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6110 :: Control mouse in Windows

• desdeux (orginal) [2020-03-24T10:45:58+01:00] view original

  Hello, I need to write a simple script to move mouse cursor, can someone share some example to how to do it in Windows in nim?

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• JPLRouge (orginal) [2020-03-24T11:04:28+01:00] view original

  hello , But with the tool you work GUI Terminal CGI ????

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• Tim_H (orginal) [2020-03-24T12:35:06+01:00] view original

  Maybe not the most compact solution, but you could call pyautogui's functions with nimpy . This requires the installation of python + pyautogui.

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• mashingan (orginal) [2020-03-24T13:40:56+01:00] view original

  Most viable option is using winim and just searching on internet how to work with Win32 API.

  Another way is using available example in rosetta code simulating keyboard and add/change some codes to

  type
    MouseEvent = enum
      meMove = 0x0001
      meLeftDown = 0x0002
      meLeftUp = 0x0004
      meAbsolute = 0x8000
  
  proc initMouse: Input =
    result.`type` = clong itMouse
    var mouse = MouseInput(mouseData: 0, dx: 0, dy: 0,
      dwFlags: meAbsolute.culong or meMove.culong)
    result.hwin = InputUnion(mi: mouse)
  
  proc main =
    var mouse = initMouse()
    # set mouse xy pixel position
    mouse.hwin.mi.dx = clong 35_000
    mouse.hwin.mi.dy = clong 35_000
    
    # move it to intended position
    sendInput(1, addr mouse, sizeof(mouse).cint)
    sleep 1000
    
    # flag to press the left mouse button
    mouse.hwin.mi.dwFlags = meAbsolute.culong or meLeftDown.culong or
      meLeftUp.culong
    
    # actually pressing the left mouse button
    sendInput(1, addr mouse, sizeof(mouse).cint)
  
  main()
  Run

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