AutoHotkey Webinar Resources:
Video Hour 1: High-level overview
Video Hour 2: Q&A and deep-dive into question about Encoding & Decoding images in Base64 (to prevent having to share image files)
Announcements:
https://the-automator.com/ahk-podcasts/
- 030-mp3VideoGender and Programming
- 031-mp3VideoShould you let your colleagues/boss know you’re using AutoHotkey?
- 032-mp3VideoSecurity and plain text files
Udemy Course: Intro to AutoHotkey: https://www.udemy.com/course/intro-to-autohotkey/?couponCode=AHK-WEBINAR
Udemy Course: Text Expansion on a PC with AutoHotkey (HotStrings) : https://www.udemy.com/course/hotstrings-autocorrect-text-expansion-with-autohotkey/?couponCode=AHK-WEBINAR
Script Highlight:
Updated version of iWB2 Learner tool which breaks-out Classname
- Added ClassName as a separate Edit field
- Added Coloring of text on Frames (because they’re evil)
- Fixed some GUI ugliness
General Approach to Automation
From our Webinar 3/21/17 on connecting to programs
- COM / Component Object Model
- UI Automation Interface
- Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) / Acc viewer
- Controls, Send/Post Message, MenuItems, DLL calls
- Clipboard Manipulation
- Sending Keystrokes & MouseClicks
ImageSearch
Pros: Built into AutoHotkey
Cons:
- Needs to have local image file
- Can be quirky
- No fuzzy matching
- No Built-in ways to Click / Send Text
FindText by feiyue
Pros:
- No local file needed
- Finds multiple instances of pixels
- Easy to create a simple search
- Reliable & Fast
- Maybe Fuzzy matching?
Cons:
- Multiple GUIs
- Complex
- Not clear on features / training
- No built-in ways to Click / Send Text
- Not obvious how to find on multi-screens
- Requires programming knowledge
AutomateMyTask by Maestrith & Joe Glines
Pros:
- No local Image needed
- Fast to create a new script
- Runs fast & is Reliable
- Work off Index of found item
- Built-in Click / Send text
- Can Nest multiple Steps
- Noob Friendly
- Works on All screens
- Wait for Window
Cons:
- No fuzzy matching
- A little complex to start
Encoding and Decoding an Image into Base64 by SKAN
In the second part of the webinar, Dimitri asked about being able to encode an image from a file into a string, then being able to view the image from the encoding. After about a bunch of work we finally found a working solution from SKAN.
