Simple Windows Script

[wmrobwl]

I am very familiar with linux flavored scripting languages and need to figure out how to make/run a simple windows script.

The script basically just needs to emulate a keystroke, wait a specified number of seconds and loop for a specified number of times.

For example:
hit the "F1" key, wait 3 seconds, repeat for a specific number of times.

What scripting language should i use and what should the syntax of such a script look like?

Thanks!

[blitzen]

Why would you want that?
One application I can think of is for click fraud.

[wmrobwl]

Why would you want that?
One application I can think of is for click fraud.

It's not for click fraud. I dont even see how a keystroke and a click would have the same script syntax.

Anyway, my question actually doesnt even have anything to do with SEO or anything. I have a program that was poorly constructed that requires constant refreshing to show all of the files. Its really annoying to have to hit f5 every few seconds. The program isnt open source therefore I cant go into the code to tweak it.

Anyway I'd like to be able to set up this script (maybe a VB script) to hit F5, then wait a few seconds and loop. I guess you would need a way to close the loop like a specified amount of time or a specified number of keystrokes, etc.

[TrafficProducer]

VBA may be one way.

This is used in MS Applications, e.g macros.

Programming Applications. VBA. Visual Basic for Applications. Using Applications.
Applications include programs which help a user archive a task and include Database, Spread Sheets, Word processing, etc...

Some applications such as the Microsoft Office® range may be programmed to carry out routines that may not be a normal part of the application. For example to change all the names in a database to a different font, different color and UPPERCASE with a more simple press of keys. This may generally be done with the uses of Macro's, (recorded keyboard commands which may be used later). Marco's, in the case of Microsoft Office® the programming language used is a special version of Visual Basic known as VBA, (Visual Basic for Applications). Of course the use of Applications Programming is not be restricted to the Microsoft Office® range.

[caromero1965]

AutoIt:

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.php

Another option: "Push the F***** Button" (PTFB).
http://www.brothersoft.com/utilities/automation/push_the_freakin_button_(ptfb)_pro_32543.html

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[Eddy Tan]

You may want to try winbatch. It is a great product for automating windows applications. Lots of my customers use the product.

Eddy Tan

[covingtonscustoms]

Yea, i would use autoit also.
This autoit script will do what you want.

While 1
Send("{F1}")
Sleep(3000)
WEnd

[wmrobwl]

I would use autoit, but yesterday i ended up making most of the script. I decided to go with a .vbs (Visual Basic Script).

The only thing i need to figure out is how to loop it.

Here's what I have so far:

Set obj = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
' Activate Window - Using PID or Title
obj.AppActivate("21064")
WScript.Sleep(3000)
obj.SendKeys("{F5}")

Any suggestions? Any ideas on how to loop this? I guess to exit the loop I can either have an amount of time pass or have it count the number of times it performs. I also wouldnt mind have an "endless loop" that I can manually exit based on some keyboard command.

Thanks,

Rob

[covingtonscustoms]

I haven't used .vbs much, but with Autoit if you wanted it to run 5 times then exit, this would be all the script you need.
Maybe it will give you an idea for the .vbs script.

$x = 0
While $x < 5
Send("{F1}")
Sleep(3000)
$x + 1
WEnd