One of my projects is going to use AutoIt script to launch client application on Windows machine. It will usually require to auto-fill in some information on popped up windows.
This post is to collect some useful scripts I found from Internet. Some of them are made by myself for certain purpose.
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; NComputing AutoInstallation Script v1.1.1.06262012
; AutoIt Version: 3.0
; Language: English
; Platform: Win7
; Author: Matthew Roslevich
; /email/
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; Script Function:
; Opens NComputing vSpace Windows 7 x64 installer and fills in the registration information.
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; Run vSpace installer
Run("vSpace_X-6.2.5.4_setup.exe")
; Wait for the vSpace installer window to become active - it is titled "NComputing vSpace"
WinWaitActive("NComputing vSpace")
; Now that the vSpace window is active, start the installer
; Initial installer screen
Sleep(1000)
Send("{TAB 2}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")
; vSpace End User License Agreement
Sleep(1000)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{RIGHT}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")
; vSpace Terms of Use Agreement
Sleep(1000)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{RIGHT}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Initial Screen Resolution (default is 1024x768 16bpp 60Hz)
Sleep(1000)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Select Installation Folder (default is C:\Program Files\NComputing\NComputing vSpace\)
Sleep(1000)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Confirm Installation
Sleep(1000)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Now a screen will pop up and ask to install device software, the window is called
; "Windows Security" and has some text "Install" and "Don't Install"
WinWaitActive("Windows Security")
Sleep(1500)
Send("{LEFT 2}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{SPACE}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{RIGHT}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Another screen will pop up with registration details, the window is called
; "License wizard" and has a form which needs filled out.
WinWait("License wizard")
Sleep(1000)
Send("Technology Department")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("School District X")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB 2}")
Sleep(500)
Send("Address 1")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("City")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("PA")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("17701")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("[email protected]")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("570-555-1212")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("NComputing")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{DOWN}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{TAB}")
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Yet another screen will pop up reminding user about attaching device(s) after installation finishes.
; The window is called "NComputing vSpace" and has an "OK" button.
WinWaitActive("NComputing vSpace")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{ENTER}")
; The installer is finished! Last thing is to press the "CLOSE" button.
WinWaitActive("NComputing vSpace")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Standard [you must restart the system to have change take effect] window.
; The window is still called "NComputing vSpace", and has a "YES" and "NO" button.
WinWaitActive("NComputing vSpace")
Sleep(1000)
Send("{ENTER}")
; Finished!
OpenLinkInIE.au3
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; this script copies an address from Mozilla Firefox and opens it in IE
; click in Firefox's address bar before running the script
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ; this tells AutoIt to match any part of window title in the following window commands
WinActivate("Mozilla Firefox") ; activates the Mozilla Firefox window
WinWaitActive("Mozilla Firefox") ; waits for Mozilla Firefox to be the active window before continuing
Send("{HOME}") ; the Send command tells AutoIt to type text; this line simulates pressing the Home key
Send("+{END}") ; this line simulates pressing Shift+End
Send("^c") ; this line simulates CTRL+c
Run("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe") ; starts IE; you may need to edit this path
WinActivate("Internet Explorer") ; activates the IE window
WinWaitActive("Internet Explorer") ; waits for IE to be the active window before continuing
Send("^t") ; opens new tab in IE
WinWaitActive("New Tab - Windows Internet Explorer") ; you may need to edit this text depending on you IE version
Send("^v") ; pastes the contents of the clipboard
Send("{ENTER}") ; this line simulates pressing Enter
OpenLinkInIE.au3
Link: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/161289-simple-example-scripts-for-beginners-tutorial/
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; this script copies an address from Mozilla Firefox and opens it in IE
; click in Firefox's address bar before running the script
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ; this tells AutoIt to match any part of window title in the following window commands
WinActivate("Mozilla Firefox") ; activates the Mozilla Firefox window
WinWaitActive("Mozilla Firefox") ; waits for Mozilla Firefox to be the active window before continuing
Send("{HOME}") ; the Send command tells AutoIt to type text; this line simulates pressing the Home key
Send("+{END}") ; this line simulates pressing Shift+End
Send("^c") ; this line simulates CTRL+c
Run("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe") ; starts IE; you may need to edit this path
WinActivate("Internet Explorer") ; activates the IE window
WinWaitActive("Internet Explorer") ; waits for IE to be the active window before continuing
Send("^t") ; opens new tab in IE
WinWaitActive("New Tab - Windows Internet Explorer") ; you may need to edit this text depending on you IE version
Send("^v") ; pastes the contents of the clipboard
Send("{ENTER}") ; this line simulates pressing Enter
CopyPasteNotepadToWord_2.au3
Link: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/161289-simple-example-scripts-for-beginners-tutorial/
; This script copies and pastes 5 lines between two open Word documents.
