Script using Windows PowerShell ISE to move mouse and control keyboard

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  Maybe something like this.  If the button your trying to push has a hotkey, even better.

  [System.Windows.Forms.SendKeys]::SendWait("{ENTER}{ENTER}")

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  • Edited by Knuckle-Dragger Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:52 PM

  Wednesday, October 10, 2012 5:51 PM
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  That would be useful for the next steps, but it doesn't simulate a mouse double-click.

  Thanks.

  Wednesday, October 10, 2012 6:09 PM
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  Hi Wolf,

  Have a look at the vb code here

  http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?620353-Simulate-Mouse-Click

  it references an event in a library which I believe you should be able to impliment in powershell...

  that should get you started (and may expose other interesting mouse related events that you could use to help you finish your task)

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  Jamie Courtes MCTS - SCCM 2007 MCTS - SCCM 2012

  Wednesday, October 10, 2012 6:37 PM
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  I'm not exactly sure how to integrate that. As I said, I'm new to Powershell...

  Isn't there a simple command to left-click?

  Another option I  can use is to select a specific window by entering its name into the script.

  Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:50 PM
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  Hi wolf,

  there is no native command that i know of, and if you are strictly looking at automating mouse/kb input, there is a plethora of macro recording programs out there, powershell is not your best choice...

  If you are adamant about using powershell, then I believe what I suggested might be your best course of attack

  Hope that helps!

  Jamie

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  Jamie Courtes MCTS - SCCM 2007 MCTS - SCCM 2012

  Wednesday, October 10, 2012 7:56 PM
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  Have a look at WASP

  http://wasp.codeplex.com/

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  • Marked as answer by wolf80 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:10 PM

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  Thanks. WASP was very useful.

  Wednesday, October 10, 2012 9:10 PM
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  ##In order to move the mouse position you could use something like this:

  [system.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") | out-null
  [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point(500,500)

  ##In order to simulate a mouse click you could use something like this:

  function Click-MouseButton
  {
  param(
  [string]$Button, 
  [switch]$help)
  $HelpInfo = @'
  
  Function : Click-MouseButton
  Purpose  : Clicks the Specified Mouse Button
  Usage    : Click-MouseButton [-Help][-Button x]
             where      
                    -Help         displays this help
                    -Button       specify the Button You Wish to Click {left, middle, right}
  
  
  '@ 
  
  if ($help -or (!$Button))
  {
      write-host $HelpInfo
      return
  }
  else
  {
      $signature=@' 
        [DllImport("user32.dll",CharSet=CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention=CallingConvention.StdCall)]
        public static extern void mouse_event(long dwFlags, long dx, long dy, long cButtons, long dwExtraInfo);
  '@ 
  
      $SendMouseClick = Add-Type -memberDefinition $signature -name "Win32MouseEventNew" -namespace Win32Functions -passThru 
      if($Button -eq "left")
      {
          $SendMouseClick::mouse_event(0x00000002, 0, 0, 0, 0);
          $SendMouseClick::mouse_event(0x00000004, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      }
      if($Button -eq "right")
      {
          $SendMouseClick::mouse_event(0x00000008, 0, 0, 0, 0);
          $SendMouseClick::mouse_event(0x00000010, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      }
      if($Button -eq "middle")
      {
          $SendMouseClick::mouse_event(0x00000020, 0, 0, 0, 0);
          $SendMouseClick::mouse_event(0x00000040, 0, 0, 0, 0);
      }
  }
  }

  ##To use this function in your script, implement a command like: Click-MouseButton -Button left

  ##Or you could just use WASP..

  Monday, June 9, 2014 11:30 AM