make script work in background Topic is solved

[oresa]

Hello everyone I have created a really small script for a game that would click things for me but I have been struggling to make it work when the game window isnt active.
Here is my script:

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r::
   loop,
 {
   click 1183, 914 down
   sleep, 7000
   click 1183, 914 up
   sleep, 1000
   click 315, 909 down
   sleep, 1000
   click 315, 909 up
   sleep, 1000
 }
t::exitapp

Any and all help is appreciated.

[Scr1pter]

Hi,
I believe you must checkout these commands:
#if not WinActive
https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/WinActive.htm
ControlClick
https://autohotkey.com/docs/commands/ControlClick.htm

You can then split your script in part 1: if winactive and part2: if not winactive.
This means it will always work - doesn't matter if the application is in foreground or background.

Regards

[oresa]

Thank you very much I will try to make it work using those commands.

[oresa]

Edit: Everything works flawlessly with ControlClick !!!!

[swagfag]

it's been barely 15 min. are u sure uve had enough time to read through both articles and grasp the concepts involved? have u tried anything already?

ControlSend with coordinates works like this:

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ControlSend, X100 Y100, % "ahk_id" ur_window_HWND, , LEFT, 1, D ; generates a LMB-down event
ControlSend, X100 Y100, % "ahk_id" ur_window_HWND, , LEFT, 1, U ; generates a LMB-up event

to figure out what the window HWND is, u can use WinExist() or WinActive():

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hwnd := WinActive("A") ; hwnd of currently focused window
hwnd := WinActive("ahk_exe name_of_exe.exe") ; use exe name, ex. 'notepad.exe'
hwnd := WinActive("Skype") ; use window title, see also SetTitleMatchMode 

[oresa]

I have tried my little crappy concept with IfWin(Not)Active and CotrolClick and it works even better than expected. (I did not read the whole articles just enough to get what I needed) Thanks for the advice anyway.