; Before running this script, open two Word files and save one as old.docx (or old.doc)
; and one as new.docx. The names must be in lower case to match the script.
; Type 5 lines of text in the file named old.
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ; configures AutoIt to find a search term in any part of the window title
Dim $x
WinActivate("old") ; activates window with old in the title
WinWaitActive("old") ; waits for the window to be active
Send("^{HOME}") ; simulates pressing CTRL+Home to go to top of document
For $x = 1 to 5 ; this is a loop that is done 5 times
WinActivate("old") ; activates window with Old in the title
WinWaitActive("old"); waits for the window to be active
Send("{HOME}") ; simulates pressing the Home key
Sleep(500) ; pauses for 1/2 a second; I added the pauses to show you what the script is doing
Send("+{END}") ; simulates pressing Shit+End
Sleep(500) ; pauses for 1/2 a second
Send("^c") ; simulates pressing CTRL+c
Send("{RIGHT}") ; simulates pressing the right arrow key
Sleep(500) ; pauses for 1/2 a second
WinActivate("new") ; activates window with new in the title
WinWaitActive("new"); waits for the window to be active
Send("^v") ; simulates pressing CTRL+v
Sleep(500) ; pauses for 1/2 a second
Next
MouseSwitchButtons.au3
Link: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/161289-simple-example-scripts-for-beginners-tutorial/
; Switches right and left mouse buttons.
; This works with the standard Mouse Properties Control Panel.
; If you installed a program that changes the Mouse Properties control panel,
; it may not work.
; For a list of all the Control Panel applets,
; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_Panel_%28Windows%29
; or google "CPL list."
Run("control.exe main.cpl") ; Opens the Mouse Properties Control Panel applet
WinWaitActive("Mouse Properties") ; Waits for the window to open
Sleep(1000) ; (Optional) Pauses one second so you can watch the script work
Send("!s{ENTER}") ; Types ALT+s then presses the Enter key
Launch Local Application
;Thycotic ssms.exe with sql credential launcher script
;set filepath of ssms.exe
$Path = “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio 18\Common7\IDE\Ssms.exe”
;execute ssms.exe
ShellExecute($Path)
;Wait for the ‘connect to server’ window to appear
WinWaitActive(“Connect to Server”, “”, 0)
;set auth mode to SQL authenticaiton
ControlSend(“Connect to Server” , “” , “[NAME:comboBoxAuthentication]”, “[NAME:SQL]”)
;set server instance to servername passed from Secret Server launcher in cmd line parameter 1
ControlSetText(“Connect to Server”, “”, “[NAME:serverInstance]”, $CmdLine[1],1)
;set username to username passed from Secret Server launcher in cmd line parameter 2
ControlSetText(“Connect to Server”, “”, “[NAME:userName]”, $CmdLine[2],1)
;set password to password passed from Secret Server launcher in cmd line parameter 3
ControlSetText(“Connect to Server”, “”, “[NAME:password]”, $CmdLine[3],1)
;reactivate the connect to server window, required for the click of buttons within the window
WinActivate (“Connect to Server”)
;click the connect button
ControlClick(“Connect to Server”, “”, “[NAME:connect]”)
Error Handling
From: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/101030-simple-error-handling-_throwerror/
