Firstly I'd like to point out that this is a rather strange question and also that I don't even know if stackoverflow is right for this...
Anyways, is there a way to write a batch file or some other script that will automate a mouse click wherever the mouse pointer happens to be at the time the script runs? My main goal is this:
- Run script
- Check if the time is between 00:00am and 05:00am
- If it's not then continue running checking every 15mins.
- If it IS, then check if there is internet connection on the current machine
- If there is internet connection then continue running script checking every 15mins.
- If there is NOT an internet connection then automate a left mouse click wherever the mouse pointer happens to be pointing at the time.
- Continue running doing the same checks as above every 15mins
Again I don't know even if this is possible, just thought I'd try my luck.
Thanks in advance!
I'd use AutoIt. IMHO, autoit is more appropriate for running scripts where a systray icon might be preferable to a console window. AutoIt can check the time, ping something, automate a mouse click, and probably whatever else you need.
Just in case some poor soul stumbles upon this one day, using AutoIt that @rojo suggested above - This is the script that I wrote that accomplishes what I need:
; Initiate Script
Main()
Func Main()
; Infinite loop
While 0 < 1
If CheckTime() == true Then
If CheckInternetConnection() == true Then
; Internet Connection is true
; So no worries
Else
; Internet Connection is false
; Perform mouse click
MouseClick("left")
EndIf
EndIf
; Sleep for 15 minutes
Sleep(60000 * 15)
WEnd
EndFunc
; The function checks if the current time is between 00:00 and 05:00
Func CheckTime()
If @Hour >= 00 AND @Hour <= 05 Then
Return true
Else
Return false
EndIf
EndFunc
; The function checks if currently is a internet connection
Func CheckInternetConnection()
Local $Connected = false
$ping = Ping("www.google.com")
If $ping > 0 Then
$Connected = true
EndIf
Return $Connected
EndFunc
And there you go, just save the code in a file with a .au3 file extention, double click and enjoy.
nircmd is capable to do some basic mouse stuff.
Check mouse.bat - self-compiled C# class (c# compiler is installed by default from everything from vista and above) capable to command the mouse from command line (also pretty basic but can do a little bit more than nircmd). with mouse.bat -help
you can see the help and some example actions.