_SetState(UserIndex, LeftMotorSpeed, RightMotorSpeed).  You need to load the dll before calling the function, otherwise it will be unloaded automatically after the function returns.  XInput_Init() does this and also pre-resolves the dll functions, for performance.

 

 

I'm running Win 8, and I've tried both the unicode and the x32 versions of AHK.

 

Note (trivial):

• The 32-bit architecture on which AutoHotkey runs is "x86", which is based on the Intel 8086 CPU.  64-bit is "x86-64" or just "x64" (sometimes "amd64").  There is no "x32".
• AutoHotkey has three versions: ANSI 32-bit, Unicode 32-bit and Unicode 64-bit.

I presume you meant that you tried both Unicode 32-bit and ANSI 32-bit.  XInput.ahk should work on any of the three versions.  Your DllCall is also correct for any of the three versions.

[loosenut]

You need to load the dll before calling the function, otherwise it will be unloaded automatically after the function returns.

 

That's strictly a performance issue, right?  I mean, shouldn't my code work without that?

 

Right - x86, thanks.

[Lexikos]

No.