;=============================================================================== ; Description: Display an error message and optionally exit or set ; error codes and return values. Enables single-line ; error handling for basic needs. ; Parameter(s): $txt = message to display ; [$exit] = 1 to exit after error thrown, 0 to return ; [$ret] = return value ; [$err] = error code to return to parent function if $exit = 0 ; [$ext] = extended error code to return to parent function if $exit = 0 ; [$time] = time to auto-close message box, in seconds (0 = never) ; Requirement(s): None ; Return Value(s): ; Note(s): Icon is STOP for EXIT/FATAL errors and EXCLAMATION for NO_EXIT/WARNING errors. ; For single-line error-reporting. If reporting an error in a function, ; can call this with a Returned value as: ; If $fail Then Return _ThrowError("failed",0,$return_value) ;=============================================================================== Func _ThrowError($txt, $exit = 0, $ret = "", $err = 0, $ext = 0, $time = 0) If $exit = 0 Then MsgBox(48, @ScriptName, $txt, $time) ; Exclamation, return with error code Return SetError($err, $ext, $ret) Else MsgBox(16, @ScriptName, $txt, $time) ; Stop, quit after error Exit ($err) EndIf EndFunc
Examples in use:
$file = FileOpen($filename,0) if $file =-1 then _ThrowError("File " & $file & " not found!",1) ; Exit when msgbox closed $clip = ClipGet() if $clip = "" then _ThrowError("Clipboard is empty. Continuing...", 0, 0, 0, 3) ; No exit, no error, auto-close in 3 seconds Func parse_html_title($source_string) Local $title = StringRegExp($source_string,"<title>([^>]*)</title>",1) If Not IsArray($title) then Return _ThrowError("Failed to extract title", 0, "-no title found-", 1, 0, 3) ; No exit, error=1, auto-close in 3 seconds Return $title[0] EndFunc
Check Active Window Title, Class, Size
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Sleep(500)
CheckWinSize()
Func CheckWinSize()
Local $hwnd= WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")
Local $aClientSize = WinGetClientSize($hWnd)
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Width: " & $aClientSize[0] & @CRLF & "Height: " & $aClientSize[1])
if $aClientSize[0]<280 then
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Wrong Password. Width: " & $aClientSize[0] & @CRLF & "Height: " & $aClientSize[1])
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Wrong Password. Please close all XCA windows and contact system admin!")
;WinClose($hWnd)
Else
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Right Password. Width: " & $aClientSize[0] & @CRLF & "Height: " & $aClientSize[1])
EndIf
EndFunc ;
Func CheckWinClass()
Local $hwnd= WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")
if $hwnd = 0x0019081 then
MsgBox(4096, "Password Correct", "Password is correct!" & $hwnd)
;MsgBox(4096, "Get ClassName", "ClassName of " & $hwnd & ":" & _WinAPI_GetClassName($hwnd))
Else
MsgBox(4096, "Password Wrong", "Password is wrong! Please close all XCA window and contact system admin" & $hwnd)
EndIf
EndFunc ;
Func CheckWinTitle()
; Retrieve the window title of the active window.
Local $sText = WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]")
if StringInStr ($sText, "Key management") AND StringInStr ($sText, "X Certificate") Then
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Wrong Password, please close all Windows and contact Thycotic System Admin!")
; Display the window title.
else
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", $sText+"is correct!")
EndIf
EndFunc ;
Func _ThrowError($txt, $exit = 0, $ret = "", $err = 0, $ext = 0, $time = 0)
If $exit = 0 Then
MsgBox(48, @ScriptName, $txt, $time) ; Exclamation, return with error code
Return SetError($err, $ext, $ret)
Else
MsgBox(16, @ScriptName, $txt, $time) ; Stop, quit after error
Exit ($err)
EndIf
EndFunc
;Finish
Launch Local Application and Autofill Password
Link: https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/161289-simple-example-scripts-for-beginners-tutorial/
;Thycotic xca.exe with password launcher script
;Author: Netsec
;set filepath
;$Path = "c:\tools\xca\xca.exe c:\tools\certs\xca.xdb"
$Path = "C:\tools\xca\xca.exe"
;execute xca.exe to open xdb
;ShellExecute($Path)
ShellExecute($Path, "c:\tools\certs\xca.xdb")
;Wait for the 'Password' window to appear
WinWaitActive("Password", "", 0)
;WinActivate ("Password")
;set password to password passed from Secret Server launcher in cmd line parameter 3
;ControlSetText("Password", "", "[NAME:password]", $CmdLine[3],1)
;ControlSetText("Password", "", "[NAME:password]", "Password1234")
;$value=Send($CmdLine[1])
$value=Send("Password1234")
if $value =-1 then _ThrowError("Password" & $value & " not enter correctly! Please close program and contact system admin",1) ; Exit when msgbox closed
Sleep(200)
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2); Windows title Match
;reactivate the connect to server window, required for the click of buttons within the window
WinActivate ("Password")
WinWaitActive("Password", "", 0)
;click the connect button
;ControlClick("Password", "", "[NAME:OK]")
Send("{Enter}")
Sleep(500)
Another Example to Auto-Fill Credentials
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
;Start:
HotKeySet ("{F10}","BlockinputOff")
;Thycotic SolarWinds ARMs with password launcher script
;Author: Net Sec
;set filepath
$Path = "C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\ARM\bin\app8Man.exe"
If WinExists("ARM 2020.2.5.4920") Then
WinClose("ARM 2020.2.5.4920")
;WinActivate ("ARM 2020.2.5.4920")
MsgBox(0,"Closing ARMS window", "For Safety, Closed ARM window. Please re-run your launcher again")
Exit
Else
;execute app8Man.exe to open Arms
ShellExecute($Path)
;Wait for the 'Password' window to appear
WinWaitActive("ARM 2020.2.5.4920", "", 0)
EndIf
Sleep(200)
;$value=Send($CmdLine[1])
;$value=Send("Password1234")
;if $value =-1 then _ThrowError("Password" & $value & " not enter correctly! Please close program and contact system admin",1) ; Exit when msgbox closed
;Sleep(200)
;Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2); Windows title Match
;reactivate the connect to server window, required for the click of buttons within the window
;WinActivate ("Password")
;WinWaitActive("Password", "", 0)
;click the connect button
;ControlClick("Password", "", "[NAME:OK]")
;Send("{Enter}")
GetScreenMiddle()
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Width: " & $ScreenWidth & @CRLF & "Height: " & $ScreenHeight)
Local $WinPos = WinGetPos("[ACTIVE]")
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "x-pos: " & $WinPos[0] & @CRLF & "y-pos: " & $WinPos[1] & @CRLF & "win width: " & @CRLF & $WinPos[2] "win height " & $WinPos[3])
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "x-pos: " & $WinPos[0])
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "y-pos: " & $WinPos[1])
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Window width: " & $WinPos[2])
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Window Height: " & $WinPos[3])
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Mouse move To " & $ScreenWidth/2+$WinPos[1]/2-10)
;MouseMove ($ScreenWidth/2+$WinPos[2]/2-10, $ScreenHeight/2-10, 10)
WinActivate("ARM 2020.2.5.4920")
$var1 = PixelGetColor( $ScreenWidth/2+$WinPos[2]/2-50, $ScreenHeight/2-40)
$var2 = PixelGetColor( $ScreenWidth/2, $ScreenHeight/2)
;MsgBox(0,"The middle decmial color is 2718100", $var)
;MouseMove ($ScreenWidth/2+$WinPos[2]/2-50, $ScreenHeight/2-40, 10)
;Sleep(500)
;MsgBox(0,"The middle hex color is 297994, $ScreenWidth/2+$WinPos[2]/2-10's color is 444444", Hex($var1, 6))
;MouseMove ($ScreenWidth/2, $ScreenHeight/2, 10)
;MsgBox(0,"The middle hex color is 297994, $ScreenWidth/2+$WinPos[2]/2-10's color is 444444", Hex($var2, 6))
;If it is login page (three text boxes), the var1=FFFFFF=var2. If it is AD user icon page (No text box), the var2 is 297994, var1=444444
If Hex($var1,6) = "444444" And Hex($var2,6) = "297994" Then
;MsgBox(0,"AD Account Page", "This AD Account, no text box Page", 6)
Send("{Tab 2}")
Send("{Enter}")
Else
If Hex($var1,6) = "FFFFFF" and Hex($var2,6) = "FFFFFF" Then
;MsgBox(0,"Three Textboxes Page", "This three Textboxes Page", 6)
Send("{Tab 1}")
;set password to password passed from Secret Server launcher in cmd line parameter 3
;ControlSetText("Password", "", "[NAME:password]", $CmdLine[3],1)
;ControlSetText("Password", "", "[NAME:password]", "Password1234")
Blockinput(1)
;$value=Send($CmdLine[1])
$value1=Send("test1")
;Sleep(100)
Send("{Tab 1}")
Sleep(100)
;$value=Send($CmdLine[1])
$value2=Send("password1234",1)
;Sleep(100)
;if $value1 =-1 or $value2 =-1 then _ThrowError("Password" & $value & " not enter correctly! Please close program and contact system admin",1) ; Exit when msgbox closed
Send("{Enter}")
Sleep(10500)
If WinExists("ARM 2020.2.5.4920") Then
WinClose("ARM 2020.2.5.4920")
;WinActivate ("ARM 2020.2.5.4920")
BlockInput(0)
MsgBox(0,"Closing ARMS window", "Logging failure, please contact your TSS sys admin!")
Exit
EndIf
BlockInput(0)
EndIf
EndIf
;CheckWinSize()
Func GetScreenMiddle()
;Global $ScreenWidth=@DesktopWidth/2
;Global $ScreenHeight=@DesktopHeight/2
Local $ScreenSize=WinGetPos("Program Manager")
Global $ScreenWidth=$ScreenSize[2]
Global $ScreenHeight=$ScreenSize[3]
EndFunc
Func CheckWinSize()
Local $hwnd= WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")
Local $aClientSize = WinGetClientSize($hWnd)
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Width: " & $aClientSize[0] & @CRLF & "Height: " & $aClientSize[1])
if $aClientSize[0]<280 then
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Wrong Password. Width: " & $aClientSize[0] & @CRLF & "Height: " & $aClientSize[1])
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Wrong Password. Please close all XCA windows and contact system admin!")
;WinClose($hWnd)
Else
;MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Right Password. Width: " & $aClientSize[0] & @CRLF & "Height: " & $aClientSize[1])
EndIf
EndFunc ;
Func CheckWinClass()
Local $hwnd= WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")
if $hwnd = 0x0019081 then
MsgBox(4096, "Password Correct", "Password is correct!" & $hwnd)
;MsgBox(4096, "Get ClassName", "ClassName of " & $hwnd & ":" & _WinAPI_GetClassName($hwnd))
Else
MsgBox(4096, "Password Wrong", "Password is wrong! Please close all XCA window and contact system admin" & $hwnd)
EndIf
EndFunc ;
Func CheckWinTitle()
; Retrieve the window title of the active window.
Local $sText = WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]")
if StringInStr ($sText, "Key management") AND StringInStr ($sText, "X Certificate") Then
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "Wrong Password, please close all Windows and contact Thycotic System Admin!")
; Display the window title.
else
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", $sText+"is correct!")
EndIf
EndFunc ;
Func _ThrowError($txt, $exit = 0, $ret = "", $err = 0, $ext = 0, $time = 0)
If $exit = 0 Then
MsgBox(48, @ScriptName, $txt, $time) ; Exclamation, return with error code
Return SetError($err, $ext, $ret)
Else
MsgBox(16, @ScriptName, $txt, $time) ; Stop, quit after error
Exit ($err)
EndIf
EndFunc
Func BlockinputOff()
Blockinput(0)
EndFunc
;Finish